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	Jonathan Robinson (1756-1819) — of Bennington, Bennington County, Vt. Born in Hardwick, Worcester County, Mass., August 11, 1756. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1789; state court judge in Vermont, 1795; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1801-06; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1807-15; Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1816 (voted for James Monroe and Daniel D. Tompkins). Died November 3, 1819 (age 63 years, 84 days). Interment at Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.   Relatives: Brother of Moses Robinson; father of Mary Robinson (who married Orsamus Cook Merrill).   Political family: Merrill #1 family of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Abel Merrill (1763-1838) — of Warren, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Atkinson, Rockingham County, N.H., November 19, 1763. Member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1821. Died in Warren, Grafton County, N.H., March 23, 1838 (age 74 years, 124 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Mary (Emerson) Merrill and John Merrill; married to Tamar Kimball; third cousin once removed of Aaron Kellogg, Daniel Davis and Anthony Colby; third cousin twice removed of Aaron Augustus Sargent, Hiram Augustus Huse and Charles L. Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of Eaton Dudley Sargent; fourth cousin of Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill and Noah Davis; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Clement Fessenden, Greene Carrier Bronson, John Russell Kellogg, John Adams Dix, George Smith Catlin, Francis William Kellogg, Farrand Fassett Merrill, Ayres Phillips Merrill and Joseph Pomeroy Root.   Political family: Merrill #1 family of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	Orsamus Cook Merrill (1775-1865) — of Bennington, Bennington County, Vt. Born in Farmington, Hartford County, Conn., June 18, 1775. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; lawyer; postmaster at Bennington, Vt., 1809-12; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Vermont, 1817-20 (at-large 1817-19, 1st District 1819-20); delegate to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1822; probate judge in Vermont, 1822-23; Bennington County State's Attorney, 1823-25; member of Vermont Governor's Council, 1824-27; member of Vermont state senate, 1836; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1839. Died in Bennington, Bennington County, Vt., April 12, 1865 (age 89 years, 298 days). Interment at Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.   Relatives: Son of James Merrill and Jerusha (Seymour) Merrill; brother of Timothy Merrill; married, August 18, 1805, to Mary 'Polly' Robinson (daughter of Jonathan Robinson); uncle of Farrand Fassett Merrill; fourth great-grandson of Thomas Welles; second cousin of Jason Kellogg; second cousin once removed of Aaron Kellogg, Silas Dewey Kellogg and William Sheffield Cowles (1846-1923); second cousin twice removed of William Pitt Kellogg and William Sheffield Cowles (1898-1986); second cousin thrice removed of Charles Collins Kellogg and Henry Theodore Kellogg; second cousin four times removed of Irene Ellis Murphy; third cousin of Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) and Daniel Fiske Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Josiah Cowles, Thomas Seymour, Moses Seymour, Luther Walter Badger, Elisha Hotchkiss Jr., Greene Carrier Bronson, Chester Ashley, Daniel Kellogg (1791-1875), Alvan Kellogg, Alvah Nash, John Russell Kellogg, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, George Smith Catlin, Albert Gallatin Kellogg, Francis William Kellogg, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg and Charles Kellogg (1839-1903); third cousin twice removed of Orlando Kellogg, William Dean Kellogg, Stephen Wright Kellogg, George Bradley Kellogg, Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918), Arthur Tappan Kellogg, Selah Merrill, Rowland Case Kellogg, Arthur Burnham Woodford and Benjamin Baker Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of William Lucius Case, Frank Billings Kellogg, Clement Phineas Kellogg, Frank Fiske Bostwick, Edward Russell Kellogg, Edward Stanley Kellogg, Franklin Warren Kellogg and Donald Barr Chidsey; fourth cousin of Daniel Chapin, Abel Merrill, Gaylord Griswold, Jeremiah Mason, Stephen Daniel Tilden, Morris Woodruff, Horatio Seymour (1778-1857), Elisha Phelps, Henry Seymour, Oliver Owen Forward, Daniel Upson, Walter Forward and Chauncey Forward; fourth cousin once removed of Ebenezer Huntington, Hezekiah Case, Joseph Churchill Strong, Calvin Frisbie, Amaziah Brainard, DeGrasse Maltby, Samuel Clement Fessenden, Henry Taintor, Silas Wright Jr., John Adams Dix, Marshall Chapin, Graham Hurd Chapin, David Lowrey Seymour, John Arnold Rockwell, Origen Storrs Seymour, Daniel Rose Tilden, George Catlin Woodruff, Norman A. Phelps, Thomas Henry Seymour, Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff, Horatio Seymour (1810-1886), Hezekiah Cook Seymour, John Smith Phelps, George Seymour, Russell Sage, Howkin Bulkley Beardslee, McNeil Seymour, Alanson Pike, Ayres Phillips Merrill and Lucretia Garfield; also fourth cousin once removed of Henry William Seymour.   Political family: Merrill #1 family of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Timothy Merrill (1781-1836) — of Vermont. Born in Farmington, Hartford County, Conn., March 16, 1781. Secretary of state of Vermont, 1831-36; died in office 1836. Died in Montpelier, Washington County, Vt., July 27, 1836 (age 55 years, 133 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt.   Relatives: Son of James Merrill and Jerusha (Seymour) Merrill; brother of Orsamus Cook Merrill; married 1812 to Clara Fassett; father of Farrand Fassett Merrill; fourth great-grandson of Thomas Welles; second cousin of Jason Kellogg; second cousin once removed of Aaron Kellogg, Silas Dewey Kellogg and William Sheffield Cowles (1846-1923); second cousin twice removed of William Pitt Kellogg and William Sheffield Cowles (1898-1986); second cousin thrice removed of Charles Collins Kellogg and Henry Theodore Kellogg; second cousin four times removed of Irene Ellis Murphy; third cousin of Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) and Daniel Fiske Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Josiah Cowles, Thomas Seymour, Moses Seymour, Luther Walter Badger, Elisha Hotchkiss Jr., Greene Carrier Bronson, Chester Ashley, Daniel Kellogg (1791-1875), Alvan Kellogg, Alvah Nash, John Russell Kellogg, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, George Smith Catlin, Albert Gallatin Kellogg, Francis William Kellogg, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg and Charles Kellogg (1839-1903); third cousin twice removed of Orlando Kellogg, William Dean Kellogg, Stephen Wright Kellogg, George Bradley Kellogg, Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918), Arthur Tappan Kellogg, Selah Merrill, Rowland Case Kellogg, Arthur Burnham Woodford and Benjamin Baker Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of William Lucius Case, Frank Billings Kellogg, Clement Phineas Kellogg, Frank Fiske Bostwick, Edward Russell Kellogg, Edward Stanley Kellogg, Franklin Warren Kellogg and Donald Barr Chidsey; fourth cousin of Daniel Chapin, Abel Merrill, Gaylord Griswold, Jeremiah Mason, Stephen Daniel Tilden, Morris Woodruff, Horatio Seymour (1778-1857), Elisha Phelps, Henry Seymour, Oliver Owen Forward, Daniel Upson, Walter Forward and Chauncey Forward; fourth cousin once removed of Ebenezer Huntington, Hezekiah Case, Joseph Churchill Strong, Calvin Frisbie, Amaziah Brainard, DeGrasse Maltby, Samuel Clement Fessenden, Henry Taintor, Silas Wright Jr., John Adams Dix, Marshall Chapin, Graham Hurd Chapin, David Lowrey Seymour, John Arnold Rockwell, Origen Storrs Seymour, Daniel Rose Tilden, George Catlin Woodruff, Norman A. Phelps, Thomas Henry Seymour, Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff, Horatio Seymour (1810-1886), Hezekiah Cook Seymour, John Smith Phelps, George Seymour, Russell Sage, Howkin Bulkley Beardslee, McNeil Seymour, Alanson Pike, Ayres Phillips Merrill and Lucretia Garfield; also fourth cousin once removed of Henry William Seymour.   Political family: Merrill #1 family of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Farrand Fassett Merrill (1814-1859) — also known as Farrand F. Merrill; Ferrand Fassett Merrill — of Vermont. Born in Montpelier, Washington County, Vt., October 24, 1814. Lawyer; secretary of state of Vermont, 1849-53; Washington County State's Attorney, 1854-56; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1856-57. Died, from a stroke or heart attack, in his law office, Montpelier, Washington County, Vt., May 2, 1859 (age 44 years, 190 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt.   Relatives: Son of Timothy Merrill and Clara (Fassett) Merrill; married to Eliza Wright; nephew of Orsamus Cook Merrill; fifth great-grandson of Thomas Welles; second cousin once removed of Jason Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of Aaron Kellogg; third cousin of Silas Dewey Kellogg and William Sheffield Cowles (1846-1923); third cousin once removed of Charles Kellogg (1773-1842), Daniel Fiske Kellogg, William Pitt Kellogg and William Sheffield Cowles (1898-1986); third cousin twice removed of Josiah Cowles, Thomas Seymour, Moses Seymour, Charles Collins Kellogg and Henry Theodore Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Irene Ellis Murphy; fourth cousin of Luther Walter Badger, Elisha Hotchkiss Jr., Greene Carrier Bronson, Chester Ashley, Daniel Kellogg (1791-1875), Alvan Kellogg, Alvah Nash, John Russell Kellogg, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, George Smith Catlin, Albert Gallatin Kellogg, Francis William Kellogg, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg and Charles Kellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed of Daniel Chapin, Abel Merrill, Gaylord Griswold, Jeremiah Mason, Stephen Daniel Tilden, Morris Woodruff, Horatio Seymour, Elisha Phelps, Henry Seymour, Oliver Owen Forward, Daniel Upson, Walter Forward, Chauncey Forward, Orlando Kellogg, William Dean Kellogg, Stephen Wright Kellogg, George Bradley Kellogg, Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918), Arthur Tappan Kellogg, Selah Merrill, Rowland Case Kellogg, Arthur Burnham Woodford and Benjamin Baker Merrill.   Political family: Merrill #1 family of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Ayres Phillips Merrill (1825-1883) — of Natchez, Adams County, Miss.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., December 24, 1825. Lawyer; evacuated from Natchez during the Civil War, along with other Northern sympathizers, with the help of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1876-77. Died in New Jersey, September 16, 1883 (age 57 years, 266 days). Interment at Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.   Relatives: Son of Ayres Phillips Merrill (1798-1873) and Jane Sarah (Moore) Merrill; married, February 18, 1851, to Jane Sarah Surget; third cousin twice removed of Aaron Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed of Abel Merrill, Orsamus Cook Merrill and Timothy Merrill.   Political family: Merrill #1 family of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Selah Merrill (1837-1909) — of Andover, Essex County, Mass. Born in Canton Center, Canton, Hartford County, Conn., May 2, 1837. Clergyman; author; archaeologist; U.S. Consul in Jerusalem, 1882-86, 1891-1905. Congregationalist. Died in Alameda County, Calif., January 22, 1909 (age 71 years, 265 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Daniel Merrill and Lydia (Richards) Merrill; married, April 29, 1875, to Adelaide Brewster Taylor; first cousin once removed of Greene Carrier Bronson; first cousin thrice removed of Aaron Kellogg; second cousin once removed of John Russell Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of Hezekiah Case; second cousin thrice removed of Noah Phelps; third cousin once removed of Parmenio Adams, George Smith Catlin, Francis William Kellogg and Edward Russell Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Jason Kellogg, Jonathan Brace, Augustus Pettibone, Charles Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus Cook Merrill, Elisha Phelps, Timothy Merrill, Rufus Pettibone, Amos Pettibone and Daniel Fiske Kellogg; fourth cousin of Asahel Pierson Case, Hiram Bidwell Case and Arthur Tappan Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Kimberly Brace, Luther Walter Badger, Silas Dewey Kellogg, Chester Ashley, Daniel Kellogg, Theodore Davenport, Alvan Kellogg, Alvah Nash, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, William Alfred Buckingham, Norman A. Phelps, Albert Gallatin Kellogg, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg, John Smith Phelps, Farrand Fassett Merrill, Augustus Herman Pettibone, Charles Kellogg (1839-1903), Nelson Platt Wheeler, William Egbert Wheeler, Joseph Wells Holcomb and William Lucius Case.   Political family: Merrill #1 family of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Benjamin Baker Merrill (1871-1951) — also known as Benjamin B. Merrill — of Hockanum, East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Frankville, Winneshiek County, Iowa, July 20, 1871. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1925-28; defeated, 1942. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., January 2, 1951 (age 79 years, 166 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, East Hartford, Conn.   Relatives: Son of George D. Merrill and Nancy Pulsifer (Treat) Merrill; married to Mary Catherine Gehan; fourth great-grandnephew of Robert Treat; second cousin thrice removed of Aaron Kellogg; third cousin of Arthur Edwards Bidwell; third cousin twice removed of John Taintor, Roger Taintor, Solomon Taintor, Orsamus Cook Merrill and Timothy Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of Robert Treat Paine; fourth cousin once removed of Greene Carrier Bronson, John Russell Kellogg, John Adams Taintor, Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley, George Smith Catlin, Francis William Kellogg, Henry G. Taintor, Farrand Fassett Merrill, Delos Fall and Herbert Dudley Witherell.   Political family: Merrill #1 family of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial