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Benjamin Franklyn Merritt 1857–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1857

Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 5 May 1917

Death Location: Columbia, Pender, North Carolina, USA

Father: Abner Merritt

Mother: Mary Merritt

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In 1857, Benjamin Franklyn Merritt entered the world in Duplin County, North Carolina, USA, born to Abner Thomas Merritt And Mary Eliza Merritt Merritt. Benjamin Franklyn Merritt passed away in 1917 in Columbia, Pender, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Benjamin Franklyn Merritt entered the world in Duplin County, North Carolina, USA, born to Abner Thomas Merritt And Mary Eliza Merritt Merritt.
  • Benjamin Franklyn Merritt passed away in 1917 in Columbia, Pender, North Carolina, USA.

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Benjamin Merritt's Ancestors

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Benjamin Merritt
1857–1917
Birth Place: Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Abner Thomas Merritt
1816–1865
Sampson
Mary (Eliza Merritt) Merritt
1822–1900
Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert Merritt
1791–1859
Sampson Co, North Carolina, USA
Mary Hall
1783–1828
Duplin Co, NC
Great-Grandparents
David Merritt
1753–1835
Nancy Duncan
1767–1835
Isaac Hall
1765–1819
Mary Herring
1772–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maria Spivey
1727–
David Hall
1738–1778
Abraham Jr
1722–1791
Rebecca Snell
1725–1767

Benjamin Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1857
11 Sep 1857
Birth of Benjamin Franklyn Merritt in Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
1917
5 May 1917
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Franklyn Merritt in Columbia, Pender, North Carolina, USA
Columbia, Pender, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1857
    Event Place: Duplin County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1917
    Event Place: Columbia, Pender, North Carolina, USA

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