Section ACJ: Descendants of William Jackson Meeker

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Report generated by MagiCensus Deluxe v5.5.5 on 16 Sept. 2024
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Generation One

1. WILLIAM JACKSON¹ MEEKER was born in 1730^[5] in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, United States^[5], and died between 21 Jan. 1777 and 3 April 1777^[5] in Stratfield, Fairfield Co.^[5]. He married (IV-17) OLIVE CABLE, daughter of (IV-14) Andrew and (ATK-38) Rebecca (WHEELER) CABLE, who was christened on 6 March 1743^[1] in Westport, Fairfield Co.^[1].
Children:

2 i. LYMAN² MEEKER, b. about 1765 in Connecticut; d. about 1840; m. on 1 Jan. 1787^{[2, 3]} in Trinity Church, Southport, Fairfield Co.^{[2, 3]} REBECCA TAYLOR.

3 ii. JUSTUS MEEKER, b. about 1767 in Connecticut; d. on 7 Feb. 1844^[5] in Trumbull Co., Ohio, United States^[5]; bur. in Dugan Cemetery, Fowler, Trumbull Co.^[5]; m. BETSY SILLMAN.

4 iii. WILLIAM MEEKER, b. on 10 May 1770^[5]; d. on 11 July 1841^[5]; m. on 5 Nov. 1796^[5] MARY _____.

5 iv. SAMUEL MEEKER, b. about 1772; d. about 1800.

6 v. CLARISSA ALLEN MEEKER, b. on 21 May 1774^[4]; d. on 1 March 1835^[5]; m. on 23 July 1796^[4] ELIJAH TYRRELL, b. on 8 March 1775^[4], d. on 11 April 1848^[4].

7 vi. DANIEL MEEKER, b. on 16 Sept. 1777^[5]; d. on 29 Dec. 1823^[5]; bur. in Dugan Cemetery^[5]; m. on 31 Dec. 1795^[5] EUNICE GRANGER.

1. Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. II Part I (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976), 221.
2. Ibid., 631.
3. Edmund Guilbert, Annals of an Old Parish - Historical Sketches of Trinity Church (New York: Thomas Whittaker, 1898), 247; digital images, Archive.org (http://www.archive.org).
4. History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, Vol. II (Cleveland: H.Z. Williams & Bro., 1882), 419.
5. Doyle Fenn, Footprints West: A Family History, 2nd ed. (Manvel, Texas: D. Fenn, 1998), 271; FHL microfilm 1,425,202.

2	i.	LYMAN² MEEKER, b. about 1765 in Connecticut; d. about 1840; m. on 1 Jan. 1787^{[2, 3]} in Trinity Church, Southport, Fairfield Co.^{[2, 3]} REBECCA TAYLOR.
3	ii.	JUSTUS MEEKER, b. about 1767 in Connecticut; d. on 7 Feb. 1844^[5] in Trumbull Co., Ohio, United States^[5]; bur. in Dugan Cemetery, Fowler, Trumbull Co.^[5]; m. BETSY SILLMAN.
4	iii.	WILLIAM MEEKER, b. on 10 May 1770^[5]; d. on 11 July 1841^[5]; m. on 5 Nov. 1796^[5] MARY _____.
5	iv.	SAMUEL MEEKER, b. about 1772; d. about 1800.
6	v.	CLARISSA ALLEN MEEKER, b. on 21 May 1774^[4]; d. on 1 March 1835^[5]; m. on 23 July 1796^[4] ELIJAH TYRRELL, b. on 8 March 1775^[4], d. on 11 April 1848^[4].
7	vi.	DANIEL MEEKER, b. on 16 Sept. 1777^[5]; d. on 29 Dec. 1823^[5]; bur. in Dugan Cemetery^[5]; m. on 31 Dec. 1795^[5] EUNICE GRANGER.