Noah (6) MERRITT Sr.
- Born: 26 Feb 1756, Scituate, MA
- Marriage (1): Elizabeth ("Betsy") BRYANT on 11 Jan 1787 in Scituate, MA
- Died: 31 May 1831, Scituate, MA at age 75
General Notes:
“Noah Merritt of Scituate, Private in Captain Hayward Pierce’s Company, Colonel Jeremiah Hall’s Regiment, which marched December 10, 1776, Service 3 mos. 2 days; Company raised in Scituate and Hanover to serve at Briston, R.I.: Also Captain Hayward Pierce’s, Colonel Theophilu Colton’s Regiment: Enlisted Sept. 25, 1977 and discharged Oct. 28, 1777-- service one month and six days: company drafted from Scituate and Hanover and ordered to march on Tiverton, R.I. on a secret expedition.
--Taken from Mass Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War, vol 10 p. 688.
Was in Col. Theophilus Cotton's Regiment during the Revolutionary War.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Ship builder and owner.
• Religion: Episcopalian or Congregationalist.
Noah married Elizabeth ("Betsy") BRYANT, daughter of John (3) BRYANT IV and Abiel STOCKBRIDGE, on 11 Jan 1787 in Scituate, MA. (Elizabeth ("Betsy") BRYANT was born about 1763 in Scituate, MA and died in Jul 1808 in Scituate, MA.)
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