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Kenneth Franklin Merritt 1910–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1910

Birth Location: R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada

Death Date: 10 August 1944

Death Location: Cintheaux, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France

Father: George Merritt

Mother: Deborah tarling

Spouse(s): Dorothy Purdy

Children(s): Pat Ruscheinsky

The story of Kenneth Franklin Merritt began in 1910 in R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada. In 1911, Kenneth Franklin Merritt resided in Souris, Manitoba. In 1916, Kenneth Franklin Merritt resided in 19, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada. Kenneth Franklin Merritt married Dorothy Isabel Purdy, and had children including Adam Mossman, Chuck Merrritt, Dorothy May Merritt, Harold Purdy, Jim Merritt, Larry Mossman, Pat Ruscheinsky. Kenneth Franklin Merritt passed away in 1944 in Cintheaux, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.

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Biography

  • The story of Kenneth Franklin Merritt began in 1910 in R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada.
  • In 1911, Kenneth Franklin Merritt resided in Souris, Manitoba.
  • In 1916, Kenneth Franklin Merritt resided in 19, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • Kenneth Franklin Merritt married Dorothy Isabel Purdy, and had children including Adam Mossman, Chuck Merrritt, Dorothy May Merritt, Harold Purdy, Jim Merritt, Larry Mossman, Pat Ruscheinsky.
  • Kenneth Franklin Merritt passed away in 1944 in Cintheaux, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Kenneth Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Kenneth Merritt
1910–1944
Birth Place: R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada
Parents
George Walter Merritt
1869–1942
Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Deborah tarling
1877–1951
York, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Isaac Merritt
1834–1925
Easington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Ann) Trigg
1842–1921
Camberwell, London, England
George Tarling
1846–1906
Stapleford Abbott, Essex, England
Ann Stark
1853–
Killeheen, Kilscannel Parish, County Limerick, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Merritt
1806–1872
Jane Johnson
1800–1885
Thomas Trigg
1813–1887
Mary Francis
1819–1887
John Tarling
1822–1902
Sarah Hanscombe
1815–1892
Henry Stark
1825–1888
Mary Rynard
1828–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Merritt
1769–1861
Hannah Atkinson
1764–1839
Christopher Johnson
1758–1838
Frances Willingham
1763–1856
John Trigg
1781–1847
Ann Wells
1782–1865
John Francis
1792–
Dorothy Fulford
1797–1868
John Tirling
1806–1863
Sarah Tirling
1804–1875
Thomas Hanscombe
1774–1830
Hannah Phillips
1778–1862
Adam Stark
1784–1867
Martha Lee
1785–1871
Philip Rynard
1807–1885
Eliza Brethour
1808–1873

Kenneth Merritt's Descendants

1.
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Kenneth (Franklin) Merritt (6 August 1910–10 August 1944) m. Dorothy (Isabel) Purdy (14 Jan 1915–15 Jul 2007)
  1. 1. Pat Ruscheinsky 1941–2018

Kenneth Merritt's Timeline

6 Records

1910
6 August 1910
Birth of Kenneth Franklin Merritt in R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada
R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada
1911
1911
Age 1
Kenneth Franklin Merritt resided here in Souris, Manitoba
Souris, Manitoba
1916
1916
Age 6
Kenneth Franklin Merritt resided here in 19, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
19, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 11
Kenneth Franklin Merritt resided here in , Riverside Village of Calri, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
, Riverside Village of Calri, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
1931
1931
Age 21
Kenneth Franklin Merritt resided here in Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada
Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada
1944
10 August 1944
Age 34
Death of Kenneth Franklin Merritt in Cintheaux, Departement du Calvados, Calvados, Normandie, France
Cintheaux, Departement du Calvados, Calvados, Normandie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1910
    Event Place: R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
    [2] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 22, Souris, Manitoba; Page: 12; Family No: 112
    [3] Canada, WWII Service Files of War Dead, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947; Series: RG 24; Volume: 26605
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27344; Census Place: Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada; Page Number: d
    [6] Manitoba, Canada, Birth Index, Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs; Manitoba, Canada; Vital Statistics

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Souris, Manitoba
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 22, Souris, Manitoba; Page: 12; Family No: 112

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: 19, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: , Riverside Village of Calri, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27344; Census Place: Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada; Page Number: d

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, WWII Service Files of War Dead, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947; Series: RG 24; Volume: 26605

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Riverside
    Record Source: 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1944
    Event Place: Cintheaux, Departement du Calvados, Calvados, Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cintheaux, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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