Person:Joseph Merry (1)

Joseph Merry
b.Abt 1607 England
m. Abt 1645
m. 14 Dec 1659
  1. Martha Merry1647 -
  2. Martha MerryAbt 1652 -
  3. Joseph Merry1654 -
  4. Joseph Merry1654 -
  5. Hannah Merry1660 - 1758
  6. Abigail Merry1662 - 1741
  7. Bathsheba Merry1665 -
  8. Samuel Merry1669 - 1727
Facts and Events
Name Joseph Merry
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1607 England
Marriage Abt 1645 to Mary _____
Marriage 14 Dec 1659 Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United Statesto Elizabeth Parkhurst
Death? 15 Apr 1710 West Tisbury, Dukes, MA
Burial? Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United StatesVillage Cemetery


Joseph was a resident of Haverhill, MA in 1640 and had a wife named Mary. In 1654 they moved to Hampton, NH. There his wife died 4/4/1657. Joseph was 49 years old a widower with a young son when he married the widow Elizabeth who was 21 years his junior. They continued to live in Hampton until 1670 when Joseph moved to Martha's Vineyard. Joseph lived out his long life on the Vineyard, passing the century mark in 1707.