Individual Details
Lydia Meriam
(26 Jul 1745 - )
David Gleason. Named a daughter Merriam Gleason.
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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 47
Lydia (6), dau. of Joshua (5), b. July 26, 1745, m. David Gleason of Oxford, and settled in Ward. He was s. of Thomas (3), gr.-s. of Thomas (2), and gt.-gr.-s of Thomas (1) ** Thomas (1) Gleason was son of Thomas of Sudbury, and grandson of Thomas of Watertown and Charlestown.** Esther(2) Gleason, 1st wife of Ebenezer (5) Meriam, was his great-aunt; Susannah (3) G., w. of Joshua (5) Meriam, was his aunt; Ruth (4) G., who m. Ephraim (6), s. of Ebenezer (5) Meriam, was his sis., so that his w. appears to have been his cousin. His s., Ezra (5) Gleason, m. 1st, his cousin Eunice (7) dau of James (6), and gr-dau of Joshua (5) Meriam; and he m 2d, Marcy (7), sis. of Eunice (7). Eunice (6) Gleason, dau of Ezra (5) and Eunice (7), became the w. of Cyril (8), gt gr son of Ebenezer (5) Meriam, David (4) Gleason was a farmer, and deacon of the church. His dau Merriam (5) Gleason, m. Edward, s of Comfort and Martha (Morris) Rice of Worcester
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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 47
Lydia (6), dau. of Joshua (5), b. July 26, 1745, m. David Gleason of Oxford, and settled in Ward. He was s. of Thomas (3), gr.-s. of Thomas (2), and gt.-gr.-s of Thomas (1) ** Thomas (1) Gleason was son of Thomas of Sudbury, and grandson of Thomas of Watertown and Charlestown.** Esther(2) Gleason, 1st wife of Ebenezer (5) Meriam, was his great-aunt; Susannah (3) G., w. of Joshua (5) Meriam, was his aunt; Ruth (4) G., who m. Ephraim (6), s. of Ebenezer (5) Meriam, was his sis., so that his w. appears to have been his cousin. His s., Ezra (5) Gleason, m. 1st, his cousin Eunice (7) dau of James (6), and gr-dau of Joshua (5) Meriam; and he m 2d, Marcy (7), sis. of Eunice (7). Eunice (6) Gleason, dau of Ezra (5) and Eunice (7), became the w. of Cyril (8), gt gr son of Ebenezer (5) Meriam, David (4) Gleason was a farmer, and deacon of the church. His dau Merriam (5) Gleason, m. Edward, s of Comfort and Martha (Morris) Rice of Worcester
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Events
| Birth | 26 Jul 1745 |  | |||
| Marriage | 12 Mar 1746 | Sutton, Essex, MA - David Gleason | |
Families
| Spouse | David Gleason (1746 - ) |
| Father | Joshua(5) Meriam ( - 1784) |
| Mother | Susannah Gleason (1716 - 1788) |
| Sibling | James Meriam (1747 - 1804) |
| Sibling | Joshua Meriam (1734 - ) |
| Sibling | Susannah Meriam (1736 - 1803) |
| Sibling | Ruth Meriam (1739 - ) |
| 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 47.
2. Massachusetts, Oxford, Vital Records, 1714-1894 [Oxford, Massachusetts], Town Clerks, Oxford, FHL microfilm no. 0754010, (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah,) 1971., 60.
3. Rufus N. Meriam, Some Meriams and Their Connection with Other Families (Worcester, Mass: Private Press of Franklin P. Rice, 1888), p 47.
4. Massachusetts, Oxford, Vital Records, 1714-1894 [Oxford, Massachusetts], Town Clerks, Oxford, FHL microfilm no. 0754010, (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah,) 1971., 132.