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Sarah Merriman Atwater

Birth
Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death
3 Feb 1732 (aged 30)
Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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The daughter of Lieut. John & Elizabeth (Peck) Merriman, she married Moses Atwater on Dec. 28, 1722 in Wallingford, Conn. Known children: Abigail (Atwater) Hotchkiss, Sarah Atwater, Moses Atwater, Jr., Mercy Atwater.

She was the granddaughter of my ancestors, NATHANIEL & JOAN MERRIMAN and great granddaughter of WILLIAM & ELIZABETH PECK.

Sarah and her sisters Elizabeth and Mary all died young in 1732. This was most likely due to a smallpox epidemic.
See https://www.usdeadlyevents.com/1732-spring-smallpox-epidemic-wallingfordnew-cheshire-new-haven
The daughter of Lieut. John & Elizabeth (Peck) Merriman, she married Moses Atwater on Dec. 28, 1722 in Wallingford, Conn. Known children: Abigail (Atwater) Hotchkiss, Sarah Atwater, Moses Atwater, Jr., Mercy Atwater.

She was the granddaughter of my ancestors, NATHANIEL & JOAN MERRIMAN and great granddaughter of WILLIAM & ELIZABETH PECK.

Sarah and her sisters Elizabeth and Mary all died young in 1732. This was most likely due to a smallpox epidemic.
See https://www.usdeadlyevents.com/1732-spring-smallpox-epidemic-wallingfordnew-cheshire-new-haven


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  • Created by: V. Nareen Lake
  • Added: Aug 6, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28816924/sarah-atwater: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah Merriman Atwater (17 Feb 1701–3 Feb 1732), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28816924, citing Center Street Cemetery, Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).