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Lt. Joshua Meriam

Male 1708 - 1784  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lt. Joshua Meriam was born on 21 Feb 1707/8 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was christened on 22 Feb 1707/8 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (son of Deacon John Meriam and Mary Cooper); died on 7 Jun 1784 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Joshua married Susannah Gleason on 12 Nov 1733 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Susannah (daughter of Lt. Thomas Gleason and Susanna Haven) was born between 3 Jan 1710 and 1719 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 1 Oct 1788 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Joshua Meriam, Jr. was born on 18 Aug 1734 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jun 1784 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. Susannah Meriam was born on 23 Oct 1736 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Jan 1803 in Auburn, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Deacon John Meriam was born on 9 Jul 1641 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (son of Joseph Meriam and Sarah Goldstone); died on 2 Feb 1724 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    John married Mary Cooper on 21 Oct 1663 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Deacon John Cooper and Anna Sparhawk) was born on 11 Sep 1645 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Mar 1730 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Cooper was born on 11 Sep 1645 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (daughter of Deacon John Cooper and Anna Sparhawk); died on 5 Mar 1730 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. John Meriam was born on 26 Jul 1696 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    2. 1. Lt. Joshua Meriam was born on 21 Feb 1707/8 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was christened on 22 Feb 1707/8 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jun 1784 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Meriam was born about 1600 in England (son of father Meriam); died on 1 Jan 1641 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    Joseph married Sarah Goldstone in say 1628. Sarah (daughter of John Goldstone) died on 12 Mar 1671 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah Goldstone (daughter of John Goldstone); died on 12 Mar 1671 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. Joseph Meriam was born about 1628 in England; died on 20 Apr 1677 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    2. 2. Deacon John Meriam was born on 9 Jul 1641 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Feb 1724 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

  3. 6.  Deacon John Cooper was born in 1618 in England (son of Simon Cooper and Lydia); died on 22 Aug 1691 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    John married Anna Sparhawk in say 1642. Anna (daughter of Deacon Nathaniel Sparhawk and Mary Angier) was born in Dedham, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Anna Sparhawk was born in Dedham, Essex, England (daughter of Deacon Nathaniel Sparhawk and Mary Angier).
    Children:
    1. Anna Cooper was born on 16 Nov 1643 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 8 May 1666 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    2. 3. Mary Cooper was born on 11 Sep 1645 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Mar 1730 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    3. Deacon Samuel Cooper was born on 3 Jan 1654 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 08 Jan 1717/18 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    4. John Cooper was born on 3 Oct 1656 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Feb 1736 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    5. Nathaniel Cooper was christened on 8 May 1659 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Dec 1661 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    6. Lydia Cooper was born on 8 Apr 1662 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Aug 1725 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    7. Hannah Cooper was christened on 29 Dec 1667 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in 1712 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  father Meriam
    Children:
    1. George Meriam was born in England; died on 29 Dec 1675.
    2. 4. Joseph Meriam was born about 1600 in England; died on 1 Jan 1641 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

  2. 10.  John Goldstone
    Children:
    1. 5. Sarah Goldstone died on 12 Mar 1671 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

  3. 12.  Simon Cooper was born in England; died in Dedham, Essex, England.

    Simon married Lydia on Yes, date unknown. Lydia died on 24 Jun 1674 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Lydia died on 24 Jun 1674 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. 6. Deacon John Cooper was born in 1618 in England; died on 22 Aug 1691 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    2. Lydia Cooper was born in England; died on 29 Nov 1654 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

  5. 14.  Deacon Nathaniel Sparhawk was born on 16 Feb 1597/98 in Dedham, Essex, England; was christened on 16 Feb 1597/98 in Dedham, Essex, England (son of Samuel Sparhawk); died on 27 Jun 1647 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    Nathaniel married Mary Angier in say 1628. Mary (daughter of John Angier) was born in Dedham, Essex, England; died on 25 Jan 1643/44 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Mary Angier was born in Dedham, Essex, England (daughter of John Angier); died on 25 Jan 1643/44 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. Deacon Nathaniel Sparhawk was born in Dedham, Essex, England.
    2. 7. Anna Sparhawk was born in Dedham, Essex, England.
    3. Mary Sparhawk was born in Dedham, Essex, England.
    4. Esther Sparhawk was born in Dedham, Essex, England; died on 4 Nov 1745 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    5. Samuel Sparhawk was born on 27 Oct 1638 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Oct 1639 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    6. John Sparhawk died on 21 Sep 1644 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.