Nathaniel Merrill, Sr.

46. NATHANIEL9 MERRILL (JOHN8, NATHANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL, THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born July 26, 1687 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died August 25, 1737 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass. He married RUTH WALLINGFORD June 10, 1718 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass. She was born Aft. 1690 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died Unknown in Clemsford, MA.

Notes for NATHANIEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Nathaniel(4) Merrill (John(3), Nathaniel(2)) was born 26 Jul 1687 in Newbury, MA and died 25 Aug 1737 in the West Parish of Haverhill, MA, whither he removed from Newbury. He was a cooper. He married, 10 Jun 1718, Ruth Wallingford, who survived him. She married (2), in 1744, Benjamin Wood of Drucut, MA, and removed to Chelmsford, MA. Children born in Haverhill.

Children of NATHANIEL MERRILL and RUTH WALLINGFORD are: i. ANNA10 MERRILL, b. March 18, 1718/19, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. July 6, 1781, Plainstow, N.H.; m. DANIEL POORE, November 23, 1739, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; b. March 13, 1715/16, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Plainstow, N.H.. ii. DANIEL MERRILL, b. January 13, 1720/21, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Abt. 1753; m. ABIGAIL CARLETON, Abt. 1748, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; b. Abt. 1725, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. iii. NATHANIEL MERRILL, b. January 14, 1722/23, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. RUTH HARRIMAN, August 16, 1744, Plaistow, N.H.; b. February 5, 1724/25, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Abt. 1815, Plaistow, N.H.. iv. LUCY MERRILL, b. January 3, 1727/28, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. June 20, 1742, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. v. JAMES MERRILL, b. March 5, 1729/30, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. March 13, 1817, Atkinson, N.H.; m. MOLLY EMERY, March 15, 1759, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; b. July 5, 1742, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. May 11, 1833. vi. SARAH MERRILL, b. June 5, 1732, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. vii. JEREMIAH MERRILL, b. November 17, 1734, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. September 3, 1736, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Notes for JEREMIAH MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1017-1928

Four children of Peter Merrill of Haverhill died of a "Throut distemper," which prevailed in 1735, 1735, and 1737. In less ethqn two years and two months 256 children, four-fiths of whom were under 10 years of age, died in the town. --(Essex Antiquarian, vol. I. page 10.) More than half of the children in the town who were under 15 years of age, died as a result of this epidemic. --(Chase's History of Haverhill, page 306.)

viii. JEREMIAH MERRILL, b. December 12, 1737; d. Unknown. ix. RUTH MERRILL, b. June 9, 1725, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. September 8, 1736, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Notes for RUTH MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1017-1928

Four children of Peter Merrill of Haverhill died of a "Throut distemper," which prevailed in 1735, 1735, and 1737. In less ethqn two years and two months 256 children, four-fiths of whom were under 10 years of age, died in the town. --(Essex Antiquarian, vol. I. page 10.) More than half of the children in the town who were under 15 years of age, died as a result of this epidemic. --(Chase's History of Haverhill, page 306.) .

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