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John Merritt 1588 – 1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 July 1588

Birth Location: Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 January 1648

Death Location: Wield Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Meryet\Meriet

Mother: Anne Hoccley

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The story of John Merritt began in 1588 in Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. John Merritt passed away in 1648 in Wield Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John Merritt began in 1588 in Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • John Merritt passed away in 1648 in Wield Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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John Merritt's Ancestors

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John Merritt
1588 – 1648
Birth Place: Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Meryet\Meriet
1553 – 1620
Wield, Hampshire, England
Anne Hoccley
1557 – 1598
Wield Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Lord John Acton) Merritt
1507 – 1590
West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1588
20 July 1588
Birth of John Merritt in Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1648
2 January 1648
Age 60
Death of John Merritt in Wield Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Wield Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 July 1588
    Event Place: Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1648
    Event Place: Wield Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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