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N + Merriam

1st Tier Candidate

  • Capt. Nathaniel Merriam

  • b 1767 Berwick, ME d 1821 Portsmouth, NH

  • joiner 1789, 1792 deeds, Berwick, ME

  • house carpenter 1797 court document, Berwick, ME

  • joiner 1804, 1806, 1807, 1814 deeds, Portsmouth, NH​​

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2nd Tier Candidate (too distant from Newburyport, MA)

  • Nathan Merriam

  • joiner 1805 Berkshire Co., MA

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Plane: collection of Mike Humphrey

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(Sleeper-like wedge, Newburyport influence.)

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Nathaniel Merriam

​​1st tier candidate:

  • Capt. Nathaniel Merriam

  • b 1767 Berwick, ME d 1821 Portsmouth, NH

  • joiner 1789, 1792 deeds, Berwick, ME

  • house carpenter 1797 court document, Berwick, ME

  • joiner 1804, 1806, 1807, 1814 deeds, Portsmouth, NH

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parents: Matthew and Elizabeth

m Mahitable Hayes in 1790

ch: Eliza, Persis, Matthew, Emeline, Oliver, Hiram, Harriet, Bethiah

 

Family material from Merriam Genealogy in England and America, by CH Pope, 1906.

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1789 deed, Nathaniel Merriam, Berwick, ME, joiner

10" long, beech complex molder. Collection of Mike Humphrey

(The presentation of visually based elements (scale imprints, scale drawings, etc.) is a challenge, especially when moving from the printed page to the realm of an electronic medium. For reference, the original GAWP 5, CAWP, BARS and SOJ publications had pages which were 8-1/2" in width.)

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