Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Jonathan Merrill
1676 - Aft 1715 (> 40 years)1. Jonathan Merrill was born on 19 Jan 1676 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died after 1715. Jonathan married Mary Brown before 1700. Mary died on 13 May 1758 in Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Prudence Merrill was born on 1 May 1715 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died after Oct 1786; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
Generation: 2
2. Prudence Merrill (1.Jonathan1) was born on 1 May 1715 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died after Oct 1786; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Prudence married Thomas Stevens on 29 Apr 1736 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of Capt. Roger Stevens and Sarah Nichols) was born on 21 Nov 1711 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died after Oct 1786. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Naomi Stevens was born on 24 Oct 1751 in Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 9 Jan 1816 in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
Generation: 3
3. Naomi Stevens (2.Prudence2, 1.Jonathan1) was born on 24 Oct 1751 in Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 9 Jan 1816 in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Aft 1790
Naomi married John Butterfield about 1773. John (son of John Butterfield and Phebe Russell) was born on 7 Sep 1753 in Litchfield, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; died on 10 Oct 1828 in New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Olive Butterfield was born on 6 Dec 1783 in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; died on 30 Aug 1878 in Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; was buried in Bedford Center Cemetery, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
Generation: 4
4. Olive Butterfield (3.Naomi3, 2.Prudence2, 1.Jonathan1) was born on 6 Dec 1783 in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; died on 30 Aug 1878 in Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; was buried in Bedford Center Cemetery, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Olive married Robert Dunlap on 22 Sep 1803 in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Robert (son of Major John Dunlap and Martha Gilmore) was born on 21 Nov 1779 in Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; died on 16 Nov 1865 in Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; was buried in Bedford Center Cemetery, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Naomi Jane Dunlap was born about 1821 in New Hampshire; died on 10 Apr 1876 in Iowa; was buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, DeWitt, Clinton, Iowa.
Generation: 5
5. Naomi Jane Dunlap (4.Olive4, 3.Naomi3, 2.Prudence2, 1.Jonathan1) was born about 1821 in New Hampshire; died on 10 Apr 1876 in Iowa; was buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, DeWitt, Clinton, Iowa. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1822, New Hampshire
- Alternate death: 11 Apr 1876, Clinton County, Iowa
Notes:
Her headstone spells her first name "Noemi," and gives her date of death as 10 Apr 1876, not 11 Apr as would be implied by the newspaper story below.
"Mrs. N. J. Gage, the widow of Moses Gage, the former Station Agent of the Northwestern Railway at Clinton, committed suicide by shooting herself through the head with a revolver, at 10 o'clock Tuesday night. Temporary insanity is the supposed cause. She leaves two daughters, one married. She was a very estimable lady, and there is considerable excitement." [Davenport (Iowa) Quad-City Times, citation details below]Family/Spouse: Moses Gage. Moses (son of Moses Gage and Sibyl Barron) was born on 1 Mar 1819 in Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; was christened on 13 Jun 1819 in Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; died on 28 Mar 1871 in Iowa; was buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, DeWitt, Clinton, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Frances "Fannie" Gage was born in 1858 in Iowa; was christened about 1859 in Iowa; died in 1893; was buried in City View Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon.
Generation: 6
6. Frances "Fannie" Gage (5.Naomi5, 4.Olive4, 3.Naomi3, 2.Prudence2, 1.Jonathan1) was born in 1858 in Iowa; was christened about 1859 in Iowa; died in 1893; was buried in City View Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Bef 1895
Frances married Norton Jason Damon on 14 Dec 1875 in Clinton County, Iowa. Norton (son of Edmund H. Damon and Sarah Hicks) was born in May 1846 in New York; died in 1912; was buried in City View Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Leola Ladorie Damon was born on 17 Sep 1887 in Calamus, Clinton, Iowa; died on 30 Jun 1958 in Hood River, Hood River, Oregon; was buried in Forest View Cemetery, Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon.
Generation: 7
7. Leola Ladorie Damon (6.Frances6, 5.Naomi5, 4.Olive4, 3.Naomi3, 2.Prudence2, 1.Jonathan1) was born on 17 Sep 1887 in Calamus, Clinton, Iowa; died on 30 Jun 1958 in Hood River, Hood River, Oregon; was buried in Forest View Cemetery, Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1888, Iowa
Notes:
Leola Ladorie Damon and Frederick Stuart Knight were 8th cousins, both being 7XG-grandchildren of Richard Ingersoll (1587-1644) and Agnes Langlye (d. 1670).
Leola married Frederick Stuart Knight on 1 Sep 1917 in Lincoln, Lincoln, Oregon. Frederick (son of Frank F. Knight and Martha J. Stuart) was born on 1 May 1884 in Ramona, Lake, South Dakota; died on 29 Jul 1945 in Hood River, Hood River, Oregon; was buried in Forest View Cemetery, Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Damon Francis Knight was born on 20 Sep 1922 in Baker City, Baker, Oregon; died on 15 Apr 2002 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon.
Generation: 8
8. Damon Francis Knight (7.Leola7, 6.Frances6, 5.Naomi5, 4.Olive4, 3.Naomi3, 2.Prudence2, 1.Jonathan1) was born on 20 Sep 1922 in Baker City, Baker, Oregon; died on 15 Apr 2002 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: 19 Sep 1922, Baker City, Baker, Oregon
- Alternate birth: 22 Sep 1922, Baker City, Baker, Oregon
- Alternate death: 14 Apr 2002
Notes:
His 30 June 1942 draft registration card gives his occupation as "freelance artist," and fellow Futurian Chester Cohen as the "person who will always know your address."
Family/Spouse: Kate Wilhelm. Kate was born on 8 Jun 1928 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio; died on 8 Mar 2018 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]