MERRILL William

Male 1776 - 1860  (83 years)


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  • Name MERRILL William 
    Birth 28 Jun 1776  North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • (based on gravestone - Ae. 83 y 10 m 22 d. his birth date should have been 30 Jun 1785 making him 15 at the time of his marriage to Hannah Gould. "Merrill Memorial" incorrectly says 11 Aug 1776 in Cumberland, ME -- this is his date of baptism.)
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 11 Aug 1776  North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • (First Church.)
    Residence Abt 1805  North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • (settled on the "Merrill Road" in what is now Pownal, Maine.)
    Occupation 1850  Pownal, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    farmer 
    Census 15 Aug 1850  Pownal, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • (age 73; value of real estate $1,400.)
    Death 22 May 1860  Pownal, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
    • (ae. 83 y 10 m 22 d)
    Cem Aft 22 May 1860  **Cemetery** Pownal (Pownal Center Congregational Cemetery), Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    1-8; h/o Hannah (GOULD) 
    _UID C49E0D38EB9ED5118A06444553540000D67C 
    Burial Aft 22 May 1860  Pownal, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
    • (Lot 1-8; Pownal Center Cemetery-Congregational, Pownal, ME.)
    William Merrill gravestone
    William Merrill gravestone
    Row 1, grave 8
    (1776-1860)
    Notes 
    • He and Hannah removed from Cumberland to North Yarmouth, Me., about 1805, and settled near his older brother Josiah on the "Merrill Road" in what is now Pownal, Me. They raised a family of ten children.
    Person ID I7151  Old North Yarmouth, Maine
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2008 

    Father MERRILL Jacob, Sr.,   b. 1738/9, Falmouth, York, Massachusetts [Maine] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother KNIGHT Joanna   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Aft 10 Nov 1764  [9, 10
    Family ID F1761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family GOOLD\GOULD Hannah,   b. 23 Jan 1782, New Gloucester, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1851, Pownal, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1801  North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 11
    Children 
     1. MERRILL Sophronia,   b. Abt 1803, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. MERRILL Rhoda G.,   b. Abt 11 May 1806, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1877, Freeport, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years)
     3. MERRILL Josiah   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. MERRILL Jacob,   b. 10 Apr 1811, Pownal, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. MERRILL William D.,   b. 1813, Pownal, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1836, Pownal, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
     6. MERRILL Hannah   d. Yes, date unknown
    +7. MERRILL Otis C.,   b. Abt Jul 1820, Pownal, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1890, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years)
    +8. MERRILL John G.,   b. Abt 1824   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F4947  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Jun 1776 - North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 11 Aug 1776 - North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Jan 1801 - North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Abt 1805 - North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1850 - Pownal, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 15 Aug 1850 - Pownal, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 May 1860 - Pownal, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 22 May 1860 - Pownal, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Book-VR North Yarmouth, ME, p.361.

    2. [S7] Book-VR North Yarmouth, ME, p.70 (1:665).

    3. [S53] Book-Merrill Memorial, 2:7.

    4. [S6] Book-North Yarmouth-Old Times of North Yarmouth, Maine, p.1210, ME 974.1 CO.

    5. [S6] Book-North Yarmouth-Old Times of North Yarmouth, Maine, p.805, ME 974.1 CO.

    6. [S53] Book-Merrill Memorial, 2:129.

    7. [S106] Census-1850-ME-Cumberland-Pownal, Census Roll 249 Page 195.

    8. [S1714] CD-Maine Cemetery Inscriptions Cumberland County, Pownal Center Cemetery-Congregational, Pownal, ME.

    9. [S66] Correspondence-Internet-Diane Ilardi, 5 Jul 1998 14:36.

    10. [S7] Book-VR North Yarmouth, ME, p.177.

    11. [S7] Book-VR North Yarmouth, ME, p.251 (2:90).