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Joseph Henry Merritt 1889–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1889

Birth Location: Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 23 Nov 1944

Death Location: Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, USA

Father: William Merritt

Mother: Nellie Fletcher

Spouse(s): Lillian Adams

Children(s): Marjorie Merritt, Helen Merritt

The story of Joseph Henry Merritt began in 1889 in Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois, USA. Joseph Henry Merritt married Lillian Agnes Adams, and had children including Helen Ruth Merritt, Marjorie Ann Merritt. Joseph Henry Merritt passed away in 1944 in Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Henry Merritt began in 1889 in Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois, USA.
  • Joseph Henry Merritt married Lillian Agnes Adams, and had children including Helen Ruth Merritt, Marjorie Ann Merritt.
  • Joseph Henry Merritt passed away in 1944 in Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, USA.

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Joseph Merritt's Ancestors

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Joseph Merritt
1889–1944
Birth Place: Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Chauncy Merritt
1853–1928
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Nellie (Ann) Fletcher
1868–1911
Nachusa, Lee, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
James (T) Merritt
1815–1879
West Farms, Bronx, New York, USA
Harriet (M.) Kniffen
1812–1893
Putnam, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Kniffin
1786–1862
Asenath Hopkins
1787–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amos Kniffen
1758–1842
Hannah Angevine
1762–1798

Joseph Merritt's Descendants

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Joseph (Henry) Merritt (31 Aug 1889–23 Nov 1944) m. Lillian (Agnes) Adams (18 Oct 1893–Abt 1968)
  1. 1. Marjorie (Ann) Merritt 1929–2014
  2. 2. Helen (Ruth) Merritt 1926–2001

Joseph Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1889
31 Aug 1889
Birth of Joseph Henry Merritt in Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois, USA
Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois, USA
1944
23 Nov 1944
Age 55
Death of Joseph Henry Merritt in Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, USA
Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Grand Detour, Ogle, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1944
    Event Place: Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, USA

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