MERRILL Josiah^{[1, 2]}

1765 - 1846  (80 years)

• Name	MERRILL Josiah
  Birth	22 Oct 1765	North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Baptism	10 May 1767	North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States   [6, 8]
  	(First Church.)
  Gender	Male
  Marriage Intent	1 May 1790	North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States   [9]
  	Eunice Noyes of North Yarmouth
  _UID	23DA0D38EB9ED5118A0644455354000071F0
  Death	7 Jul 1846	Pownal Center, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [5, 6, 7, 10]
  	(Æt. 81.)
  Burial	Aft 7 Jul 1846	Pownal Center, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [11, 12, 13]
  	Address: First Congregational Cemetery
  	(lot 2-2.)
  		Josiah Merrill gravestone Row 2, grave 2
  Notes	Merrill Road was in the part of North Yarmouth which by successive town incorporations became Freeport in 1789 and Pownal in 1808. The road took its name from Josiah Merrill who was the first settler who improved land in that section. He had previously lived in the part of North Yarmouth which is now Cumberland. He bought his farm, consisting of fifty acres on the west side of Merrill Road, half a mile from the Freeport line, in 1788. He was unmarried, but at once set about clearing his land, and built a log house near the western edge of the property. In 1790 he married Eunice Merrill of Falmouth, Maine. The log house was their home for fifteen years, and there six of their children were born. But Josiah Merrill had built at the wrong end of his farm. The highway bounded his farm on the east, and in 1805 he built a large one-story frame house on Merrill Road, and thither removed his family. He was a quiet substantial citizen, and his wife was an industrious woman, of high standing in the church and the community. In later years, his son Daniel managed the farm. Josiah Merrill's children were all singers. A writer in "old Times in North Yarmouth" relates that it was no unusual thing, about 1835, "to see the family of nine children seated in the singing-gallery, with the oldest son the leader and the youngest son as the performer on the bass-viol. Four of these children sat in the church choir for more than half a century. Merrill Road was in the part of North Yarmouth which by successive town incorporations became Freeport in 1789 and Pownal in 1808. The road took its name from Josiah Merrill who was the first settler who improved land in that section. He had previously lived in the part of North Yarmouth which is now Cumberland. He bought his farm, consisting of fifty acres on the west side of Merrill Road, half a mile from the Freeport line, in 1788 for £40. He was unmarried, but at once set about clearing his land, and built a log house near the western edge of the property. In 1790 he married Eunice Merrill of Falmouth, Maine. The log house was their home for fifteen years, and there six of their children were born. But Josiah Merrill had built at the wrong end of his farm. The highway bounded his farm on the east, and in 1805 he built a large one-story frame house on Merrill Road, and thither removed his family. He was a quiet substantial citizen, and his wife was an industrious woman, of high standing in the church and the community. In later years, his son Daniel managed the farm. Josiah Merrill's children were all singers. A writer in "old Times in North Yarmouth" relates that it was no unusual thing, about 1835, "to see the family of nine children seated in the singing-gallery, with the oldest son the leader and the youngest son as the performer on the bass-viol. Four of these children sat in the church choir for more than half a century. Merrill Road was in the part of North Yarmouth which by successive town incorporations became Freeport in 1789 and Pownal in 1808. The road took its name from Josiah Merrill who was the first settler who improved land in that section. He had previously lived in the part of North Yarmouth which is now Cumberland. He bought his farm, consisting of fifty acres on the west side of Merrill Road, half a mile from the Freeport line, in 1788 for £40. He was unmarried, but at once set about clearing his land, and built a log house near the western edge of the property. In 1790 he married Eunice Merrill of Falmouth, Maine. The log house was their home for fifteen years, and there six of their children were born. But Josiah Merrill had built at the wrong end of his farm. The highway bounded his farm on the east, and in 1805 he built a large one-story frame house on Merrill Road, and thither removed his family. He was a quiet substantial citizen, and his wife was an industrious woman, of high standing in the church and the community. In later years, his son Daniel managed the farm. Josiah Merrill's children were all singers. A writer in "old Times in North Yarmouth" relates that it was no unusual thing, about 1835, "to see the family of nine children seated in the singing-gallery, with the oldest son the leader and the youngest son as the performer on the bass-viol. Four of these children sat in the church choir for more than half a century.
  Person ID	I33146	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	MERRILL Jacob, Sr.,   b. 1738/9, Falmouth, York, Province of Maine, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, British America d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	KNIGHT Eunice,   b. Abt 1748, New Casco, York, Province of Maine, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, British America d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	10 Nov 1764	North Yarmouth,, Cumberland, Province of Maine, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, British America   [14]
  Family ID	F6794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	NOYES Eunice,   b. 21 Apr 1772, Gorham, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. 25 Feb 1837, Pownal Center, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1790	North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States   [15, 16, 17, 18]
  	(Merrill Memorial says Eunice Merrill. Cumberland returns says Joshua Merrill.)
  Children	1. MERRILL Edward Wilson,   b. 2 Mar 1792, Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. 24 Sep 1872 (Age 80 years)   2. MERRILL Josiah,   b. 9 Jan 1794, Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. 13 Sep 1805 (Age 11 years)   3. MERRILL Sarah,   b. 1795   d. 1867 (Age 72 years)   4. MERRILL Moses,   b. 12 Apr 1796, Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. 23 Oct 1882, Freeport, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 86 years)   5. MERRILL Nathaniel,   b. 4 Aug 1798, Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. 24 Dec 1867 (Age 69 years)   6. MERRILL Joseph,   b. 7 Nov 1800, Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. Yes, date unknown   7. MERRILL Abigail,   b. 21 Mar 1803, Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. 4 Aug 1872 (Age 69 years)   8. MERRILL Daniel,   b. 8 Dec 1805, Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. 1884 (Age 78 years)   9. MERRILL William, Jr.,   b. 25 Mar 1808, Pownal Center, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. 23 May 1887 (Age 79 years)   10. MERRILL Dorcas N.,   b. 15 Dec 1810, Pownal Center, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. Yes, date unknown   11. MERRILL Eunice,   b. 12 Jun 1813, Pownal Center, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. 1893 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F6801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S195] Book-Merrill Memorial, 1:139. [S195] Book-Merrill Memorial, II:129. [S170] Publication-Royal River Valley Families. [S46] Book-VR North Yarmouth, ME, p.70 (1:664 Now Pownal, Maine). [S3354] Book-North Yarmouth-Old Times of North Yarmouth, Maine, p.591, ME 974.1 CO. [S3354] Book-North Yarmouth-Old Times of North Yarmouth, Maine, p.1210, ME 974.1 CO. [S195] Book-Merrill Memorial, 2:7. [S3354] Book-North Yarmouth-Old Times of North Yarmouth, Maine, p.718, ME 974.1 CO. [S46] Book-VR North Yarmouth, ME, p.177 [1:646]. [S46] Book-VR North Yarmouth, ME, p.348. [S46] Book-VR North Yarmouth, ME, p.358. [S1082] Gravestone Transcriptions - Dunning. [S2650] CD-Maine Cemetery Inscriptions Cumberland County, Pownal Center Cemetery-Congregational, Pownal, ME. [S195] Book-Merrill Memorial. [S195] Book-Merrill Memorial, 1:140. [S195] Book-Merrill Memorial, 2:129. [S46] Book-VR North Yarmouth, ME, p.250 [1:637]. [S932] Book-Cumberland County Marriage Returns, A:73 (North Yarmouth returns; p.36.).