[FROM THE RECORDS OF THE LATE SAMUEL SMITH IN THE REUBEN HOAR LIBRARY ] Ebenezer Meriam m. [Nov. 8, 1711] Elizabeth Brooks [Footnote by editor notes that bracketed date is reported as 6 Dec 1705 by Concord BMD. The first child I find (or that is listed in Source:Pope, Charles Henry. Merriam Genealogy in England and America) for this couple is son Ebenezer b. Concord 23 Aug 1717.]