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James Merritt Anderson 1899–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 DEC 1899

Birth Location: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 6 MAY 1966

Death Location: Ridgewood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

Father: Alexander Anderson

Mother: Nora Vansyckel

Spouse(s): Ernestine Hiele

Children(s): Louise Anderson

The story of James Merritt Anderson began in 1899 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA. James Merritt Anderson married Ernestine Bulkley Hiele, and had children including Louise Anderson. James Merritt Anderson passed away in 1966 in Ridgewood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Merritt Anderson began in 1899 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA.
  • James Merritt Anderson married Ernestine Bulkley Hiele, and had children including Louise Anderson.
  • James Merritt Anderson passed away in 1966 in Ridgewood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.

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James Anderson's Ancestors

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James Anderson
1899–1966
Birth Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Alexander Anderson
1868–1946
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Nora (Olive) Vansyckel
1870–1940
New York, New York, USA
Grandparents
John Anderson
1838–1924
Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Veitch
1840–1917
Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Anderson
1806–1875
Betsy
1805–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John WILSON
1777–1869
Helen DENHOLM
1776–1842

James Anderson's Descendants

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James (Merritt) Anderson (2 DEC 1899–6 MAY 1966) m. Ernestine (Bulkley) Hiele (3 SEP 1897–DEC 1973)
  1. 1. Louise Anderson 1926– m. Thomas Vanderbeck 1926–

James Anderson's Timeline

2 Records

1899
2 DEC 1899
Birth of James Merritt Anderson in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
1966
6 MAY 1966
Age 67
Death of James Merritt Anderson in Ridgewood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Ridgewood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 DEC 1899
    Event Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 5, Hudson, New Jersey; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0110

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1900
    Event Place: Fifth Street, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 5, Hudson, New Jersey; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0110
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 5, Hudson, New Jersey; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0110

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 MAY 1966
    Event Place: Ridgewood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Thomas Wilson.GED

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