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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: John Merritt

Mother: Marie (Merritt)

Spouse(s): Marie ILLINGSWORTH

Children(s): John Jr.)

In 1529, Henry Merritt entered the world in Tenterden, Kent, England, born to John Edwin Merritt And Marie Meriet Merritt. Henry Merritt married Marie Anne Illingsworth, and had children including John Henry Merritt Meriet Men Of Kent Settler Of Sciut Mass Surveyor Of Highways Henry Jr. 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 John Edwin Merritt And Marie Meriet Merritt.
  • Henry Merritt married Marie Anne Illingsworth, and had children including John Henry Merritt Meriet Men Of Kent Settler Of Sciut Mass Surveyor Of Highways Henry Jr.
  • Henry Merritt passed away in 1590 in Kent, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Merritt's Ancestors

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Henry Merritt
1529–1590
Birth Place: Tenterden, Kent, England
Parents
John Edwin Merritt
1509–1570
Tenderton, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Marie (Meriet) (Merritt)
1509–1563
Tenterden, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Merritt's Descendants

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Henry Merritt (1529–1590) m. Marie (Anne) ILLINGSWORTH (1550–30 June 1590)
  1. 1. John (Henry Merritt Meriet Men of Kent, Settler of Sciut., Mass. Surveyor of Highways (Henry) Jr.) 1590–1653
    1. 1. John (Merick Merritt) Sr 1635–1676 m. Elizabeth Wyborne 1641–1677
      1. 1. John Merritt 1661–1740 m. Elizabeth (Hyland) Merritt 1665–1746
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Merrill) Phillips 1695–1754 m. William (A) Merritt 1691–1788

Henry Merritt's Timeline

5 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Henry Merritt in Tenterden, Kent, England
Tenterden, Kent, England
1548
1548;1585
Age 19
Henry Merritt was married in Tenterden, Kent, England
Tenterden, Kent, England
1585
1585
Age 56
Henry Merritt was married in Kent, England
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: 1548;1585
    Event Place: Tenterden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Scituate, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Kent, England

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