Joseph Merrick and Irene Alden

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Husband Joseph Merrick ¹

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           Born: 22 Feb 1765 - Tolland, Tolland Co, CT 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1831
         Buried: 

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         Father: Joseph Merrick (1733-1787) 1
         Mother: Ann Holt (      -1806) 2

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       Marriage: Oct 1796 2

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Wife Irene Alden ²

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            AKA: Serena Alden 3
           Born: 24 Feb 1772 - Bellingham, Norfolk Co, MA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Nov 1858 - Pleasantville, Oil Creek Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Elisha Alden (1745-1826) 4
         Mother: Irene Markham (1742-1830) 5

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   Other Spouse: Rev. Samuel Churchill (1773-1842) 3 - 18 Feb 1831 3

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Children

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1 F Irene Merrick ²

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           Born: 21 Aug 1797 2
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Lodisa Merrick ⁶

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           Born: 14 Dec 1798 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Aug 1862 - Pleasantville, Oil Creek Twp, Venango Co, PA 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Amos Hall (1790-1863) 7 8
           Marr: 16 Oct 1821 - Longmeadow, Hampden Co, MA 7

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3 M Elisha Alden Merrick ²

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           Born: 3 Apr 1800 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jerusha Tennant (      -      ) 9

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4 M Austin Merrick ²

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           Born: 12 Sep 1801 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Aug 1876 - Corry, Erie Co, PA 9 10
         Buried:  - Pleasantville Cemetery, Oil Creek Twp, Venango Co, PA 10

         Spouse: Sylvia Wicher (      -      ) 9
           Marr: 5 Feb 1839 9

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5 F Laura Merrick ²

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           Born: 4 Nov 1803 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Curtis (      -      ) 9

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1 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 85.

2 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 86.

3 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 94.

4 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 92.

5 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 93.

6 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 27, 86.

7 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 27.

8 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 1018.

9 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 96.

10 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 694.