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Edward Merritt 1705–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Rye, Westchester, New York

Death Date: 1791

Death Location: Rye, Westchester, New York

Father: Thomas Merritt

Mother: Martha Marshall

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Children(s):

Edward Merritt was born in 1705 in Rye, Westchester, New York, the child of Thomas Merritt And Martha Marshall. Edward Merritt passed away in 1791 in Rye, Westchester, New York.

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Biography

  • Edward Merritt was born in 1705 in Rye, Westchester, New York, the child of Thomas Merritt And Martha Marshall.
  • Edward Merritt passed away in 1791 in Rye, Westchester, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Merritt
1670–1718
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
TM
Martha Marshall
1670–1719
Birth Location: Rye, Westchester, New York
MM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Merritt's Ancestors

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Edward Merritt
1705–1791
Birth Place: Rye, Westchester, New York
Parents
Thomas Merritt
1670–1718
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Martha Marshall
1670–1719
Rye, Westchester, New York
Grandparents
Thomas Merritt
1634–1725
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Jane
1635–1685
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1705
1705
Birth of Edward Merritt in Rye, Westchester, New York
Rye, Westchester, New York
1791
1791
Age 86
Death of Edward Merritt in Rye, Westchester, New York
Rye, Westchester, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Rye, Westchester, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Rye, Westchester, New York
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