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Margaret A Merritt 1831–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 09 Jan 1909

Death Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States

Father: Harmon Merritt

Mother: Mary Pridgen

Spouse(s): Bryant Blackburn

Children(s): Bryant Blackburn, James Blackburn, April Blackburn, Julia Blackburn, Civil Blackburn, Allen Blackburn, Lucian Blackburn

In 1831, Margaret A Merritt entered the world in Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States, born to Harmon Merritt And Mary Pridgen. In 1880, Margaret A Merritt resided in Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA. Margaret A Merritt married Bryant Lee Blackburn, and had children including Allen M Blackburn, April Blackburn, Bryant Lee Blackburn, Civil Blackburn, James Hilroy Blackburn, Julia Blackburn, Lucian Sloan Blackburn. Margaret A Merritt passed away in 1909 in Bladen, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Margaret A Merritt entered the world in Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States, born to Harmon Merritt And Mary Pridgen.
  • In 1880, Margaret A Merritt resided in Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.
  • Margaret A Merritt married Bryant Lee Blackburn, and had children including Allen M Blackburn, April Blackburn, Bryant Lee Blackburn, Civil Blackburn, James Hilroy Blackburn, Julia Blackburn, Lucian Sloan Blackburn.
  • Margaret A Merritt passed away in 1909 in Bladen, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Merritt's Ancestors

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Margaret Merritt
1831–1909
Birth Place: Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Harmon Merritt
1802–1871
Mary Pridgen
1820–1850
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Merritt's Descendants

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Margaret (A) Merritt (1831–09 Jan 1909) m. Bryant (Lee) Blackburn (23 Oct 1823–13 Feb 1914)
  1. 1. Bryant (Lee) Blackburn 1871–1941 m. Lavina (Alcora) Bowen 1881–1950
    1. 1. Willie (Harold) Blackburn 1925–1998
  2. 2. James (Hilroy) Blackburn 1868–1911
  3. 3. April Blackburn 1859–
  4. 4. Julia Blackburn 1865–1954
  5. 5. Civil Blackburn 1858–1934
  6. 6. Allen (M) Blackburn 1852–1926
  7. 7. Lucian (Sloan) Blackburn 1847–1916

Margaret Merritt's Timeline

3 Records

1831
1831
Birth of Margaret A Merritt in Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States
Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 49
Margaret A Merritt resided here in Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1909
09 Jan 1909
Age 78
Death of Margaret A Merritt in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Colley Chapel, Colley, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Colly, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jan 1909
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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