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Nehemiah Merritt 1738–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Westchester, New York, USA

Death Date: 10 May 1817

Death Location: Westchester, New York, USA

Father: Andrew Merritt

Mother: *Rachel Purdy

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Nehemiah Merritt was born in 1738 in Westchester, New York, USA, the child of Andrew Merritt And Rachel Purdy. Nehemiah Merritt passed away in 1817 in Westchester, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Nehemiah Merritt was born in 1738 in Westchester, New York, USA, the child of Andrew Merritt And Rachel Purdy.
  • Nehemiah Merritt passed away in 1817 in Westchester, New York, USA.

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Nehemiah Merritt's Ancestors

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Nehemiah Merritt
1738–1817
Birth Place: Westchester, New York, USA
Parents
Andrew Merritt
1689–1782
Rye, Westchester Co. New York, New York, USA
*Rachel Purdy
1689–1741
Rye, Westchester, New York, USA
Grandparents
Francis Purdy
1650–1723
Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Mary Lane
1653–1753
Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis (Purdie)
1587–1658
George Lane
1628–1727
Mercy Lane
1632–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Perdy
1560–1658
Elizabeth Taylor
1565–1615
William Lane
1580–1654
Mary Lane)
1584–1671

Nehemiah Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Nehemiah Merritt in Westchester, New York, USA
Westchester, New York, USA
1817
10 May 1817
Age 79
Death of Nehemiah Merritt in Westchester, New York, USA
Westchester, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1817
    Event Place: Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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