Nathaniell Merrill

Brief Life History of Nathaniell

When Nathaniell Merrill was born on 18 June 1740, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Nathaniel Merrill, was 33 and his mother, Hannah French, was 28. He died on 16 October 1811, in Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Merrill
1708–1754
Hannah French
1711–1746
Richard Merrill
1730–1737
Elisabeth Merrill
1733–1756
Mary Merrill
1735–1735
Richard Merrill
1737–1795
Nathaniell Merrill
1740–1811
Benjamin Merrill
1744–1813

Sources (9)

  • Nathaniell Merrill, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Nathaniel Merrill, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
  • Nathaniell Merrill, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

Welsh and English: from a female personal name of Celtic origin, found in Welsh as Meriel and Meryl and in Irish as Muirgheal, earlier Muirgel (‘sea-bright’).

English: habitational name from one or more of the many places whose names derive from Middle English mirie, merie, murie ‘merry, pleasant’ (Old English myrge) + hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll), including two places called Merry Hill in Staffordshire and a third in Hertfordshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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