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Norman Butler Merritt 1908–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 November 1908

Birth Location: R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada

Death Date: 15 March 1991

Death Location: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada

Father: George Merritt

Mother: Deborah tarling

Spouse(s): Ellen Cormack, Willina Pottinger

Children(s): Pearl Cormack, Larry Merritt

Norman Butler Merritt was born in 1908 in R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada, the child of George Walter Merritt And Deborah Tarling. In 1911, Norman Butler Merritt resided in Souris, Manitoba. Norman Butler Merritt married Ellen Jane Nel Cormack, Willina Pottinger, and had children including Harvey Merritt, Larry Merritt, Lyle Merritt, Pearl Wenona Cormack. Norman Butler Merritt passed away in 1991 in Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

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Biography

  • Norman Butler Merritt was born in 1908 in R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada, the child of George Walter Merritt And Deborah Tarling.
  • In 1911, Norman Butler Merritt resided in Souris, Manitoba.
  • Norman Butler Merritt married Ellen Jane Nel Cormack, Willina Pottinger, and had children including Harvey Merritt, Larry Merritt, Lyle Merritt, Pearl Wenona Cormack.
  • Norman Butler Merritt passed away in 1991 in Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Norman Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Norman Merritt
1908–1991
Birth Place: R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada
Parents
George Walter Merritt
1869–1942
Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Deborah tarling
1877–1951
York, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Isaac Merritt
1834–1925
Easington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Ann) Trigg
1842–1921
Camberwell, London, England
George Tarling
1846–1906
Stapleford Abbott, Essex, England
Ann Stark
1853–
Killeheen, Kilscannel Parish, County Limerick, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Merritt
1806–1872
Jane Johnson
1800–1885
Thomas Trigg
1813–1887
Mary Francis
1819–1887
John Tarling
1822–1902
Sarah Hanscombe
1815–1892
Henry Stark
1825–1888
Mary Rynard
1828–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Merritt
1769–1861
Hannah Atkinson
1764–1839
Christopher Johnson
1758–1838
Frances Willingham
1763–1856
John Trigg
1781–1847
Ann Wells
1782–1865
John Francis
1792–
Dorothy Fulford
1797–1868
John Tirling
1806–1863
Sarah Tirling
1804–1875
Thomas Hanscombe
1774–1830
Hannah Phillips
1778–1862
Adam Stark
1784–1867
Martha Lee
1785–1871
Philip Rynard
1807–1885
Eliza Brethour
1808–1873

Norman Merritt's Descendants

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Norman (Butler) Merritt (28 November 1908–15 March 1991) m. Ellen (Jane ( Nel)) Cormack (28 Feb 1907–11 Aug 1993) m. Willina Pottinger (4 Nov 1917–11 Jul 2008)
  1. 1. Pearl (Wenona) Cormack 1928–2002 m. John (Malcolm) Cameron 1920–1997
    1. 1. Sharon (Lee) Scott 1947–2024
  2. 2. Larry Merritt –2010

Norman Merritt's Timeline

9 Records

1908
28 Nov 1908
Birth of Norman Butler Merritt in R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada
R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada
1908
28 November 1908
Birth of Norman Butler Merritt in R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada
R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada
1911
1911
Age 3
Norman Butler Merritt resided here in Souris, Manitoba
Souris, Manitoba
1916
1916
Age 8
Norman Butler Merritt resided here in 19, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
19, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 13
Norman Butler Merritt resided here in , Riverside Village of Calri, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
, Riverside Village of Calri, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
1926
1926
Age 18
Norman Butler Merritt resided here in Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatchewan, Canada
1931
1931
Age 23
Norman Butler Merritt resided here in Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada
Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada
1991
15 March 1991
Age 83
Death of Norman Butler Merritt in Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada
1991
15 March 1991
Age 83
Death of Norman Butler Merritt
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1908
    Event Place: R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27344; Census Place: Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada; Page Number: d
    [2] 1926 Prairie Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; 1926 Prairie Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 November 1908
    Event Place: R.M. of Arthur, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
    [2] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 22, Souris, Manitoba; Page: 12; Family No: 112
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Manitoba, Canada, Birth Index, Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs; Manitoba, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Souris, Manitoba
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 22, Souris, Manitoba; Page: 12; Family No: 112

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: 19, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: , Riverside Village of Calri, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 155; Census Place: 155, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan; Page Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: 1926 Prairie Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; 1926 Prairie Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27344; Census Place: Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada; Page Number: d

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1937
    Event Place: Turner, Montana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Havre, Loring, Opheim, Raymond, Turner, Westby, and White Tail, Montana, 1924-1956; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Riverside
    Record Source: 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1991
    Event Place: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1991
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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