Benjamin Delano Merrill
27 April 1814–1834 (Age 19)
North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
The Life Summary of Benjamin Delano
When Benjamin Delano Merrill was born on 27 April 1814, in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States, his father, Abel Merrill, was 36 and his mother, Dorcas Delano, was 37. He died in 1834, in At Sea, at the age of 20.
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Family Time Line
Abel Merrill
1777–1871
Dorcas Delano
1777–1841
Edward Chandler Merrill
1809–
Joan Merrill
1810–
Benjamin Delano Merrill
1814–1834
Daniel S Merrill
1818–1893
David Sweetser Merrill
1821–1847
Parents and Siblings
1777–1871Male
1777–1841Female
Siblings
(5)
1809–Male
1810–Female
1814–1834Male
1818–1893Male
1821–1847Male
World Events (3)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 5
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 5
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820
Age 6
1820
Age 6
Maine is the 23rd state.
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 6
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 6
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several minor places named with the Old English elements myrige ‘pleasant’ + hyll ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sources (1)
- Benjamin Delano Merrill, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
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