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Joseph Merritt 1662–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 JUN 1662

Birth Location: Rye, Westchester, New York

Death Date: 12 MAY 1754

Death Location: Rye, Westchester, New York

Father: Thomas* Merritt

Mother: Jane* Sherwood

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In 1662, Joseph Merritt entered the world in Rye, Westchester, New York, born to Thomas Merritt And Jane Sherwood. Joseph Merritt passed away in 1754 in Rye, Westchester, New York.

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Biography

  • In 1662, Joseph Merritt entered the world in Rye, Westchester, New York, born to Thomas Merritt And Jane Sherwood.
  • Joseph Merritt passed away in 1754 in Rye, Westchester, New York.

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Joseph Merritt's Ancestors

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Joseph Merritt
1662–1754
Birth Place: Rye, Westchester, New York
Parents
Thomas* Merritt
1634–1725
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Jane* Sherwood
1636–1685
Stratford, England
Grandparents
Thomas* Sherwood
1586–1655
Sherwood Forest, Nottingham, England
Alice Tiler
1587–1640
Stratford, England
Great-Grandparents
Esdras Sherwood
1542–1632
Dorcas Sherwood
1573–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sherwood
1514–1568

Joseph Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1662
6 JUN 1662
Birth of Joseph Merritt in Rye, Westchester, New York
Rye, Westchester, New York
1754
12 MAY 1754
Age 92
Death of Joseph Merritt in Rye, Westchester, New York
Rye, Westchester, New York

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1662
    Event Place: Rye, Westchester, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1754
    Event Place: Rye, Westchester, New York

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