Merrill, Daniel
clergyman, author, was born March 18, 1765, in Rowley, Md. After serving three years in the revolutionary army he entered Dartmouth, where he was graduated in 1789. He then studied theology and was licensed to preach in 1791. He was a founder and efficient friend of Waterville college, serving as trustee for twelve years after its organization. He published Eight Letters on Open Communion; Letters Occasioned by the Rev. Samuel Worcester's Two Discourses; Mode and Subjects of Baptism Examined, with a Miniature History of Baptism; and Balaam Disappointed. He died June 3, 1833, in Sedgwick, Maine.