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Ellen Elizabeth Merritt 1754–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 15 Jan 1844

Death Location: Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States

Father: Richard Merritt

Mother: Linda Whittaker

Spouse(s): David Kinney

Children(s): John Kinney, James Kinney

The story of Ellen Elizabeth Merritt began in 1754 in New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. Ellen Elizabeth Merritt married David Kinney, and had children including James Kinney, John E Kinney. Ellen Elizabeth Merritt passed away in 1844 in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ellen Elizabeth Merritt began in 1754 in New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.
  • Ellen Elizabeth Merritt married David Kinney, and had children including James Kinney, John E Kinney.
  • Ellen Elizabeth Merritt passed away in 1844 in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Merritt
1735–
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Linda Whittaker
1739–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

David Kinney
1756–1835
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
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Children(s)

John Kinney
1784–1855
Birth Location: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
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James Kinney
1795–1872
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Ellen Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Merritt
1754–1844
Birth Place: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Richard Merritt
1735–
New Jersey
Linda (Ann) Whittaker
1739–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Merritt's Descendants

1.
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Ellen (Elizabeth) Merritt (1754–15 Jan 1844) m. David Kinney (11 Jan 1756–9 Jun 1835)
  1. 1. John (E.) Kinney 1784–1855 m. Elizabeth White 1785–1854
    1. 1. Snowden (Slater) Kinney 1803–1889 m. Mary (A) Sayre 1797–1875 m. Mary Jarvis 1798–1875
      1. 1. John (Snowden) Kinney 1829–1907 m. Deborah Bond 1840–1925
        1. 1. William (Dean) Kinney 1865–1948 m. Samantha Wise 1863–1942 m. Amanda (Jennie) Brown 1868–1900
        2. 2. Otho (Waggy) Kinney 1870–1956 m. Lydia (Melvina) Patton 1874–1947
        3. 3. Laura (Alice) Kinney 1858–1913
        4. 4. Sylvester (A) Kinney 1859–1913 m. Mariah (Elizabeth) Smith 1861–1938
        5. 5. Linna (Leota) KINNEY 1861–1946
        6. 6. Thomas (Gray) Kinney 1863–1951 m. Mary (Lucinda (Mollie)) Florence 1869–1959
        7. 7. Susan (Samantha) Kinney 1870–1957
        8. 8. Emzy Kinney 1873–1873
        9. 9. Samuel (Westfall) Kinney 1874–1955
        10. 10. Nancy (Olive) Kinney 1880–1975
        11. 11. Layton (Clarence) Kinney 1883–1970
        12. 12. Ida (Frances) Kinney 1876–1966 m. Ernest (Osora) Ford 1869–1944
      2. 2. David (W.) Kinney 1834–1902 m. Harriett Gatrell 1843–1911
        1. 1. Walter (Lee) Kinney 1873–1961 m. Rosalie (Iva) McGarry 1872–1922
        2. 2. Earl (Benson) Kinney 1884–1953 m. Jessie (S) Brannon 1883–1908
      3. 3. Benjamin Kinney 1839–1879 m. Almeda (Adaline) Thorn 1836–1867 m. Lenora (V.) Welch 1845–1923
        1. 1. John (S) Kinney 1852–1914 m. Sarah (F) Tucker 1852–1938
        2. 2. Hiram Kinney 1857–1857
        3. 3. Amos (W) Kinney 1870–1872
        4. 4. Lewis (Towsend) Kinney 1872–1943
        5. 5. Charles (Camden) Kinney 1877–1946
    2. 2. Israel Kinney 1805–1875
    3. 3. James Kinney 1808–1861
    4. 4. David Kinney 1810–1885
    5. 5. George (William) Kinney 1819–1860
    6. 6. Isaac Kinney 1822–1900
    7. 7. Elizabeth Kinney 1825–1868 m. John (Basil) Tucker 1824–1878
      1. 1. John (Kinney) Tucker 1849–1898 m. Mahala (Catherine) Watson 1851–1921
        1. 1. Umria (Berlin "U.B.") Tucker 1882–1948 m. Nettie (Irene) Montgomery 1893–1977
    8. 8. Nancy Kinney 1827–1884
  2. 2. James Kinney 1795–1872 m. Margaret Pipes –1849
    1. 1. Corbley Kinney 1838–1875 m. Margaret (Roseanne) Wiseman 1850–1921
      1. 1. John (W.) Kinney 1873–1950 m. Leona (Viola) McMillan 1876–1961
        1. 1. Claude (Clyde) Kinney 1904–1994 m. Leila (Susan) Hartley 1907– m. Frances (Evelyn) Dakan 1912–1956

Ellen Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1754
1754
Birth of Ellen Elizabeth Merritt in New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
1844
15 Jan 1844
Age 90
Death of Ellen Elizabeth Merritt in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1844
    Event Place: Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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