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Henry Merritt 1829–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1829

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 3 Feb 1910

Death Location: Melancthon, Dufferin Co. Ontario

Father: Isaac Merritt

Mother: Jane Johnson

Spouse(s): Ann Foster, Barbara Tompkins

Children(s): Matthew Merritt, Lucena Merritt, Jane Merritt, Anne Merritt, Rose Merritt, Foster Merritt, William Merritt, Hannah Merritt, Reuben Merritt, Anna Merritt, Robert Merritt, Janett Merritt

The story of Henry Merritt began in 1829 in Yorkshire, England. Henry Merritt married Ann Foster, Barbara Tompkins, and had children including Anna Balfour Merritt, Anne Elizabeth Merritt, Foster Merritt, Hannah Elizabeth Merritt, Jane Aminda Minnie Merritt, Janett Ester Merritt, Lucena Merritt, Matthew John Merritt, Reuben Merritt, Robert Halliday Merritt, Rose Merritt, William Henry Merritt. Henry Merritt passed away in 1910 in Melancthon, Dufferin Co. Ontario.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Merritt began in 1829 in Yorkshire, England.
  • Henry Merritt married Ann Foster, Barbara Tompkins, and had children including Anna Balfour Merritt, Anne Elizabeth Merritt, Foster Merritt, Hannah Elizabeth Merritt, Jane Aminda Minnie Merritt, Janett Ester Merritt, Lucena Merritt, Matthew John Merritt, Reuben Merritt, Robert Halliday Merritt, Rose Merritt, William Henry Merritt.
  • Henry Merritt passed away in 1910 in Melancthon, Dufferin Co. Ontario.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Merritt
1806–1872
Birth Location: Patrington, Yorkshire, England
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Jane Johnson
1803–1885
Birth Location: Ottringham, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ann Foster
1836–1879
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Barbara Tompkins
1852–
Birth Location: Ontario
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Children(s)

Matthew Merritt
1878–1970
Birth Location: Innisfil Twp. Simcoe County Ontario, Canada
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Lucena Merritt
1855–1856
Birth Location: Easington, Yorkshire, England
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Jane Merritt
1857–1937
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Anne Merritt
1865–1944
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Rose Merritt
1869–1928
Birth Location: Innisfil Twp. Simcoe County Ontario, Canada
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Foster Merritt
1873–1881
Birth Location: Innisfil Twp. Simcoe County Ontario, Canada
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William Merritt
1879–
Birth Location: Arthur Twp. Wellington Co. Ontario
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Hannah Merritt
1860–1958
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Reuben Merritt
1886–1967
Birth Location: Edgley Ontario, Canada
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Anna Merritt
1887–1961
Birth Location: York, Ontario, Canada
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Robert Merritt
1889–1951
Birth Location: West Garafraxa Twp. Wellington Co. Ontario
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Janett Merritt
1895–1896
Birth Location: West Garafraxa Twp. Wellington Co. Ontario
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Henry Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Henry Merritt
1829–1910
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
Isaac Merritt
1806–1872
Patrington, Yorkshire, England
Jane Johnson
1803–1885
Ottringham, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
George Merritt
1769–
Paull, Hedon, Yorkshire, England
Hannah Atkinson
1764–1839
Yorkshire, England
Christopher Johnson
1758–1838
Hollym East Riding Yorkshire
Frances Willingham
1774–1856
Ottringham Patrington Yorkshire
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Robinson
1739–1803
William Atkinson
1741–1782
Sarah Drew
1744–
Edward Johnson
1734–
Hannah Moore
1737–
John Willingham
1744–1824
Sarah Stephenson
1733–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Robinson
1714–1782
Frances Ingram
1719–1742
Lawrence Atkinson
1711–1746
Elizabeth Man
1720–
James Drew
1710–1771
Grace Jarritt
1721–1774
Richard Johnson
1710–
Ann Sutton
1710–1772
Christopher Moor
1707–1761
Mary Stephenson
1715–1751
George Willingham
1711–1763
Francis Yearsey
1717–

Henry Merritt's Descendants

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Henry Merritt (abt 1829–3 Feb 1910) m. Ann Foster (1836–1879) m. Barbara Tompkins (about 1852–)
  1. 1. Matthew (John) Merritt 1878–1970 m. Alvina (Magdalena) Heibein 1879–1956
    1. 1. Reita (Iola) Marritt 1903–1995
    2. 2. Carl (Henry Bruce) Marritt 1905–1999
    3. 3. Lorne (Ivan) Marritt 1908–1977
    4. 4. Eva (Alberta) Marritt 1912–1998
    5. 5. Bertha (Elizabeth) Marritt 1913–1994
    6. 6. Howard (Frederick) Marritt 1915–1993
    7. 7. Gordon (Gerald) Marritt 1917–2011
    8. 8. Dorothy (Maybeth) Marritt 1920–2014 m. Charles (Kean Chapman) Lee 1915–1987
    9. 9. Maurice (John) Marritt 1923–2008
    10. 10. Mervyn (Rae) Marritt 1926–2002
  2. 2. Lucena Merritt 1855–1856
  3. 3. Jane (Aminda (Minnie)) Merritt 1857–1937
  4. 4. Anne ("Elizabeth") Merritt 1865–1944
  5. 5. Rose Merritt 1869–1928 m. William Duckworth 1859–
    1. 1. Flossie (C) Duckworth 1903– m. Jack (A) Webb 1897–
  6. 6. Foster Merritt 1873–1881
  7. 7. William (Henry) Merritt 1879–
  8. 8. Hannah (Elizabeth) Merritt 1860–1958
  9. 9. Reuben Merritt 1886–1967
  10. 10. Anna (Balfour) Merritt 1887–1961
  11. 11. Robert (Halliday) Merritt 1889–1951
  12. 12. Janett (Ester) Merritt 1895–1896

Henry Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1829
abt 1829
Birth of Henry Merritt in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1910
3 Feb 1910
Age 81
Death of Henry Merritt in Melancthon, Dufferin Co. Ontario
Melancthon, Dufferin Co. Ontario

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1829
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1910
    Event Place: Melancthon, Dufferin Co. Ontario
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