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Alton Merrill 1848–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1848

Birth Location: Potsdam, Saint Lawrence, New York

Death Date: 4 October 1905

Death Location: Holdon, Saint Lawrence, New York

Father: Nelson Merrill

Mother: Sarah Young

Spouse(s): Orpha Moody

Children(s): Lisle Merrill, Linnie Merrill, Orie Merrill, Bliss Merrill, Mabel Merrill, Vera Merrill

Alton Merrill was born in 1848 in Potsdam, Saint Lawrence, New York, the child of Nelson B Merrill And Sarah Young. Alton Merrill married Orpha Moody, and had children including Bliss J Merrill, Linnie E Merrill, Lisle Carl Merrill, Mabel E Merrill, Orie E Merrill, Vera Maude Merrill. Alton Merrill passed away in 1905 in Holdon, Saint Lawrence, New York.

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Biography

  • Alton Merrill was born in 1848 in Potsdam, Saint Lawrence, New York, the child of Nelson B Merrill And Sarah Young.
  • Alton Merrill married Orpha Moody, and had children including Bliss J Merrill, Linnie E Merrill, Lisle Carl Merrill, Mabel E Merrill, Orie E Merrill, Vera Maude Merrill.
  • Alton Merrill passed away in 1905 in Holdon, Saint Lawrence, New York.

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Alton Merrill's Ancestors

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Alton Merrill
1848–1905
Birth Place: Potsdam, Saint Lawrence, New York
Parents
Nelson B Merrill
1811–1892
Bath, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Sarah Young
1817–1897
New Hampshire
Grandparents
John (Carver "Carver") Merrill
1787–1860
Bath, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Mary ("Polly") Whitcomb
1788–1845
Great-Grandparents
John Merrill
1746–1825
Ruth Cleveland
1749–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alton Merrill's Descendants

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Alton Merrill (Aug 1848–4 October 1905) m. Orpha Moody (abt 1850–1 Apr 1897)
  1. 1. Lisle (Carl) Merrill 1886–1963 m. Eva (E) Bradley 1887–1951
    1. 1. Ruth (Maud) Merrill 1918–2010 m. Harold (Todd) Strang 1910–1991
    2. 2. Gertrude (Mae (ginger)) Merrill 1921–1974
  2. 2. Linnie (E.) Merrill 1872–1964
  3. 3. Orie (E.) Merrill 1875–1909
  4. 4. Bliss (J.) Merrill 1878–1897
  5. 5. Mabel (E.) Merrill 1879–1913
  6. 6. Vera (Maude) Merrill 1893–1940

Alton Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1848
Aug 1848
Birth of Alton Merrill in Potsdam, Saint Lawrence, New York
Potsdam, Saint Lawrence, New York
1905
4 October 1905
Age 57
Death of Alton Merrill in Holdon, Saint Lawrence, New York
Holdon, Saint Lawrence, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1848
    Event Place: Potsdam, Saint Lawrence, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 October 1905
    Event Place: Holdon, Saint Lawrence, New York

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