Benjamin Wheeler Merriam

  • Born May 8, 1803 in Mason, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
  • Parents were SAMUEL MERRIAM and LUCY WHEELER.
  • Married ADELIZA HILL on April 4, 1833. Adeliza was born July 9, 1812 in Mason, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; and died June 14, 1881 in New York, New York. Her parents were Rev. EBENEZER HILL and ABIGAIL STEARNS.
  • Occupation - Manufacturer and dealer in mirrors, New York, New York.
  • Died April 24, 1884 in New York, New York.





CHILDREN

  1. ADELIZA FRANCES MERRIAM, born March 3, 1835 in New York, New York; died December 26, 1915 in New York, New York. Married Rev. DANIEL DuBOIS SAHLER.
  2. MARIA HILL MERRIAM, born August 9, 1837 in New York, New York; died September 15, 1909 in Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York. Married WALTER FRANKLIN BRUSH, Jr. Married WILLIAM NEVINS CRANE on October 29, 1884 in Highland Falls, Orange County, New York.
  3. HARRIET WHEELER MERRIAM, born September 13, 1839 in New York, New York; died February 10, 1845 in New York, New York.
  4. ABBIE CAROLINE MERRIAM, born November 8, 1841 in New York, New York; died February 27, 1880 in New York, New York. Married WILLIAM NEVINS CRANE on November 3, 1870 in Passaic, Essex County, New Jersey. She was the President of the New York Y.W.C.A.
  5. HENRY EVERETT MERRIAM, born March 29, 1844 in New York, New York; died February 12, 1891 in New York, New York. He never married.
  6. EMMA REBECCA MERRIAM, born April 10, 1850 in New York, New York; died October 9, 1873 in Scarborough, Westchester County, New York.
  7. ANNIE LOUISE MERRIAM, born November 24, 1852 in New York, New York.
  8. SARAH WHEELER MERRIAM, born September 1, 1854 in New York, New York; died November 15, 1886 in New York, New York.

SOURCE:

Charles E. Hill, Ebenezer Hill: The Little Minister of Mason, N.H. : A Sketch (NY: T.A. Wright, Printer & Publisher, 1923), Page 57.