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Meribah Wardwell[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1720 -


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  • Name Meribah Wardwell 
    Birth 25 Dec 1720  York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Gender Female 
    Person ID I2370  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2016 

    Father Eliakim Wardwell,   b. 17 Aug 1687, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 16 Oct 1753, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 66 years) 
    Mother Ruth Bragdon,   b. 9 Apr 1691, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1760, Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 4 Dec 1711  [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Family ID F310  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maj. William Eaton,   b. 1720, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1759, Little Deer Isle, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [4, 10
    Marriage 1742  York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10
    Engaged 20 Nov 1742  York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. William Eaton,   b. Abt 1755   d. 6 Sep 1842, North Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 87 years)
    Family ID F433  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Dec 1720 - York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1742 - York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEngaged - 20 Nov 1742 - York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • There is the persistent story that Meribah Wardwell was the product of her mother's capture by the Indians. I cannot find any attacks on York, Maine near the time that Ruth Bragdon would have become pregnant with Meribah, so for me, the story appears to be false.

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S34] Penobscot Pioneers, Volume 4, 109, 00420.

    2.  2.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 110:283, 00390.

    3.  3.  [S314] Vital Records of York, ME, 128, 00613.

    4.  4.  [S1149] TMG, 18:152, 00999.

    5.  5.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 106, 00218.

    6.  6.  [S147] Connecticut Genealogies, 00113.

    7.  7.  [S31] Vital Records of Andover, MA, Vol. 1, 372, 00564.

    8.  8.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 719, 00218.

    9.  9.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 114666517, 00974.

    10.  10.  [S101] History of Deer Isle, ME, 41, 00270.