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Laura Lestina Merritt 1867 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1867

Birth Location: Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 15 Jun 1944

Death Location: Amboy, Lee, Illinois, USA

Father: Henry Merritt

Mother: Euphronia Skinner

Spouse(s): Winslow Dewey

Children(s): Luella Dewey

In 1867, Laura Lestina Merritt entered the world in Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA, born to Henry Etson Merritt and Euphronia Elizabeth Skinner. Laura Lestina Merritt married Winslow Bushnell Dewey, and had children including Luella Marie Dewey. Laura Lestina Merritt passed away in 1944 in Amboy, Lee, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1867, Laura Lestina Merritt entered the world in Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA, born to Henry Etson Merritt and Euphronia Elizabeth Skinner.
  • Laura Lestina Merritt married Winslow Bushnell Dewey, and had children including Luella Marie Dewey.
  • Laura Lestina Merritt passed away in 1944 in Amboy, 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)

Winslow Dewey
1861 – 1935
Birth Location: Lexington, Greene, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Luella Dewey
1895 – 1979
Birth Location: Lee Center, Lee, Illinois, USA
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Laura Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Laura Merritt
1867 – 1944
Birth Place: 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

Laura Merritt's Descendants

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Laura (Lestina) Merritt (5 Nov 1867 – 15 Jun 1944) m. Winslow (Bushnell) Dewey (3 Sep 1861 – 10 May 1935)
  1. 1. Luella (Marie) Dewey (26 Apr 1895 – 3 Oct 1979) m. Carl (Julius) Flessner (6 Dec 1891 – 5 Oct 1960)
    1. 1. Dorothy (Dewey) Flessner (20 Aug 1920 – 3 Aug 2011) m. Donald (Dwight) Rhodes (30 Sep 1921 – )
      1. 1. Linda (C) Rhodes (11 Jan 1948 – )
      2. 2. Stanley (Francis) Rhodes (29 Jun 1949 – ) m. Judith (Ann) Hammond (20 Oct 1941 – )
    2. 2. Robert (Carlton) Flessner (12 Aug 1925 – 23 Nov 2012)
    3. 3. Richard (Lee) Flessner (4 Aug 1928 – 10 Dec 2010)

Laura Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1867
5 Nov 1867
Birth of Laura Lestina Merritt in Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA
Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA
1944
15 Jun 1944
Age 77
Death of Laura Lestina Merritt in Amboy, Lee, Illinois, USA
Amboy, Lee, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1867
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1944
    Event Place: Amboy, Lee, Illinois, USA
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