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Frances Howard Merritt 1797–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Mar 1797

Birth Location: Sampson Co. North Carolina USA

Death Date: 28 Nov 1871

Death Location: Wayne Co. Tennessee USA----------74 year old

Father: Robert owner)

Mother: Mary Hall

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Frances Howard Merritt was born in 1797 in Sampson Co. North Carolina USA, the child of Robert Merritt Jr Slave Owner And Mary Elizabeth Hall. Frances Howard Merritt passed away in 1871 in Wayne Co. Tennessee USA----------74 year old.

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Biography

  • Frances Howard Merritt was born in 1797 in Sampson Co. North Carolina USA, the child of Robert Merritt Jr Slave Owner And Mary Elizabeth Hall.
  • Frances Howard Merritt passed away in 1871 in Wayne Co. Tennessee USA----------74 year old.

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Frances Merritt's Ancestors

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Frances Merritt
1797–1871
Birth Place: Sampson Co. North Carolina USA
Parents
Robert Merritt Jr ( slave owner)
1753–1835
Sampson County, North Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth) Hall
1755–1805
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (Robert Merritt Sr. *7thGGP_Enslaver_mMaria) Spivey1727
1725–1793
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Mary Elizabeth
1727–
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Merritt
1692–1757
Elinor Lnu-Merritt
1683–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Merritt
1652–1718
Elinor Evans
1660–1716

Frances Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1797
07 Mar 1797
Birth of Frances Howard Merritt in Sampson Co. North Carolina USA
Sampson Co. North Carolina USA
1871
28 Nov 1871
Age 74
Death of Frances Howard Merritt in Wayne Co. Tennessee USA----------74 year old
Wayne Co. Tennessee USA----------74 year old

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1797
    Event Place: Sampson Co. North Carolina USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1871
    Event Place: Wayne Co. Tennessee USA----------74 year old

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