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Benjamin James Merritt 1794–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 Mar 1877

Death Location: Bratt, Escambia, Florida, United States

Father: Benjamin Merritt

Mother: Eleanor Wheaton

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Benjamin James Merritt was born in 1794 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Merritt And Eleanor Wheaton. Benjamin James Merritt passed away in 1877 in Bratt, Escambia, Florida, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin James Merritt was born in 1794 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Merritt And Eleanor Wheaton.
  • Benjamin James Merritt passed away in 1877 in Bratt, Escambia, Florida, United States.

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Benjamin Merritt's Ancestors

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Benjamin Merritt
1794–1877
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Merritt
1750–1812
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Eleanor Wheaton
1750–
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Ephraim Merritt
1721–1760
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Agnes Ragland
1735–1818
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Ragland
1688–1747
Mary Hudson
1692–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Evan Ragland
1656–1717
Susanna Pettus
1656–1717
William Hudson
1668–1701
Ada Jennings
1667–1711

Benjamin Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Benjamin James Merritt in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1877
17 Mar 1877
Age 83
Death of Benjamin James Merritt in Bratt, Escambia, Florida, United States
Bratt, Escambia, Florida, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1877
    Event Place: Bratt, Escambia, Florida, United States

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