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From: Rick Merrill <>
Subject: Re: [MERRILL] MERRILLS, Corinth, Orange, Vt circa 1818
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 09:33:09 -0500
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Good job Howard! Do you have descendants of Asa Merrill?

- RM


howard merrill wrote:

> Kate:
>
> Asa (7), [1778-1818] m. 1802 Dec 21, Sally Bennet in Corinth, Orange,
> VT [VT vr]. You have the correct d. date for Asa but his sister Sarah
> d. 1863 Jan 30. His lineage is Peter (6,5,4,3), Nathaniel (2,1).
>
> The list of War of 1812 Pensioners has "Asa Merrill, Navy Privateer
> WF-#89, Served as Master's Mate on the privateeer Mars". " We are
> not sure this is the correct Asa, but we think it is.
> We have not looked at the pension file. They are on file at the
> National Archives. We looked at some, but not the one for Asa.
>
> Howard and Jean Merrill.
>
> Kate Sowdon wrote:
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>> Evening, folks. I have a couple of questions maybe someone can help me
>> with. Maybe pretty simple....maybe not..
>>
>> I have Asa MERRILL b 1778 in New Hampshire and married to Sally Bennett.
>> Does anyone have a marriage date and place for them? Next, I have Asa's
>> death date as 25 Oct 1818 in Corinth, Orange, VT; coincidently I
>> have the
>> same death date of 25 Oct 1818 for his sister, Sarah b. 32 Jan 1780
>> (again
>> Corinth). I must have goofed up royally here, so maybe someone could
>> straighten me out. I sure would be grateful.
>>
>> One more question: on Asa Merrill's headstone it states Capt. Asa
>> Merrill
>> and there was an American flag planted simply beside it. From his
>> dates I
>> know it wasn't the Revolution and he was too early for the Civil War,
>> so I'm
>> guessing maybe it was the War of 1812, maybe Plattsburg??? Does anyone
>> have any firm information on this? I'd love to have some real details!
>>
>> Sure would appreciate any help clearing up my little mysteries!!!
>> Thanks
>> for taking the time to read my quest...
>>
>> regards,
>> Kate Sowdon
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