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Mary Hussey 'Bessie' Smith 1822 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1822

Birth Location: Center Harbor, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 8 Nov 1908

Death Location: Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA

Father: John Jr,

Mother: Mary Mudgett

Spouse(s): Jacob Merrill

Children(s): Julia Merrill, Mary Merrill, John Merrill, George Merrill

Mary Hussey 'Bessie' Smith was born in 1822 in Center Harbor, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA, the child of John Smith Jr, and Mary "Polly" Mudgett. Mary Hussey 'Bessie' Smith married Jacob Lee Merrill, and had children including Julia Ann Merrill, Mary Louisa Merrill, John Smith Merrill, George David Merrill. Mary Hussey 'Bessie' Smith passed away in 1908 in Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Hussey 'Bessie' Smith was born in 1822 in Center Harbor, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA, the child of John Smith Jr, and Mary "Polly" Mudgett.
  • Mary Hussey 'Bessie' Smith married Jacob Lee Merrill, and had children including Julia Ann Merrill, Mary Louisa Merrill, John Smith Merrill, George David Merrill.
  • Mary Hussey 'Bessie' Smith passed away in 1908 in Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Smith's Ancestors

Self
Mary Smith
1822 – 1908
Birth Place: Center Harbor, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
John Smith Jr,
1792 – 1866
Center Harbor, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Mary ("Polly") Mudgett
1797 – 1869
New Hampton, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
John (Smith) Sr,
1760 – 1842
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Martha Drake
1767 – 1841
Brentwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Drake
1725 – 1805
Martha Eaton
1730 – 1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Drake
1695 – 1763
Jane Lunt
1693 – 1743

Mary Smith's Descendants

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Mary (Hussey 'Bessie') Smith (20 Mar 1822 – 8 Nov 1908) m. Jacob (Lee) Merrill (1818 Mar 24 – 1889 Jul 01)
  1. 1. Julia (Ann) Merrill (1844 Nov 17 – 1928 Aug 25)
  2. 2. Mary (Louisa) Merrill (21 Jul 1848 – 27 Feb 1917)
  3. 3. John (Smith) Merrill (29 May 1854 – 9 Dec 1928)
  4. 4. George (David) Merrill (25 JUL 1861 – 5 May 1924) m. Mary (Bird) (Merrill) (1862 – 26 Jun 1925)
    1. 1. Arthur (George) Merrill (abt 1885 – 1949 Dec 20)
    2. 2. Harriet (Edith Hattie) Merrill (25 Jun 1885 – 1962 Apr 04)
    3. 3. Gertrude (May) Merrill (16 JUN 1887 – 11 February 1938) m. Frederick (George Fred) Sanders (1873 Jul 10 – 1944 Jul 08)
      1. 1. Ralph (W) Sanders (29 Apr 1907 – 21 Oct 1926)
      2. 2. Robert (Donald) Sanders (1909 – )
      3. 3. Doris (Mary Rita May) Sanders (28 Jul 1920 – 24 Nov 2011) m. Gordon (Arnold) Markle (22 Mar 1918 – Jul 1982)
        1. 1. Thomas Markle, (18 Jul 1944 – ) m. Doria Ragland (2 Sep 1956 – )
    4. 4. Fred Merrill (1 Sep 1889 – 14 Jun 1964)
    5. 5. Nellie (A) Merrill (16 Nov 1891 – 10 Mar 1905)
    6. 6. David (L) Merrill (10 Dec 1896 – 30 Jun 1947)
    7. 7. Edgar (Gilbert) Merrill (24 January 1903 – 8 October 1973)
    8. 8. Helen (N) Merrill (abt 1907 – 29 Dec 1930)

Mary Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1822
20 Mar 1822
Birth of Mary Hussey 'Bessie' Smith in Center Harbor, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
Center Harbor, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
1908
8 Nov 1908
Age 86
Death of Mary Hussey 'Bessie' Smith in Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1822
    Event Place: Center Harbor, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meredith, Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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