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Edward Merritt 1705–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Rye, Westchester, New York, United States

Death Date: 1791

Death Location: Westchester, New York, United States

Father: Thomas Merritt

Mother: Martha Marshall

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

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Biography

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

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Edward Merritt's Ancestors

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Edward Merritt
1705–1791
Birth Place: Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
Parents
Thomas Merritt
1670–1749
Rye, Westchester, NY, USA
Martha Marshall
1680–1719
Rye,Westchester,New York,USA
Grandparents
Thomas Merritt
1634–1725
Tenbeden, Kent, , England
Jane Sherwood
1636–1685
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
John Marshall
1646–1712
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Webb
1653–1664
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1586–1655
Alice Seabrook
1587–1639
Thomas Marshall
1623–1671
Rebecca Talmadge
1622–1693
Richard Webb
1611–1675
Margery Moyer
1627–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1548–1632
Joan Sherwyn
1573–1586
Robert Seabrook
1563–1596
Alice Goodspeed
1576–1596

Edward Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

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

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