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Melissa Jane Merrill 1848–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1848

Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 14 November 1880

Death Location: Saint David, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Father: Philemon Merrill

Mother: Cyrena Dustin

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In 1848, Melissa Jane Merrill entered the world in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA, born to Philemon Christopher Merrill And Cyrena E Dustin. Melissa Jane Merrill passed away in 1880 in Saint David, Cochise County, Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Melissa Jane Merrill entered the world in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA, born to Philemon Christopher Merrill And Cyrena E Dustin.
  • Melissa Jane Merrill passed away in 1880 in Saint David, Cochise County, Arizona, USA.

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Melissa Merrill's Ancestors

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Melissa Merrill
1848–1880
Birth Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Parents
Philemon Christopher Merrill
1820–1904
Byron, Genesee County, New York, United States of America
Cyrena (E) Dustin
1817–1906
Leroy, Genesee, New York, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Merrill
1780–1878
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Phoebe Odell
1787–1862
Cambridge, Washington, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1848
10 Sep 1848
Birth of Melissa Jane Merrill in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
1880
14 November 1880
Age 32
Death of Melissa Jane Merrill in Saint David, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Saint David, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1848
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 November 1880
    Event Place: Saint David, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

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