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   This past May 4^th 2001 marked 400 years ago that Nathaniel Merrill (the immigrant) was baptised in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. It is hard to believe our ancestry spans such a long period of time in this country. It is with great pride that we can say that the Merrill family was one of the first families to settle the New World.

   May 4th came and went by without much fan fare to many Merrill decendants who didn't realize how important the date was. With this in mind, we set aside Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 22^nd 2001 as Nathaniel Merrill Day.

   There were many families who celebrated Thanksgiving as Nathaniel Merrill Day and included some of their genealogy in the celebration. What were some of the things you did to mark this once-in-a-lifetime day?

   If you haven't had a Merrill reunion for your line of family in a while, pick a day and download the information to the right. Create a packet of information and charts about Nathaniel and his family tree by clicking on the links and hand copies out at your next gathering.

Information Packet might include the following:

• Planning a family reunion
• History of Nathaniel¹
• First Generation
• Chart of Nathaniel's children
• Chart of Nathaniel's grandchildren
• Inventory of Nathaniel
• Will of Nathaniel
• History of Wherstead, England
• History of Newbury, MA
• Blank charts to fill in
  • Pedigree chart
  • Family group sheet
  • Ancestry.com form

   

   Don't forget to cruise through the Merrill Memorial and print the pages that relate directly to your branch.