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Matthew John Merritt 1878–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1878

Birth Location: Innisfil Twp. Simcoe County Ontario, Canada

Death Date: Feb 28 1970

Death Location: Meaford, Ontario, Canada

Father: Henry Merritt

Mother: Ann Foster

Spouse(s): Alvina Heibein

Children(s): Reita Marritt, Carl Marritt, Lorne Marritt, Eva Marritt, Bertha Marritt, Howard Marritt, Gordon Marritt, Dorothy Marritt, Maurice Marritt, Mervyn Marritt

Matthew John Merritt was born in 1878 in Innisfil Twp. Simcoe County Ontario, Canada, the child of Henry Merritt And Ann Foster. Matthew John Merritt married Alvina Magdalena Heibein, and had children including Bertha Elizabeth Marritt, Carl Henry Bruce Marritt, Dorothy Maybeth Marritt, Eva Alberta Marritt, Gordon Gerald Marritt, Howard Frederick Marritt, Lorne Ivan Marritt, Maurice John Marritt, Mervyn Rae Marritt, Reita Iola Marritt. Matthew John Merritt passed away in 1970 in Meaford, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Matthew John Merritt was born in 1878 in Innisfil Twp. Simcoe County Ontario, Canada, the child of Henry Merritt And Ann Foster.
  • Matthew John Merritt married Alvina Magdalena Heibein, and had children including Bertha Elizabeth Marritt, Carl Henry Bruce Marritt, Dorothy Maybeth Marritt, Eva Alberta Marritt, Gordon Gerald Marritt, Howard Frederick Marritt, Lorne Ivan Marritt, Maurice John Marritt, Mervyn Rae Marritt, Reita Iola Marritt.
  • Matthew John Merritt passed away in 1970 in Meaford, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Matthew Merritt's Ancestors

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Matthew Merritt
1878–1970
Birth Place: Innisfil Twp. Simcoe County Ontario, Canada
Parents
Henry Merritt
1829–1910
Yorkshire, England
Ann Foster
1836–1879
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Isaac Merritt
1806–1872
Patrington, Yorkshire, England
Jane Johnson
1803–1885
Ottringham, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Merritt
1769–
Hannah Atkinson
1764–1839
Christopher Johnson
1758–1838
Frances Willingham
1774–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Robinson
1739–1803
William Atkinson
1741–1782
Sarah Drew
1744–
Edward Johnson
1734–
Hannah Moore
1737–
John Willingham
1744–1824
Sarah Stephenson
1733–1802

Matthew Merritt's Descendants

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Matthew (John) Merritt (15 May 1878–Feb 28 1970) m. Alvina (Magdalena) Heibein (11 Jun 1879–18 Apr 1956)
  1. 1. Reita (Iola) Marritt 1903–1995
  2. 2. Carl (Henry Bruce) Marritt 1905–1999
  3. 3. Lorne (Ivan) Marritt 1908–1977
  4. 4. Eva (Alberta) Marritt 1912–1998
  5. 5. Bertha (Elizabeth) Marritt 1913–1994
  6. 6. Howard (Frederick) Marritt 1915–1993
  7. 7. Gordon (Gerald) Marritt 1917–2011
  8. 8. Dorothy (Maybeth) Marritt 1920–2014 m. Charles (Kean Chapman) Lee 1915–1987
  9. 9. Maurice (John) Marritt 1923–2008
  10. 10. Mervyn (Rae) Marritt 1926–2002

Matthew Merritt's Timeline

3 Records

1878
15 May 1878
Birth of Matthew John Merritt in Innisfil Twp. Simcoe County Ontario, Canada
Innisfil Twp. Simcoe County Ontario, Canada
1901
27 Feb 1901
Age 23
Matthew John Merritt was married in Gorrie, Howick Twp, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
Gorrie, Howick Twp, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
1970
Feb 28 1970
Age 92
Death of Matthew John Merritt in Meaford, Ontario, Canada
Meaford, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1878
    Event Place: Innisfil Twp. Simcoe County Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1901
    Event Place: Gorrie, Howick Twp, Huron County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 28 1970
    Event Place: Meaford, Ontario, Canada

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