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Personal data Deacon Joseph Merrick 


Household of Deacon Joseph Merrick

(1) He is married to Elizabeth Howes.

They got married on May 1, 1684 at Eastham, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, he was 22 years old.


(2) He is married to Elizabeth Freeman.

They got married on July 7, 1712 at Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, he was 50 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Joseph Merrick

John Meyrick
1579-1650
Dorothy Bishop
1574-1650
Stephen Tracy
1596-1673
Tryphosa Lee
± 1597-< ????
Rebecca Tracy
1624-1686

Joseph Merrick
1662-1737

(1) 1684

Elizabeth Howes
± 1665-????

(2) 1712

Elizabeth Freeman
1671-1722


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Birthday January 1, 1662

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    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1662: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 1 » The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
    • May 9 » The figure who later became Mr. Punch makes his first recorded appearance in England.
    • August 24 » The Act of Uniformity requires England to accept the Book of Common Prayer.
    • October 17 » Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to Louis XIV of France for 40,000 pounds.
    • December 1 » Diarist John Evelyn records skating on the frozen lake in St James's Park, London, watched by Charles II and Queen Catherine.

Day of marriage July 7, 1712

  • The temperature on July 7, 1712 was about 18.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1712: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 10 » Huilliches in Chiloé rebel against Spanish encomenderos.
    • February 29 » February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Julian calendar.
    • April 6 » The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway.
    • July 31 » Action of 31 July 1712 (Great Northern War): Danish and Swedish ships clash in the Baltic Sea; the result is inconclusive.
    • August 17 » Action of 17 August 1712 New Deep naval battle between Denmark and Sweden.
    • October 3 » The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.

Day of death June 15, 1737

  • The temperature on June 15, 1737 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1737: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 28 » The Marathas under Baji Rao I attack and defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi.
    • September 20 » The finish of the Walking Purchase which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
    • November 4 » The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy.
    • December 24 » The Marathas defeat the combined forces of the Mughal Empire, Rajputs of Jaipur, Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab of Awadh and Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Bhopal.


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