Individual Details
Joshua Meriam
(18 Aug 1734 - )
He had 3 wives: Abigail Eddy; Hannah Lovell; and Ann Stockwell.
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Merriam Genealogy in England and America, Charles Pierce Merriam, 1900:
p94
He was born a Oxford, Aug 8, 1734. married first nov 28, 1768,in her 28th year. He married second, 14 nov 1769, Mrs Hannah Lowell. She died Oct 10, 1799, aged 71 years. He married third, March 2, 1802, Anna Stockwell, of Sutton.
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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 45
Joshua (6), s. of Joshua (5), b. Aug. 18, 1734, m. 1st, Abigail (6), dau of Samuel (5) Eddy of Oxford, afterwards set off to Ward, and sis. of Samuel (6), who ,. his sis. Susannah (6) Meriam. He m. 2nf, Mrs. Hannah Lovell, and 3d, Ann Stockwell. Of his four ch. Jonathan (7) is said to have m. a "Dutch girl" and moved to N.Y. State, and I have no further trace of him. Abigail (7) m. 1st William Forbes of Oxford; 2d John Plimmer of Thompson, Conn.; and 3d, Josiah Prentice, Esq; of Oxford, and d. without issue. Lydia (7), m. Jonathan (3), s. of John (2) Nichols of Charlton, and father of the late Capt Thomas(4) Nichols of Oxford, whose dau. Thirsa S(5), is one of our school teachers. John (7) m. Hannah (3) Nichols, sis. of Jonathan (3), and settled in Oxford, but d. in Charlton Oct 6, 1840, aged 71. When a boy he lived with his grandparents, and his grandfather, Joshua (5) Meriam, left him by will 69 pounds. "equal in value to so much silver as it stood in the year 1770," to be paid to him on hos arrival at the age of 21 years, and which was paid by the executor, James (6) Meriam, Dec. 10, 1789, for which he gave receipt, witnessed by Marcy (7) Meriam and James (7) Meriam, Jr.
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Merriam Genealogy in England and America, Charles Pierce Merriam, 1900:
p94
He was born a Oxford, Aug 8, 1734. married first nov 28, 1768,in her 28th year. He married second, 14 nov 1769, Mrs Hannah Lowell. She died Oct 10, 1799, aged 71 years. He married third, March 2, 1802, Anna Stockwell, of Sutton.
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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 45
Joshua (6), s. of Joshua (5), b. Aug. 18, 1734, m. 1st, Abigail (6), dau of Samuel (5) Eddy of Oxford, afterwards set off to Ward, and sis. of Samuel (6), who ,. his sis. Susannah (6) Meriam. He m. 2nf, Mrs. Hannah Lovell, and 3d, Ann Stockwell. Of his four ch. Jonathan (7) is said to have m. a "Dutch girl" and moved to N.Y. State, and I have no further trace of him. Abigail (7) m. 1st William Forbes of Oxford; 2d John Plimmer of Thompson, Conn.; and 3d, Josiah Prentice, Esq; of Oxford, and d. without issue. Lydia (7), m. Jonathan (3), s. of John (2) Nichols of Charlton, and father of the late Capt Thomas(4) Nichols of Oxford, whose dau. Thirsa S(5), is one of our school teachers. John (7) m. Hannah (3) Nichols, sis. of Jonathan (3), and settled in Oxford, but d. in Charlton Oct 6, 1840, aged 71. When a boy he lived with his grandparents, and his grandfather, Joshua (5) Meriam, left him by will 69 pounds. "equal in value to so much silver as it stood in the year 1770," to be paid to him on hos arrival at the age of 21 years, and which was paid by the executor, James (6) Meriam, Dec. 10, 1789, for which he gave receipt, witnessed by Marcy (7) Meriam and James (7) Meriam, Jr.
Events
| Birth | 18 Aug 1734 | Oxford MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY |  | ||
| Marriage | 2 Jan 1759 | Abigail Eddy | | ||
| Marriage | 14 Nov 1769 | Mrs. Hannah Lovell | |||
| Marriage | 2 Mar 1802 | Ann Stockwell |
Families
| Spouse | Abigail Eddy ( - ) |
| Child | Jonathan Meriam (1760 - ) |
| Child | Abigail Meriam (1761 - ) |
| Child | Lydia Meriam (1765 - 1836) |
| Child | John Meriam (1768 - 1840) |
| Spouse | Mrs. Hannah Lovell ( - ) |
| Spouse | Ann Stockwell ( - ) |
| Father | Joshua(5) Meriam ( - 1784) |
| Mother | Susannah Gleason (1716 - 1788) |
| Sibling | James Meriam (1747 - 1804) |
| Sibling | Susannah Meriam (1736 - 1803) |
| Sibling | Ruth Meriam (1739 - ) |
| Sibling | Lydia Meriam (1745 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Meriam (1752 - 1812) |
| Sibling | Asa Meriam (1754 - 1795) |
| Sibling | John Meriam (1741 - 1761) |
| Sibling | Marcy Meriam (1743 - 1799) |
| Sibling | Mary Meriam (1750 - 1768) |
Endnotes
1. Rufus N. Meriam, Some Meriams and Their Connection with Other Families (Worcester, Mass: Private Press of Franklin P. Rice, 1888), p 45.
2. Massachusetts, Oxford, Vital Records, 1714-1894 [Oxford, Massachusetts], Town Clerks, Oxford, FHL microfilm no. 0754010, (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah,) 1971., 15.
3. Rufus N. Meriam, Some Meriams and Their Connection with Other Families (Worcester, Mass: Private Press of Franklin P. Rice, 1888), p 45.