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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.

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Henry Merritt's Ancestors

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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 (24 Dec 1857 – 1 Apr 1934) m. David (Andrew) Heagy (17 Jul 1839 – 9 Jun 1901)
    1. 1. William (Carlton) Heagy (16 Apr 1888 – 5 Jul 1972) m. Cora (M) Wittgen (17 Oct 1888 – 21 Oct 1968)
  2. 2. Jane (Eliza) Merritt (26 Jul 1864 – 4 Aug 1929) m. Henry (Allen) Tennant (Jul 1855 – 1918)
    1. 1. Herbert (Glenn) Tennant (9 Jul 1885 – 1962) m. Sarah (Elma) Lohr (8 May 1887 – 1971)
      1. 1. Denton (Lavern) Tennant (18 May 1915 – 19 May 2001) m. Mabel (Irene) Luke (18 Oct 1916 – 29 Jun 2001)
    2. 2. Harold (Laverne) Tennant (20 Nov 1893 – 21 May 1990) m. Beulah (Marie) Senneff (11 Dec 1890 – 23 May 1976)
  3. 3. Laura (Lestina) Merritt (5 Nov 1867 – 15 Jun 1944) m. Winslow (Bushnell) Dewey (3 Sep 1861 – 10 May 1935)
    1. 1. Luella (Marie) Dewey (26 Apr 1895 – 3 Oct 1979) m. Carl (Julius) Flessner (6 Dec 1891 – 5 Oct 1960)
      1. 1. Dorothy (Dewey) Flessner (20 Aug 1920 – 3 Aug 2011) m. Donald (Dwight) Rhodes (30 Sep 1921 – )
        1. 1. Linda (C) Rhodes (11 Jan 1948 – )
        2. 2. Stanley (Francis) Rhodes (29 Jun 1949 – ) m. Judith (Ann) Hammond (20 Oct 1941 – )
      2. 2. Robert (Carlton) Flessner (12 Aug 1925 – 23 Nov 2012)
      3. 3. Richard (Lee) Flessner (4 Aug 1928 – 10 Dec 2010)

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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