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James Lawrence Merry 1816–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Tisbury Dukes Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 06 APR 1883

Death Location: Tisbury Dukes Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Matthew Merry

Mother: Betsey Norton

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In 1816, James Lawrence Merry entered the world in Tisbury Dukes Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA, born to Matthew Merry And Betsey Norton. James Lawrence Merry passed away in 1883 in Tisbury Dukes Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1816, James Lawrence Merry entered the world in Tisbury Dukes Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA, born to Matthew Merry And Betsey Norton.
  • James Lawrence Merry passed away in 1883 in Tisbury Dukes Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA.

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James Merry's Ancestors

Self
James Merry
1816–1883
Birth Place: Tisbury Dukes Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Matthew Merry
1783–1847
Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
Betsey Norton
1787–1877
Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, Mass
Grandparents
Peter (Norton) Sr.
1756–1837
Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Athearn
1761–1828
Marthas Vineyard, Mass
Great-Grandparents
Eliakim Norton
1716–1805
Maria Presbury
1720–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Presbury
1700–1728
Abigail Cottle
1702–1780

James Merry's Timeline

2 Records

1816
1816
Birth of James Lawrence Merry in Tisbury Dukes Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
Tisbury Dukes Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
1883
06 APR 1883
Age 67
Death of James Lawrence Merry in Tisbury Dukes Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
Tisbury Dukes Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Tisbury Dukes Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 APR 1883
    Event Place: Tisbury Dukes Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA

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