Individual Details
Joshua(5) Meriam
( - 7 Jun 1784)
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.
p 42-43
Joshua (5), s. of John (4), bap. Feb. 22, 1708, m. Nov. 12, 1733, Susannah, dau. of Thomas (2) and Susannah Gleason of Oxford, a niece of Esther, the 1st wife of his bro. Ebenezer (5). In the deed of land at the "Country Gore", which he received from his bro and cousins... Ebenezer (5) signed his name Meriam and Jonathan (5), Hezekiah (5), and Joseph, a witness, signed theirs Miriam.... To this first purchase he added other lands adjoining, and in other parts of the town, some now included in Auburn. He also owned land in Roxbury and Gardner's Canada; the latter being the 60th share of the six miles square "granted by the General Court to the descendants, or legal representatives, of such persons as were in the Canada expedition in the year 1690, under the command of Capt Andrew Gardner." Nov 12, 1751 he received from Lieut.-Gov Phips, Esq., a commission "to be Ensign of the Foot Company in a place called the Country Gore adjoining to Oxford Leicester and Sturbridge under the command of Captain Isaac Hartwell in the first Regiment of Militia in the County of Worcester whereof John Chandler Esq is Colonel." Sept 2, 1754, he received from William Shirley, Esq., "Captain-General and Governour in Chief, in and over His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, &c.," a lieutenant's commission in the same Company of Foot, under command of Captain Jonathan Tucker (bro of Hannah who married John1 Nichols), and Colonel John Chandler, and at the same time he took the oath of allegiance. Gov Shirley also issued to him a commission as lieutenant, June 10, 1755. He was afterwards captain of the same company. (There is a listing by Joshua Miriam, Captain, of some of the men under him on p43-44.)
p 44-45
(Among some of his papers were ones showing service in 1758-59:)
April the 3 Day 1759
This may Sertefee whom it may Consern the Lewt Joshua Miriam Has done a Turn In His Majestys : service In the expodition for the Reduction of Canada.
Joshua Tucker Capt.
There is also preserved among his papers the following:
Reserved of Joshua Miriam Twenty one Shillings & one Pence one farthing in full for the hire of a man for to go in the Continental armey for three years Being his Parte of three hundred Dollars givin the man for going
Charlton 3d Sept yr 1781
Solomon Jones Chareman
p 45
He d. June 7, 1784, aged 76 years, and his wid. d. Oct 1, 1788, aged 72 years. The house which he built about 1730, and which received additions by his s. James (6), was torn down by his gr.-s., Samuel (7), on erection of a new one near the same site in 1843, and the panel over the mantel in the palor, on which is painted what tradition says was intended to be a view of the town of Boston at that early day, was preserved... Beneath the roof of this venerable old farm-house were born and reared three grnerations of children of ten each; the b. of the first being Aug 18, 11734, and the last May 20, 1837, a period less than 103 years, only four of whom are now living.
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Merriam Genealogy in England and America, Charles Pierce Merriam, 1900:
p 67
He was born in Lexington, Feb 21, 1707-08, 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 jun 7 1784. His widow died Oct 1, 1788.
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Joshua Merriam (1708 - abt. 1784)
Joshua
Merriam
aka Merriam, Marriam
Born 21 Feb 1708
in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
ANCESTORS Son of John Merriam and Mary (Wheeler) MerriamBrother of John Merriam, Benjamin Merriam, Jonas Merriam Sr., Ebenezer Merriam and Amos MerriamHusband of Susanna (Gleason) Merriam
— married 12 Nov 1733 in Oxford, Worcester, Mass.DESCENDANTS Father of Joshua (Merriam) Meriam Jr, Susannah (Meriam) Eddy, Ruth (Merriam) Burnett, Lydia (Merriam) Gleason, James Merriam, Martha (Merriam) Conant and Asa MerriamDied about 7 Jun 1784
in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified 4 Oct 2020 | Created 1 Jun 2011This page has been accessed 334 times.Contents
[hide]
1 Biography
1.1 From Genealogy of Thomas Gleason
1.2 From "Merriam Genealogy in England and America"
1.3 Children
2 Sources
3 Acknowledgments
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]
Joshua Merriam 1734–1784, b. Aug. 18, 1734
Susanna Merriam Eddy, 1736-1803, b. Oct. 23, 1736; m. Samuel Eddy, jr., of Ward; d 1803.
Ruth Merriam Burnett 1739-1806, b. Feb. 4, 1739 ; m. March. 26, 1765, Henry Burnett of Warwick
John Merriam, b. March. 31, 1741 ; d. Nov. 28, 1761
Mercy Merriam, b. July 5, 1743; d. 1799
Lydia Merriam, 1745-1838, b. July 26, 1745 ; m. David Gleason March. 17, 1767
James Merriam,1747-1804, b. Nov. 30, 1747
Mary Merriam, b. March. 2, 1750; d. Nov. 24, 1768.
Martha Merriam Conant, 1752-1812, b. June 30, 1752 ; m. Asa Conant of Warwick Nov 25, 1769; d. March. 12, 1812
Asa Merriam, 1754-1795, b. Oct. 21, 1754; m. Apr. 18, 1788, Mary Lincoln of WarwickSources
↑ 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
↑ Genealogy of the des. Of Thom. Gleason of Watertown, p. 78, 79
↑ Merriam Genealogy in England and America, by Charles Pope, p.67-8
↑ Genealogy of the des. Of Thom. Gleason of Watertown, p. 78, 79
↑ 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 1731-1881Acknowledgments
WikiTree profile Merriam-83 created through the import of Ancestors of Lynn E Nelson.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by JaAnna Nelson
There is a possible additional source for this information about Merriam-83 (along with a raft of other Merriams). "Some Meriams and their connections with other families" is available from Google Books (accessed 9 October 2016) through the "Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume 7, pp. 170-173 [1]posted Oct 09, 2016 by J Stewart Esq
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1888. Reprinted from the Proceedings of The Worcester Society of Antiquity for 1887.
p 42-43
Joshua (5), s. of John (4), bap. Feb. 22, 1708, m. Nov. 12, 1733, Susannah, dau. of Thomas (2) and Susannah Gleason of Oxford, a niece of Esther, the 1st wife of his bro. Ebenezer (5). In the deed of land at the "Country Gore", which he received from his bro and cousins... Ebenezer (5) signed his name Meriam and Jonathan (5), Hezekiah (5), and Joseph, a witness, signed theirs Miriam.... To this first purchase he added other lands adjoining, and in other parts of the town, some now included in Auburn. He also owned land in Roxbury and Gardner's Canada; the latter being the 60th share of the six miles square "granted by the General Court to the descendants, or legal representatives, of such persons as were in the Canada expedition in the year 1690, under the command of Capt Andrew Gardner." Nov 12, 1751 he received from Lieut.-Gov Phips, Esq., a commission "to be Ensign of the Foot Company in a place called the Country Gore adjoining to Oxford Leicester and Sturbridge under the command of Captain Isaac Hartwell in the first Regiment of Militia in the County of Worcester whereof John Chandler Esq is Colonel." Sept 2, 1754, he received from William Shirley, Esq., "Captain-General and Governour in Chief, in and over His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, &c.," a lieutenant's commission in the same Company of Foot, under command of Captain Jonathan Tucker (bro of Hannah who married John1 Nichols), and Colonel John Chandler, and at the same time he took the oath of allegiance. Gov Shirley also issued to him a commission as lieutenant, June 10, 1755. He was afterwards captain of the same company. (There is a listing by Joshua Miriam, Captain, of some of the men under him on p43-44.)
p 44-45
(Among some of his papers were ones showing service in 1758-59:)
April the 3 Day 1759
This may Sertefee whom it may Consern the Lewt Joshua Miriam Has done a Turn In His Majestys : service In the expodition for the Reduction of Canada.
Joshua Tucker Capt.
There is also preserved among his papers the following:
Reserved of Joshua Miriam Twenty one Shillings & one Pence one farthing in full for the hire of a man for to go in the Continental armey for three years Being his Parte of three hundred Dollars givin the man for going
Charlton 3d Sept yr 1781
Solomon Jones Chareman
p 45
He d. June 7, 1784, aged 76 years, and his wid. d. Oct 1, 1788, aged 72 years. The house which he built about 1730, and which received additions by his s. James (6), was torn down by his gr.-s., Samuel (7), on erection of a new one near the same site in 1843, and the panel over the mantel in the palor, on which is painted what tradition says was intended to be a view of the town of Boston at that early day, was preserved... Beneath the roof of this venerable old farm-house were born and reared three grnerations of children of ten each; the b. of the first being Aug 18, 11734, and the last May 20, 1837, a period less than 103 years, only four of whom are now living.
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Merriam Genealogy in England and America, Charles Pierce Merriam, 1900:
p 67
He was born in Lexington, Feb 21, 1707-08, 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 jun 7 1784. His widow died Oct 1, 1788.
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Joshua Merriam (1708 - abt. 1784)
Joshua
Merriam
aka Merriam, Marriam
Born 21 Feb 1708
in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
ANCESTORS Son of John Merriam and Mary (Wheeler) MerriamBrother of John Merriam, Benjamin Merriam, Jonas Merriam Sr., Ebenezer Merriam and Amos MerriamHusband of Susanna (Gleason) Merriam
— married 12 Nov 1733 in Oxford, Worcester, Mass.DESCENDANTS Father of Joshua (Merriam) Meriam Jr, Susannah (Meriam) Eddy, Ruth (Merriam) Burnett, Lydia (Merriam) Gleason, James Merriam, Martha (Merriam) Conant and Asa MerriamDied about 7 Jun 1784
in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified 4 Oct 2020 | Created 1 Jun 2011This page has been accessed 334 times.Contents
[hide]
1 Biography
1.1 From Genealogy of Thomas Gleason
1.2 From "Merriam Genealogy in England and America"
1.3 Children
2 Sources
3 Acknowledgments
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]
Joshua Merriam 1734–1784, b. Aug. 18, 1734
Susanna Merriam Eddy, 1736-1803, b. Oct. 23, 1736; m. Samuel Eddy, jr., of Ward; d 1803.
Ruth Merriam Burnett 1739-1806, b. Feb. 4, 1739 ; m. March. 26, 1765, Henry Burnett of Warwick
John Merriam, b. March. 31, 1741 ; d. Nov. 28, 1761
Mercy Merriam, b. July 5, 1743; d. 1799
Lydia Merriam, 1745-1838, b. July 26, 1745 ; m. David Gleason March. 17, 1767
James Merriam,1747-1804, b. Nov. 30, 1747
Mary Merriam, b. March. 2, 1750; d. Nov. 24, 1768.
Martha Merriam Conant, 1752-1812, b. June 30, 1752 ; m. Asa Conant of Warwick Nov 25, 1769; d. March. 12, 1812
Asa Merriam, 1754-1795, b. Oct. 21, 1754; m. Apr. 18, 1788, Mary Lincoln of WarwickSources
↑ 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
↑ Genealogy of the des. Of Thom. Gleason of Watertown, p. 78, 79
↑ Merriam Genealogy in England and America, by Charles Pope, p.67-8
↑ Genealogy of the des. Of Thom. Gleason of Watertown, p. 78, 79
↑ 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 1731-1881Acknowledgments
WikiTree profile Merriam-83 created through the import of Ancestors of Lynn E Nelson.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by JaAnna Nelson
There is a possible additional source for this information about Merriam-83 (along with a raft of other Merriams). "Some Meriams and their connections with other families" is available from Google Books (accessed 9 October 2016) through the "Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume 7, pp. 170-173 [1]posted Oct 09, 2016 by J Stewart Esq
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Events
| Christen | 22 Feb 1708 | Oxford, Worcester, MA |  |  | |
| Marriage | 12 Nov 1733 | Oxford, Worcester, MA - Susannah Gleason | | | |
| Death | 7 Jun 1784 | |
Families
| Spouse | Susannah Gleason (1716 - 1788) |
| Child | James Meriam (1747 - 1804) |
| Child | Joshua Meriam (1734 - ) |
| Child | Susannah Meriam (1736 - 1803) |
| Child | Ruth Meriam (1739 - ) |
| Child | Lydia Meriam (1745 - ) |
| Child | Martha Meriam (1752 - 1812) |
| Child | Asa Meriam (1754 - 1795) |
| Child | John Meriam (1741 - 1761) |
| Child | Marcy Meriam (1743 - 1799) |
| Child | Mary Meriam (1750 - 1768) |
| Father | John Meriam (1662 - 1727) |
| Mother | Mary Wheeler ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Meriam (1689 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah?? Meriam ( - ) |
| Sibling | Lydia Meriam ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Meriam (1696 - ) |
| Sibling | Ruth Meriam ( - ) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Meriam (1700 - 1773) |
| Sibling | Jonas Meriam (1702 - 1776) |
| Sibling | Ebenezer Meriam (1705 - 1761) |
| Sibling | William Meriam (1712 - 1735) |
| Sibling | Amos Meriam ( - ) |
Notes
Christen
22 Feb 1707/8 in Oxford, MA ??Marriage
Oxford, MA ??Endnotes
1. Rufus N. Meriam, Some Meriams and Their Connection with Other Families (Worcester, Mass: Private Press of Franklin P. Rice, 1888), p. 42.
2. Rufus N. Meriam, Some Meriams and Their Connection with Other Families (Worcester, Mass: Private Press of Franklin P. Rice, 1888), p 42.
3. Rufus N. Meriam, Some Meriams and Their Connection with Other Families (Worcester, Mass: Private Press of Franklin P. Rice, 1888), p 45.