Ancestry of
Benjamin Pierce

(1757–1839)

John Merrill

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• • Great-grandfather of Benjamin Pierce — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 12 
  • Father:
  • Nathaniel Merrill 
  • Mother:
  • Joan -----   
  • Birth Date:
  • 16 Feb 1662 
  • Birth Location:
  • Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts 
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  • Death Date:
  • 15 May 1705 
  • Death Location:
  • Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Lucy Webster
  • Marriage Date:
  • BEF 1690 
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  • Child:

  Abel Merrill (Ahnentafel No:6 )

• Sources for John Merrill

  • ¹ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, Case #18268 (24 pages), Probate file for John Merrill.
  • ² Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Newbury, Vol. 1, p. 316, Birth record for John Merrill.
  • ³ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Haverhill, Vol. 2, p. 444, Death record for John Merrill.
  • ⁴ The American Genealogist, 1979, Vol. 55, p. 143.
  • ⁵ Brogan, Hugh and Charles Mosley, American Presidential Families, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company (1993), 421.