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Rebecca A Merrill 1843–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1843

Birth Location: Ohio, United States

Death Date: 11 September 1926

Death Location: Palouse, Whitman, Washington, United States

Father: John Knapp

Mother: Cindriala Chosson

Spouse(s): William Burton

Children(s): Eugene Burton

Rebecca A Merrill was born in 1843 in Ohio, United States, the child of John Knapp And Cindriala Chosson. Rebecca A Merrill married William M Burton, and had children including Eugene Burton. Rebecca A Merrill passed away in 1926 in Palouse, Whitman, Washington, United States.

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Biography

  • Rebecca A Merrill was born in 1843 in Ohio, United States, the child of John Knapp And Cindriala Chosson.
  • Rebecca A Merrill married William M Burton, and had children including Eugene Burton.
  • Rebecca A Merrill passed away in 1926 in Palouse, Whitman, Washington, United States.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Rebecca Merrill's Ancestors

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Rebecca Merrill
1843–1926
Birth Place: Ohio, United States
Parents
John Knapp
1815–1865
Laranceburg, Ind
Cindriala Chosson
1816–1907
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Knap
1788–1879
Rockland County, New York, USA
Leonard Closser
1795–
Paradise, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Wright
1798–1875
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Pvt Knapp
1760–1825
Mary Hafer
1760–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Knap
1732–1794
Hannah Finch
1733–1828
Anna Bader
1711–1773

Rebecca Merrill's Descendants

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Rebecca (A) Merrill (25 March 1843–11 September 1926) m. William (M) Burton (01 May 1835–15 Feb 1904)
  1. 1. Eugene Burton 1871–1947 m. Olive (F. "Ollie") Griffith 1883–1961
    1. 1. Stella (Marie) Burton 1909–1972 m. Clifford (John) Kelley 1904–1971
      1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Kelley 1937–1990 m. John (Edward) Vickrey 1933–2015

Rebecca Merrill's Timeline

4 Records

1843
25 March 1843
Birth of Rebecca A Merrill in Ohio, United States
Ohio, United States
1859
21 April 1859
Age 16
Rebecca A Merrill was married in Ohio County, Indiana
Ohio County, Indiana
1890
1890
Age 47
Rebecca A Merrill was married
None
1926
11 September 1926
Age 83
Death of Rebecca A Merrill in Palouse, Whitman, Washington, United States
Palouse, Whitman, Washington, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1843
    Event Place: Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 April 1859
    Event Place: Ohio County, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 September 1926
    Event Place: Palouse, Whitman, Washington, United States

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