MERRITT William

MERRITT William[1, 2]

Male 1828 - 1911  (83 years)

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  • Name MERRITT William 
    Birth 18 Jun 1828  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID 575D0D38EB9ED5118A0644455354000028DD 
    Death 11 Aug 1911  Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Argosy Siding.
    Burial Aft 11 Aug 1911  Ortonville, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • They built their homestead at Argosy Siding, Grand Falls, N.B., Canada. A family tradition says "soon after William Merritt married Mary Rideout, they lived with Henry Merritt, his father. He didn't like her attitude, and declared: "If she's Queen Mary, then I'm King Henry."
    Person ID I28921  Old North Yarmouth, Maine
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2005 

    Family RIDEOUT Mary,   b. 6 May 1835, Salmon River, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1899 (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jul 1851  Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Married by Parson Hanford, Grand Falls, N.B., Canada.
    Children 
     1. MERRITT Charlotte A.,   b. 25 Feb 1856, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1894, , Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
     2. MERRITT Dorothy Adelede,   b. 13 Mar 1857, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1948 (Age 90 years)
     3. MERRITT William George,   b. 31 Jan 1858, Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1939 (Age 80 years)
    +4. MERRITT Clara Alice,   b. 12 Mar 1861, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1900, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     5. MERRITT Matilda Jane,   b. 16 May 1863, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1906 (Age 42 years)
     6. MERRITT Roland Hill,   b. 31 Mar 1865, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1933 (Age 67 years)
     7. MERRITT Albert John,   b. 21 Aug 1867, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1955, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     8. MERRITT Emily May,   b. 12 Aug 1870, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1955 (Age 84 years)
     9. MERRITT David Perly,   b. 6 Nov 1878, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1946 (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F8045  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Jul 1851 - Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Aug 1911 - Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William Merritt
    William Merritt
    William Merritt family
    William Merritt family
    standing: Charles Morrell, Addie (Hitchcock) Morrell, Albert Hitchcock, Bessie (Hitchcock) Hanson, David Merritt. Front row: Eunice (Morrell) Kelley, Idella (Morrell) Hoyt, William Merritt, Doris (Watson) Everett, Ethel (Hitchcock) Watson holding Donald Watson

  • Sources 
    1. [S770] Pamphlet-Rideouts In America, p.7.

    2. [S1935] Correspondence-Internet-Mori Hillman, 1 Mar 2003 4:02 am.

    3. [S770] Pamphlet-Rideouts In America, p.4.