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Henry Merritt 1529–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Tenterden, Kent, England

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Kent, England

Father:

Mother: Mary Birdsall

Spouse(s): Marie Illingsworth

Children(s): Henry Merritt

In 1529, Henry Merritt entered the world in Tenterden, Kent, England, born to George S Merritt And Mary Jane Birdsall. Henry Merritt married Marie Illingsworth, and had children including Henry Merritt. Henry Merritt passed away in 1590 in Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1529, Henry Merritt entered the world in Tenterden, Kent, England, born to George S Merritt And Mary Jane Birdsall.
  • Henry Merritt married Marie Illingsworth, and had children including Henry Merritt.
  • Henry Merritt passed away in 1590 in Kent, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Henry Merritt
1529–1590
Birth Place: Tenterden, Kent, England
Parents
Mary (Jane) Birdsall
1509–1563
Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Merritt's Descendants

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Henry Merritt (1529–1590) m. Marie Illingsworth (1550–1590)
  1. 1. Henry Merritt 1590–1653 m. Deborah Goody 1600–1652 m. Susan (Cromwell Merritt) (Cranniwell) 1590–1665
    1. 1. John Merritt 1623–1676 m. Elizabeth Wyborne 1634–1678
      1. 1. Henry Merritt 1663–1732 m. Deborah Buck 1665–1746
        1. 1. Isaac (Merritt , Revolutionary) War 1702–1773 m. Jerusha Hayden 1704–1739

Henry Merritt's Timeline

3 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Henry Merritt in Tenterden, Kent, England
Tenterden, Kent, England
1590
1590
Age 61
Death of Henry Merritt in Kent, England
Kent, England
1856
1856
Age 327
Henry Merritt was married in Scituate, Massachusetts
Scituate, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Tenterden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Scituate, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Kent, England

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