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Jane Eliza Merritt 1864 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1864

Birth Location: West Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 4 Aug 1929

Death Location: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA

Father: Henry Merritt

Mother: Euphronia Skinner

Spouse(s): Henry Tennant

Children(s): Herbert Tennant, Harold Tennant

In 1864, Jane Eliza Merritt entered the world in West Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA, born to Henry Etson Merritt and Euphronia Elizabeth Skinner. Jane Eliza Merritt married Henry Allen Tennant, and had children including Herbert Glenn Tennant, Harold Laverne Tennant. Jane Eliza Merritt passed away in 1929 in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1864, Jane Eliza Merritt entered the world in West Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA, born to Henry Etson Merritt and Euphronia Elizabeth Skinner.
  • Jane Eliza Merritt married Henry Allen Tennant, and had children including Herbert Glenn Tennant, Harold Laverne Tennant.
  • Jane Eliza Merritt passed away in 1929 in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Merritt
1826 – 1886
Birth Location: Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA
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Euphronia Skinner
1829 – 1886
Birth Location: Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Henry Tennant
1855 – 1918
Birth Location: New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Herbert Tennant
1885 – 1962
Birth Location: Lee Center, Lee, Illinois, USA
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Harold Tennant
1893 – 1990
Birth Location: Lee Center, Lee, Illinois, USA
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Jane Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Jane Merritt
1864 – 1929
Birth Place: West Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA
Parents
Henry Etson Merritt
1826 – 1886
Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA
Euphronia (Elizabeth) Skinner
1829 – 1886
Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Merritt
1783 – 1851
Westchester, New York, USA
Esther Dean
1799 – 1879
Queensbury, Washington, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Dean
1767 – 1828
Esther Wright
1767 – 1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Dean
1726 – 1818
Mary Anderson
1728 – 1778

Jane Merritt's Descendants

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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)

Jane Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1864
26 Jul 1864
Birth of Jane Eliza Merritt in West Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA
West Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA
1929
4 Aug 1929
Age 65
Death of Jane Eliza Merritt in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1864
    Event Place: West Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1929
    Event Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
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