Individual Details
Robert Meriam
(1610 - 16 Feb 1681/82)
Some Merriams and Their Connection with Other Families by Rufus N Meriam, Worcester, Mass; Private Press of Franklin P Rice.
1888. Reprinted from the Proceedings of The Worcester Society of Antiquity for 1887.
Rufus N Meriam: Came to America to Charlestown in 1638 and then to Concord. Came with brothers George and Joseph and their families and houshold effects on ship - Castle of London. He lived at Cambridge. He and wife, Mary had no children.
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p 10: Robert Meriam was admitted freeman March 13, 1638-9. He was town clerk, representaative and deacon of the church, besides administering, or assisting to adminster several estates.
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p. 12 Some Meriams:
Joseph took the freeman's oath Mar 14, 1638-9, the day after his bro. Robert, while George did not take it till Jan 2, 1641.
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1888. Reprinted from the Proceedings of The Worcester Society of Antiquity for 1887.
Rufus N Meriam: Came to America to Charlestown in 1638 and then to Concord. Came with brothers George and Joseph and their families and houshold effects on ship - Castle of London. He lived at Cambridge. He and wife, Mary had no children.
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p 10: Robert Meriam was admitted freeman March 13, 1638-9. He was town clerk, representaative and deacon of the church, besides administering, or assisting to adminster several estates.
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p. 12 Some Meriams:
Joseph took the freeman's oath Mar 14, 1638-9, the day after his bro. Robert, while George did not take it till Jan 2, 1641.
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Events
| Birth | 1610 | England |  | ||
| Death | 16 Feb 1681/82 | Concord, MA | | ||
| Marriage | probably Kent Co, England - Mary Sheaf |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Sheaf ( - 1693) |
| Father | William Miriam ( - 1635) |
| Mother | Sara ( - ) |
| Sibling | George Meriam (1603 - 1675) |
| Sibling | Joseph Meriam (1600 - 1641) |
| Sibling | Susan Meriam ( - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret Meriam ( - ) |
| Sibling | Joane Meriam ( - ) |
| Sibling | Sara Meriam ( - ) |
| Sibling | Meriam ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
abt 1613Rufus N Meriam: p 9:It is recorded that he was "about 26 years" in 1639 in his deposition in the Meriam-Hatch case.
Merriam Genealogy in England and America, Charles Pierce Merriam, 1900:
p.32 abt 1613
Death
Merriam Genealogy in England and America, Charles Pierce Merriam, 1900:p 39 He died in Cancord 15 Feb 1682