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  1720 - 
| Name | Meribah Wardwell |  
| Birth | 25 Dec 1720 | York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America  [1, 2, 4] |  
| Gender | Female |  
| Person ID | I2370 | Duane's Ancestors |  
| Last Modified | 15 Jan 2016 |  
 
| Father | Eliakim Wardwell,   b. 17 Aug 1687, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. Bef 16 Oct 1753, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age < 66 years) |  
| Mother | Ruth Bragdon,   b. 9 Apr 1691, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 1760, Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 68 years) |  
| Marriage | 4 Dec 1711  [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] |  
| Family ID | F310 | Group Sheet  |  Family Chart |  
 
| Family | Maj. William Eaton,   b. 1720, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 1759, Little Deer Isle, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 39 years)  [4, 10] |  
| Marriage | 1742 | York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America  [1, 10] |  
| Engaged | 20 Nov 1742 | York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America  [1, 3] |  
| Children | 
|  | 1. William Eaton,   b. Abt 1755   d. 6 Sep 1842, North Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States  (Age ~ 87 years) |  |  
| Family ID | F433 | Group Sheet  |  Family Chart |  
| Last Modified | 10 Apr 2020 |  
| Notes | 
There is the persistent story that Meribah Wardwell was the product of her mother's capture by the Indians. I cannot find any attacks on York, Maine near the time that Ruth Bragdon would have become pregnant with Meribah, so for me, the story appears to be false. |  
| Sources |  1.  [S34]  Penobscot Pioneers, Volume 4, 109, 00420. 
 
 2.  [S259]  NEHGS Register, 110:283, 00390. 
 
 3.  [S314]  Vital Records of York, ME, 128, 00613. 
 
 4.  [S1149]  TMG, 18:152, 00999. 
 
 5.  [S988]  Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 106, 00218. 
 
 6.  [S147]  Connecticut Genealogies, 00113. 
 
 7.  [S31]  Vital Records of Andover, MA, Vol. 1, 372, 00564. 
 
 8.  [S988]  Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 719, 00218. 
 
 9.  [S1122]  Find A Grave, Memorial# 114666517, 00974. 
 
 10.  [S101]  History of Deer Isle, ME, 41, 00270. 
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