Joshua Merriam (1708 - abt. 1784)

Born 21 Feb 1708 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Gleason) Merriam — married 12 Nov 1733 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died about 7 Jun 1784 at about age 76 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Joshua Merriam was born on February 21, 1708, in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts ^[1], to John Merriam 45, and Mary Wheeler 34. He married Susannah Gleason on November 12, 1733, in Oxford, Massachusetts. They had 10 children in 20 years. He died on June 7, 1784, in Worcester, Massachusetts, having lived a long life of 76 years.

From Genealogy of Thomas Gleason

"SUSANNAH GLEASON, 5 (Thomas, 4 Thomas, 3 Thomas, 2 Thomas, 1 ) b. Oxford, Jan. 3, 1716; m. Nov. 12, 1733, Joshua, son of John and Mary (Wheeler) Merriam, who was b. in Oxford ; bp. Feb. 22, 1708. He d. at N. Gore, June 7, 1784. She d. Oct. 1, 1788."^[2]

From "Merriam Genealogy in England and America"

"Joshua 5 (John* Joseph,^ Joseph," William'), born in Lexington, Feb. 21, 1707-8, baptized the next day; married Nov. 12, 1733, Susanna, daughter of Thomas Gleason, Jr. He owned land in " the Country Gore," Oxford, where he lived, and also in " Roxbury and Gardner's, Canada," the tract given to those who were in the Canada expedition, under Capt. Andrew Gardner. He was ensign in 1751, lieutenant in 1754. He was captain of North Gore Militia Company, and marched with his command, August, 1757, on the alarm to relieve Fort William Henry; went to Sheffield, and returned. The house he built in 1730 lasted till 1843, and was the birthplace of three generations of ten children each.

He died June 7. 1784. His widow died Oct. 1, 1788."^[3]

Children

Children of Joshua Merriam and Susanan Gleason, all born in Oxford:^[4][5]

1. Joshua Merriam 1734–1784, b. Aug. 18, 1734
2. Susanna Merriam Eddy, 1736-1803, b. Oct. 23, 1736; m. Samuel Eddy, jr., of Ward
3. Ruth Merriam Burnett 1739-1806, b. Feb. 4, 1739 ; m. March. 26, 1765, Henry Burnett of Warwick
4. John Merriam, b. March. 31, 1741 ; d. Nov. 28, 1761
5. Mercy Merriam, b. July 5, 1743; d. 1799
6. Lydia Merriam, 1745-1838, b. July 26, 1745 ; m. David Gleason March. 17, 1767
7. James Merriam,1747-1804, b. Nov. 30, 1747
8. Mary Merriam, b. March. 2, 1750; d. Nov. 24, 1768.
9. Martha Merriam Conant, 1752-1812, b. June 30, 1752 ; m. Asa Conant of Warwick; d. March. 12, 1812
10. Asa Merriam, 1754-1795, b. Oct. 21, 1754; m. Apr. 18, 1788, Mary Lincoln of Warwick

Sources

1. ↑ Lexington, Mass. Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths to January 1, 1898 Part I & II (Wright & Potter Printing Company, Boston 1898)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 47
2. ↑ Genealogy of the des. Of Thom. Gleason of Watertown, p. 78, 79
3. ↑ Merriam Genealogy in England and America, by Charles Pope, p.67-8
4. ↑ Genealogy of the des. Of Thom. Gleason of Watertown, p. 78, 79
5. ↑ Merriam Genealogy in England and America, by Charles Pope, p.67-8

• Genealogy of the des. Of Thom. Gleason of Watertown, Ms. By Lill. May Wilson. Haverhill, Ms, 1909. (549, 120p.): 47, 78, 142
• Ancestry Family Trees
• Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
• Merriam genealogy in England and America, by Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918; Merriam, Charles Pierce, 1856-; Dickinson, C. E. Gildersome-; Merriam, James Sheldon, 1829-. Publisher Boston, C. H. Pope, 1906, Pages 576. https://archive.org/stream/merriamgenealogy00pope#page/52/mode/2up
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate Index, Vol. 1 & 2 A - Z, July 1731-1881

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Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Merriam-83 created through the import of Ancestors of Lynn E Nelson.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by JaAnna Nelson

Thanks to Ann Johnson for starting this profile.