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Henry Etson Merritt 1826–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1826

Birth Location: Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA

Death Date: 24 Jan 1886

Death Location: Lee Center, Lee, Illinois, USA

Father: Joseph Merritt

Mother: Esther Dean

Spouse(s): Euphronia Skinner

Children(s): Anna Merritt, Jane Merritt, Laura Merritt

The story of Henry Etson Merritt began in 1826 in Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA. Henry Etson Merritt married Euphronia Elizabeth Skinner, and had children including Anna Bethia Merritt, Jane Eliza Merritt, Laura Lestina Merritt. Henry Etson Merritt passed away in 1886 in Lee Center, Lee, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Etson Merritt began in 1826 in Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA.
  • Henry Etson Merritt married Euphronia Elizabeth Skinner, and had children including Anna Bethia Merritt, Jane Eliza Merritt, Laura Lestina Merritt.
  • Henry Etson Merritt passed away in 1886 in Lee Center, Lee, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Merritt
1783–1851
Birth Location: Westchester, New York, USA
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Esther Dean
1799–1879
Birth Location: Queensbury, Washington, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Euphronia Skinner
1829–1886
Birth Location: Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Anna Merritt
1857–1934
Birth Location: Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA
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Jane Merritt
1864–1929
Birth Location: West Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA
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Laura Merritt
1867–1944
Birth Location: Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA
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Henry Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Henry Merritt
1826–1886
Birth Place: Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA
Parents
Joseph Merritt
1783–1851
Westchester, New York, USA
Esther Dean
1799–1879
Queensbury, Washington, New York, USA
Grandparents
Joel Dean
1767–1828
Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York, USA
Esther Wright
1767–1812
New Castle, Westchester, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Dean
1726–1818
Mary Anderson
1728–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Dean
1695–1784
Amy Weeks
1699–1752

Henry Merritt's Descendants

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Henry (Etson) Merritt (12 Jun 1826–24 Jan 1886) m. Euphronia (Elizabeth) Skinner (12 Jun 1829–24 Jan 1886)
  1. 1. Anna (Bethia) Merritt 1857–1934 m. David (Andrew) Heagy 1839–1901
    1. 1. William (Carlton) Heagy 1888–1972 m. Cora (M) Wittgen 1888–1968
  2. 2. Jane (Eliza) Merritt 1864–1929 m. Henry (Allen) Tennant 1855–1918
    1. 1. Herbert (Glenn) Tennant 1885–1962 m. Sarah (Elma) Lohr 1887–1971
      1. 1. Denton (Lavern) Tennant 1915–2001 m. Mabel (Irene) Luke 1916–2001
    2. 2. Harold (Laverne) Tennant 1893–1990 m. Beulah (Marie) Senneff 1890–1976
  3. 3. Laura (Lestina) Merritt 1867–1944 m. Winslow (Bushnell) Dewey 1861–1935
    1. 1. Luella (Marie) Dewey 1895–1979 m. Carl (Julius) Flessner 1891–1960
      1. 1. Dorothy (Dewey) Flessner 1920–2011 m. Donald (Dwight) Rhodes 1921–
      2. 2. Richard (Lee) Flessner 1928–2010
      3. 3. Robert (Carlton) Flessner 1925–2012

Henry Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1826
12 Jun 1826
Birth of Henry Etson Merritt in Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA
Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA
1886
24 Jan 1886
Age 60
Death of Henry Etson Merritt in Lee Center, Lee, Illinois, USA
Lee Center, Lee, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1826
    Event Place: Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Lee Center, Lee, Illinois, USA
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