Person:Joseph Merriam (27)

Name^[3]	Joseph Merriam
Gender	Male
Birth^[2]	16 Sep 1709	Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage	Bef 1734	Based on birth of eldest known child to Ruth Hunt
Marriage	26 Dec 1754	Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Hannah Paul
Death^[1]	5 May 1797	Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

References

↑ Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1906)
352.

MERIAM, Dea. Joseph, [died] May 5, 1797, a. 88 and 55th of his office. G.S.
↑ Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1891)
p. 73.

Joseph Miriam ye son of Joseph Miriam and Dorothy his wife was Born Septemb'r ye 16th 1709.
↑ Pope, Charles Henry. Merriam Genealogy in England and America: Including the "Genealogical Memoranda" of Charles Pierce Merriam, the Collections of James Sheldon Merriam, etc. (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1906)
p. 57, 73.

Joseph Merriam [#48], s/o John Merriam [#19] and Dorothy Brooks, b. Concord 16 Sep 1709, d. 5 May 1797, m. (1) 1733 Ruth Hunt, m. (2) 26 Dec 1754 Hannah (Paul) Wadsworth. "He was a man of unblemished character, a deacon of the church for fifty years, much respected. A memorial window in his honor has been placed in the church building at Grafton."