Descendants of John Merriam     
1   John Merriam* b: June 26, 1752 in Wallingford Conn. emmigrated in 1792 to Upper Canada  d: 1802 in Township of Percy in Northumberland Ont. 
.  +Huldah Royce b: May 10, 1749 m: September 04, 1777 in Wallingford or New Haven , Conn d: July 06, 1786 in Wallingford Conn. U.S.A. Father: Ebenezer Royce Mother: Abigail Root
Children of John and Huldah (Royce or Rice ) Merriam
…………2  Huldah Merriam b: March 06, 1779 in Wallingford Conn, USA  d: November 14, 1825 in Wallingford New Haven Cemetery 
…….. +Amadeus Botsford b: August 22, 1771 in Stratford, Fairfield Conn.  d: December 25, 1825 in Connecticut Father: Isaac Botsford Mother: Esther Foster     
……….2  Mary Merriam  b: April 28, 1781 in Wallingford, New Haven Co. Conn.  d: July 23, 1870 in Asphodel twp. Peterborough Co. Ont. 
.  +John Grover b: February 17, 1771 in From Grafton Mass USA immigrated 1798 m: Bef 1801 in Canada d: March 24, 1847 in buried in St Andrews United Church Cemetery, Grafton, Haldimand Twp. Northumberland Co Upper Canada  possible father: Benjamin Grover and mother: Hannah Harrington
……….. 2  Anna Merriam   
Born: December 04, 1783 in bapt. 8 Feb 1784 Meridan or Wallingford Conn.  Died: December 26, 1844 in buried St Andrews United cemetery, Grafton ON age 61   
-  +Thomas Major Spalding Born: 1779 in Lanesborough, MA, USA baptized Sept. 22, 1782 Married: Abt 1803 in Canada probably Northumberland Co Died: December 11, 1852 in Grafton, Northumberland Co. Upper Canada age 72 Father: Jesse Spalding
  *2nd Wife of John Merriam  * (See Susannah's first& third husband below)

+Susannah Johnson b: Abt 1765 d: 1828 in Township of Murray Northumberland Co m: July 11, 1787 in New Haven Second Church, Wallingford- Meriden Conn. USA 
Children of John and Susannah (Johnson) Merriam
.......... 2   Johnson Merriam b: July 30, 1788 in Wallingford, Connecticut U.S.A. d: December 30, 1853 in Haldimand Ontario Canada b. Academy Hill Centreton Ont. 
.............  +Betsy Massey b: January 1796 in Connecticut USA or Haldimand Twp. d: October 03, 1828 buried in Academy Hill cemetery, near Centreton Ont. m: 1810 in Haldimand Township 
..........  *2nd Wife of Johnson Merriam*:     
.............  +Thankful Towne b: September 02, 1819 Haldimand Twp. Northumberland Co Upper Canada d: March 21, 1861 in buried Brownsville NY U.S.A. m: 1841 in probably Haldimand Twp. 
………..2  Susannah Merriam 
b: Abt 1789 in Percy Twp Northumberland Co Canada (maybe second wife )   
-  +Charles Kinney b: 1784 in United States m: Abt 1806  Father: Moses Kinney
………..2   Sally or Sarah Merriam b: Abt 1790  d: in probably Sidney Twp. Hastings Co. 
……….  +John Kruger b: January 11, 1783 in Dutch Rhinebeck Flatt, NY, USA m: Abt 1810 d: in Probably Sidney Twp. Hastings Co. Father: Paul Gruber

* First husband of Susannah Johnson  ( Note Susannah's Maiden name was Johnson)
     
1   Susannah Johnson b: July 28, 1762 in Wallingford CT  d: 1828 in Township of Murray, Northumberland Co. Upper Canada 

  +Justus Johnson b: March 04, 1751/52 in Wallingford Conn U.S.A. m: January 14, 1782 in Wallingford Conn. USA d: Bef 1787 Father: Daniel Johnson Mother: Joanna Preson It is believed that Justus died in the Revolutionary War

  *2nd Husband of Susannah Johnson:     
  +John Merriam* b: June 26, 1752 in Wallingford Conn. emmigrated in 1792 to Upper Canada m: July 11, 1787 in New Haven Second Church, Wallingford- Meriden Conn. USA d: 1802 in Township of Percy in Northumberland Ont. Father: Jesse Merriam* Mother: Mary (Mercy) Johnson.  The Johnson Family were prominent in Meriden CONN and lived near the Merriams.

*3rd Husband of Susannah Johnson:     
:1824 in probably Murray Twp Northumberland Co Father: John Sherwood Mother: Hannah Patrick or Paruck.  Susannh was Samuel's second  wife. He was a loyalist who was a Lieutenant in the

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