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Elizabeth Jane Wright Merriam 1848–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1848

Birth Location: Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 29 May 1906

Death Location: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Walter Capt

Mother: Rachel Meriam

Spouse(s): James Cole

Children(s): Robert Cole, Clodine Cole

In 1848, Elizabeth Jane Wright Merriam entered the world in Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Walter Ratchford Merriam Capt And Rachel Morris Meriam. Elizabeth Jane Wright Merriam married James Edward Cole, and had children including Annie Sarah Cole, Charles Tupper Cole, Clodine Agusta Cole, Cora Cole, David Cole, Elizabeth Lizzie Cole, Henrietta Etta Cole, James Edward Cole, Oreian Cole, Oscar Edward Cole, Robert William Cole, Roudine Cole. Elizabeth Jane Wright Merriam passed away in 1906 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Elizabeth Jane Wright Merriam entered the world in Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Walter Ratchford Merriam Capt And Rachel Morris Meriam.
  • Elizabeth Jane Wright Merriam married James Edward Cole, and had children including Annie Sarah Cole, Charles Tupper Cole, Clodine Agusta Cole, Cora Cole, David Cole, Elizabeth Lizzie Cole, Henrietta Etta Cole, James Edward Cole, Oreian Cole, Oscar Edward Cole, Robert William Cole, Roudine Cole.
  • Elizabeth Jane Wright Merriam passed away in 1906 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elizabeth Merriam's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Merriam
1848–1906
Birth Place: Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Walter Ratchford Merriam Capt
1809–1887
Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia
Rachel (Morris) Meriam
1814–1893
, , Nova Scotia
Grandparents
Randolph ((Randall) Morris) Sr
1788–1874
Parrsboro Shore, Kings, Nova Scotia
Louise (Lois KNOWLTON) MORRIS
1789–1871
Halfway River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia
Great-Grandparents
Lieutenant Jr
1757–1821
Rachel Olney
1769–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ensign Knowlton
1726–1795
Zerviah Watkins
1728–1760
John Olney
1725–1785
Catherine Jenks
1727–1775

Elizabeth Merriam's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Jane Wright) Merriam (8 Jan 1848–29 May 1906) m. James (Edward) Cole (9 Nov 1845–8 Mar 1924)
  1. 1. Robert (William) Cole 1881–1954 m. Caroline McRae 1876–1962
    1. 1. Lois (Edith Cavell) Cole 1916–1997 m. Frank (Edward) Foley 1910–1991
      1. 1. Marjorie (Ruth) Neilson 1933–2004
  2. 2. Clodine (Agusta) Cole 1879–1963 m. William (Abruem' Abe') McCully 1876–1963
    1. 1. Leota McCully 1898–1919 m. Charles (Medley) Cochrane 1892–1983
      1. 1. Charles (Clayton) Cochrane 1916–2020 m. Greta (Letitia) McKinley 1916–2008
      2. 2. _____ Cochrane 1919–1919
      3. 3. _____ Cochrane 1919–1919
    2. 2. Stella (Elizabeth) McCully 1901–1997 m. Henry (J) Robinson 1886–1960
      1. 1. Thomas (H) Robinson 1925–1963
    3. 3. Reta McCully 1903–1990
    4. 4. Herbert McCully 1899–1984
    5. 5. Florence (Augustus (Flossie)) McCully 1897–1998

Elizabeth Merriam's Timeline

2 Records

1848
8 Jan 1848
Birth of Elizabeth Jane Wright Merriam in Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1906
29 May 1906
Age 58
Death of Elizabeth Jane Wright Merriam in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1848
    Event Place: Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1906
    Event Place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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