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Merle DeRosier Fowler 1891 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1891

Birth Location: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 30 November 1954

Death Location: Richmond, Nelson, N.Z

Father: Capt. Fowler

Mother: Maria MORLEY

Spouse(s): Alan Muntz

Children(s): Frederick MUNTZ, Mary Muntz

Merle DeRosier Fowler was born in 1891 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Capt. Henry "Harry" Fowler and Maria Henrietta MORLEY. Merle DeRosier Fowler married Alan Reeves Muntz, and had children including Frederick Philip Henry MUNTZ, Mary Elizabeth Muntz. Merle DeRosier Fowler passed away in 1954 in Richmond, Nelson, N.Z.

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Biography

  • Merle DeRosier Fowler was born in 1891 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Capt. Henry "Harry" Fowler and Maria Henrietta MORLEY.
  • Merle DeRosier Fowler married Alan Reeves Muntz, and had children including Frederick Philip Henry MUNTZ, Mary Elizabeth Muntz.
  • Merle DeRosier Fowler passed away in 1954 in Richmond, Nelson, N.Z.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Fowler
1856 – 1914
Birth Location: Riwaka, Tasman, New Zealand
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Maria MORLEY
1870 – 1961
Birth Location: Collingwood, Golden Bay, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Alan Muntz
1894 – 1945
Birth Location: Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Frederick MUNTZ
1921 – 1962
Birth Location: Marlborough, Nelson, New Zealand
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Mary Muntz
1931 – 2008
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
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Merle Fowler's Ancestors

Self
Merle Fowler
1891 – 1954
Birth Place: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Capt. Henry "Harry" Fowler
1856 – 1914
Riwaka, Tasman, New Zealand
Maria (Henrietta) MORLEY
1870 – 1961
Collingwood, Golden Bay, New Zealand
Grandparents
John (Francis) Fowler
1830 – 1912
Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Lucy Clarke
1834 – 1872
Windlesham, Surrey, England
John (Lewis) Morley
1826 – 1916
Newton, Suffolk
Maria (Henrietta) Smith
– 1870
Great-Grandparents
John Fowler
1796 – 1883
Mary Rosier)
1805 – 1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel FOWLER
1765 – 1848
Mary May
1764 – 1816
Henry (DeRosier)
1780 – 1855
Sarah Smith
1780 – 1817

Merle Fowler's Descendants

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Merle (DeRosier) Fowler (17 May 1891 – 30 November 1954) m. Alan (Reeves) Muntz (13 Jun 1894 – 10 April 1945)
  1. 1. Frederick (Philip Henry) MUNTZ (1921 – 10 December 1962)
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Muntz (4 Feb 1931 – 2 Mar 2008) m. Thomas (Charles) Lawlor (25 Jun 1920 – 10 Dec 1985)
    1. 1. Graham (George Alan) Lawlor m. Dianne (Elizabeth) Sail (1951 – )
      1. 1. Amy (Elizabeth) Lawlor m. Frechtling
      2. 2. Gregory (Edward) Lawlor m. sarah (jane) fernyhough (31 May 1967 – )
        1. 1. Eve Lawlor (1 Oct 1999 – )
        2. 2. Emily Lawlor (9 Dec 2006 – )
    2. 2. David Lawlor

Merle Fowler's Timeline

2 Records

1891
17 May 1891
Birth of Merle DeRosier Fowler in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
1954
30 November 1954
Age 63
Death of Merle DeRosier Fowler in Richmond, Nelson, N.Z
Richmond, Nelson, N.Z

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1891
    Event Place: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 November 1954
    Event Place: Richmond, Nelson, N.Z
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