Brief Life History of Reuben
When Reuben Merriman was born on 6 September 1790, in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Amos Merriman, was 27 and his mother, Abigail Williams, was 29. He married Elizabeth Bennett on 4 May 1812, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 28 February 1842, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Sherman, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
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- Reuben Merriman, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Reuben Merriman, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Reuben Merriman, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1802 · Brass is Discovered
In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname "The Brass City." Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Name Meaning
English:
nickname from Middle English mirie, merie, murie ‘merry, pleasant’ + man ‘man’. Compare Merry 1. This surname is established in Ireland (perhaps as an Anglicized form of an unidentified Gaelic name; compare Marmion ) as well as England.
there has probably been some confusion with Marriman, probably an occupational name meaning ‘servant of Mary’, from the female personal name Mary (see Marie ) + Middle English man in the sense ‘servant’, or perhaps a pet form of Mary using the hypocoristic suffix -man. The surname Marriman is now vanishingly rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Reuben Merriman, From CT to KY to IL
In about 1795, when he was about 4 years old, Reuben moved with his family to what is now Bridgeport, in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Reuben was raised as a Baptist and also trained in the vocation …
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