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John Merriam of Wentworth County Ontario

his is the Family of John and Clarissa (Cornell) Merriam. John was the son of Persis Merriam father unknown. Like all Merriam families they start spelling their mane with one R. Some of the lines change it to two R's so check  for both spellings.
ohn came to Wentworth County, Western Upper Canada from Oxford Mass. around 1800 and settled in Sheffield, Ontario. Their sons, Bruin and Sylvanus of the family moved to Sylvan Ontario. William C Merriam to Byron Ontario. All the research on Bruin, was done by Kit Cutting and Fred Merriam's, plus some of the other children. The research for the time before they came to Canada is  from Bob Green's chart of the family. Barb Kightley has contributed to William Charles Merriam's Family

John Meriam
Sheffield Cemetery

Clarissa Meriam Sheffield Cemetery

Descendants of William Meriam
     
1   William Meriam b: Abt 1560 
.  +Sara  m: Abt 1580 in England
........ 2   Joseph Meriam b: 1600 in Kent co England  d: January 01, 1640/41 in Concord, Mass 
............  +Sara Goldstone   d: March 12, 1670/71 
................... 3   Joseph Meriam b: Abt 1629 in England  d: April 20, 1677 in age 47 
.......................  +Sarah Stone  m: July 12, 1653 in Concord Mass d: April 05, 1704 
.............................. 4   Robert Meriam b: February 17, 1666/67 in Concord, Mass  d: February 20, 1717/18 
..................................  +Abigail Cutler b: Abt 1666 in Lexington, Mass.  d: June 16, 1717 
......................................... 5   Hezekiah Meriam b: March 30, 1707 in Lexington, Mass.  d: October 24, 1803 in Ward, Mass 
.............................................  +Prudence Pierce b: Abt 1711 
.................................................... 6   Persis Meriam b: August 16, 1751 in Oxford, Worchester Mass.
………………………not John's father +Abner Claflin b: June 29, 1791 in Oxford, Worchester Mass. m: June 29, 1791 
.............................................................. 7   John Meriam b: February 19, 1779 in probably Oxford, Worchester Mass  d: September 26, 1851 in buried Sheffield Cemetery, Beverley Twp., Wentworth Co.  src: Cornell Family geneaolgy Page has birth and deathe date for John and Clarissa. Lari Meed Kennedy has died 1851
..................................................................  +Clarissa Cornell b: January 18, 1797 in Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY moved to Waterloo Co Canada in 1802 m: Abt 1817 in probably Waterloo Twp Ont. d: May 29, 1850 in buried Sheffield Cemetery,Beverley Twp., Wentworth Co. 
................... 3   William Meriam b: Abt 1624 

Descendants of John Meriam   
       
  1   John Meriam b: February 19, 1779 in probably Oxford, Worchester Mass  d: September 26, 1851 in buried Sheffield Cemetery ,Beverley Twp., Wentworth Co.
.  +Clarissa Cornell b: January 18, 1797 in Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY moved to Waterloo Co Canada in 1802 m: Abt 1817 in probably Waterloo Twp Ont. d: May 29, 1850 in buried Sheffield Cemetery,Beverley Twp., Wentworth Co.

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