Individual Details

Susannah Gleason

(3 Jan 1716 - 1 Oct 1788)

Esther Gleason wife of Joshua's brother Ebenezer was Susannah's aunt.
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Susannah, dau of Thomas2 and Susannah Gleason of Oxford
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Susanna (Gleason) Merriam (abt. 1716 - abt. 1788)
Susanna
 Merriam
 formerly Gleason
 aka Meriam
Born about 3 Jan 1716
 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
ANCESTORS Daughter of Thomas Gleason IV and Susanna (Haven) GleasonSister of Elizabeth (Gleason) Streeter, Mercy (Gleason) Streeter, Thomas Gleason V, James Gleason, Ruth (Gleason) Haven, Experience (Gleason) Aldrich, Nathaniel Gleason, Comfort Gleason, Esther Gleason and Elijah GleasonWife of Joshua Merriam
 — married 12 Nov 1733 in Oxford, Worcester, Mass.DESCENDANTS Mother of Joshua (Merriam) Meriam Jr, Susannah (Meriam) Eddy, Ruth (Merriam) Burnett, Lydia (Merriam) Gleason, James Merriam, Martha (Merriam) Conant and Asa MerriamDied about 1 Oct 1788
 in Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Profile last modified 4 Nov 2020 | Created 1 Jun 2011This page has been accessed 331 times.Contents
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1 Biography
2 Excerpt from Genealogy of Thomas Gleason
3 Children
4 Sources
5 Acknowledgements
Biography

Susanna Gleason was born on January 3, 1716, in Oxford, Massachusetts to Thomas Gleason, 18, and Susanna Haven, 16. She married Joshua Merriam on November 12, 1733, in her hometown. They had 10 children in 20 years. She died on October 1, 1788, in Lexington, Massachusetts, at the age of 72.


Excerpt 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.
Children : All born in Oxford, Mass.491. i. Joshua Merriam, b. Aug. 18, 1734.492. ii. Susanna Merriam, b. Oct. 23, 1736; m. Samuel Eddy of Ward.493. in. Ruth Merriam, b. Feb. 4, 1739 ; m. Mch. 26, 1765, Henry Burnett of Warwick.494. iv. John Merriam, b. Mch. 31, 1741 ; d. Nov. 28, 1761.495. v. Mercy Merriam, b. July 5, 1743; d. 1799.496. vi. Lydia Merriam, b. July 26, 1745 ; m. Mch. 17, 1767,497. vii. James Merriam, b. Nov. 30, 1747.498. viii. Mary Merriam, b. Mch. 2, 1750; d. Nov. 24, 1768.499. ix. Martha Merriam, b. June 30, 1752 ; m. Asa Conant of Warwick; d. Mch. 12, 1812.500. x. Asa Merriam, b. Oct. 21, 1754; m. Apr. 18, 1788, Mary Lincoln of Warwick. [1]


Children

Joshua Merriam 1734–1784
Susanna Merriam Eddy 1736–1803
Ruth Merriam Burnett 1738–1806
John Merriam 1741–1761
Mercy Merriam 1743–1799
Lydia Merriam 1745–1838
James Merriam 1747–1804
Mary Merriam 1750–1768
Martha Merriam Conant 1752–1812
Asa Merriam 1754–1795


Sources

↑ Genealogy of the des. Of Thom. Gleason of Watertown, p. 78, 79
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
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-, Published 1906, p. 67-68. https://archive.org/stream/merriamgenealogy00pope#page/94/mode/2up
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Gleason-240 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.
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Events

Birth3 Jan 1716Oxford, Worcester, MA
BirthAbt 1716
Marriage12 Nov 1733Oxford, Worcester, MA - Joshua(5) Meriam
Death1 Oct 1788
Alt nameSusanna GLEASON

Families

SpouseJoshua(5) Meriam ( - 1784)
ChildJames Meriam (1747 - 1804)
ChildJoshua Meriam (1734 - )
ChildSusannah Meriam (1736 - 1803)
ChildRuth Meriam (1739 - )
ChildLydia Meriam (1745 - )
ChildMartha Meriam (1752 - 1812)
ChildAsa Meriam (1754 - 1795)
ChildJohn Meriam (1741 - 1761)
ChildMarcy Meriam (1743 - 1799)
ChildMary Meriam (1750 - 1768)
FatherThomas Gleason (1697 - 1775)
MotherSusanna Haven (1699 - )
SiblingThomas Gleason (1721 - 1756)
SiblingMercy Gleason (1719 - )
SiblingJames Gleason (1723 - )
SiblingRuth Gleason (1725 - )
SiblingElizabeth Gleason (1728 - )
SiblingExperience Gleason (1730 - )
SiblingNathaniel Gleason (1732 - )
SiblingComfort Gleason (1734 - )
SiblingEsther Gleason (1736 - )
SiblingElisha Gleason (1738 - )
SiblingElijah Gleason (1738 - )

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