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in Wilmington and Franklin, with g
large practice, necessitating great
deal of travel in the sparcely settled
country where he served the people.
He died July 1st, 1922, at Vernon.
Children: Wealthy, born Dec 20
1892, at Wilmington. married John
Nye of Ellington; Mark, born Nov.
IA, 1894, married Hannah Sparks,
moved to Hartford, where he was
merchant tailor, and died there in
1914; Sophronia. born April 1, 1897,
married Spafford Brigham, died in
1912; Leander, born May 30, 1893;
Charlotte, born January. 1902, died
1918 i'll Wilmington. DIR. Constant
5, son of Jospeh 4, John 3, John 2,
Thomas 1 and Ann Holt Merrick,
born January, 1772, at Tolland, mar
ried October, 1896, Experience Burt.
Constant Merrick was a practicing
physician and also farmer in Madi-
son county, New York, where he
moved from New England about 1900.
He had nine children born to him.
Six generations, 4th at Wilmington.
Joseph 6, son of Timothy 5, Joseph 4,
John 3, John 2, Thomas 1 and Me-
hitable Atwood Merrick, born July 2,
1889, at Wilmington, married April
10, 1914, Lodicea, daughter of Sam
uel and Lavina Marcy Dunton. She
was born Sept. %, 1894, at Willing
ton, died Sept. II, 1857 at willing
ton. Joseph Merrick died Jan. 8,
1854, at Wilmington. His children
were: Samuel Dunton, born April
20, 1915, now living at Madison, N.
Y; Lovina Marcy, born April s.,
1917, married Nov. 80, 1887, J. G..
Rider of Wilmington, died March "a,
1877; Anna, born July II, 1919,
died August, 1885, Elizabeth Alden,
born Sept. "a, 1921, died Feb, Is,
1913; Timothy, born Dec. 2, 1923,
died March, 1898; John, born April
10, 1926, now living in Minneapolis,
MINI. !; Austin, born May %, 1928,
married Olive E. Cowen of Holland.
died Sept. %, 1870; no children.
Gideon Noble 6, son of Thomas 5,
Joseph 4, John 3, John 2, Thomas !
and Joanna Noble Merrick, born June
20, 1893, at Wilmington, married
Polly Niles. He was town clerk of
Wilmington for many years, was a
merchant and kept the town records
in his peculiar fine copperplate hand.
He died Jan. "a, 1862, and was bu-
ried a: Wilmington. His children
we're: Emily, born -, married
Truman Johnson; Marilda, born -,
married Rev. Isaac Niles, both dead :;
Gideon, born --, married Miss
Tingley of Windham, both dead Isa-
bella, born --, unmarried, now liv-
ing in Everett, Mass. Harvey 6, son
of Thomas 5, Timothy 4, John 3,
John 2, Thomas l and Joanna Noble
Merrick, born May 2, 1903, at Will
ington, married April %, 1898, Es-
ther G., daughter of Chester and Mary
Holt Burnham. She was born Feb.
ID, 1910, at Wilmington, died at the
home of her SOD, Leverett Griggs Mer-
rick, at Bristol. Harvey Merrick
was an old time Puritan in his relig-
ious belief and practice, was deacon
Of the Congregational church of Will
lington, was for many years employed
in manufacture of glass bottles aud
also in general merchandise in Will
lington, removing to Bristol to engaMe
in business with his son in 1878, re-
firing at the age of rs. He did
Aug. II, 1887. at Bristol. Had OF be
child, Leverett Griggs Merrick, bot In
Dec. 10, 1916. Samuel Dunton h :,
son of Joseph 6, Timothy 5, Joseph 4,
John 3, John 2, Thomas l and y TO-.
dicea Dunton Merrick, born April 20,
1916, at Wilmington, married March
Il, 1889, at Eastford, Evelina
daughter of James Lyon. She was
born July 81, 1915, at Eastford, died
Jan. 3, 1898, at Holyoke, Mass. He
is living at this date, December,
1905, with his daughter, Mrs. F. g.
Taber, at Addison, N. Y. His chill
dren we're: James Lyon, born July
IL, 1910, at Wilmington; Joseph
Stewart, born May II, 1912, at Will
lington; Everlina, born Feb. 10,
1916, died April 13, 1916; Adoner-
am Judson, born April II, 1S47, at
Tolland; Anna Elizabeth, born March
80, 1852, at Holland. Timothy 7,
son of Joseph 6, Timothy 5, Joseph
4, John 3, John 2, Thomas 1 and
Lodicea Dunton Merrick, born Dec.
2, 1888, at Wilmington. Married
four times-1st, Sept. 16, 1851, at
Willing ton, Justina L., daughter of
Origen and Salina Preston Hall. She
was born July 3, 1880, at Whitman
tic, died June 16, 1860, at same
place. I'd, April 20, 1862, Sarah B..
daughter of Benjamin and Susan Med
bury Congdon, born June 30, 1884,
at Pomfret, died Dec. 81, 1888, at
Holyoke, Mass. Sd, Nov, II, 1887,
Priscilla Breislin at Brooklyn, N. Y.
She died Dec. Is, 1888. 4th, Oct.
1, 1890, Harriet Allen at Fair Ha-
ven, Vt. Timothy Merrick died March
10, 1894, at San Francisco, Cal
was buried at Holyoke, Mass. His
children we're: Origin Hall, born
March 7, 1854, at Wililntgon; Charles
Irving, born July "a, 1857, at Will
lington, died March 6, 1866, at Hol-
yoke; Justina Hall, born Feb. IS,
1860, at Willimantic, died June,
1860; Justina Hall, born March 7,
1868, at Mansfield, married Dec. 10,
1888, @. H. Hollister of Grand Rap
ids, Mich; Susan Medbury, born May
10, 1867, at Holyoke, Mass, married
May 10, 1899, Geo. H. Haywood,
Aiken, S. G.; George Edward, born
Feb. 1, 1869, at Holyoke, died March
%, 1892; Charles Irving, born Feb.