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May Merritt 1847–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1847

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 14 October 1874

Death Location: Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: James Thompson

Mother: Phoebe Merritt

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In 1847, May Merritt entered the world in New York, born to James Burnet Thompson And Phoebe Steen Merritt. May Merritt passed away in 1874 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1847, May Merritt entered the world in New York, born to James Burnet Thompson And Phoebe Steen Merritt.
  • May Merritt passed away in 1874 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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May Merritt's Ancestors

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May Merritt
1847–1874
Birth Place: New York
Parents
James Burnet Thompson
1807–1878
Mendham, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Phoebe (Steen) Merritt
1818–1890
New York City, New York, New York
Grandparents
Joseph Thompson
–1824
Mehitable Thompson
1783–1845
Madison, New Jersey
Samuel (Fowler) Merritt
1794–1849
Cortland Manor, New York
Elizabeth Halstead
1785–1852
New York
Great-Grandparents
John Merritt
1758–1833
Phebe Weeks
1765–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Weeks
1724–1804
Phebe Underhill
1724–1795

May Merritt's Timeline

4 Records

1847
1847
Birth of May Merritt in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
1847
1847
Birth of May Merritt in New York
New York
1870
12 Jan 1870
Age 23
May Merritt was married in Manhattan, New York, USA
Manhattan, New York, USA
1874
14 October 1874
Age 27
Death of May Merritt in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1870
    Event Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 October 1874
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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