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Ruth Madeline Merritt 1921–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 August 1921

Birth Location: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 12 November 2008

Death Location: Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Charles Cooney

Mother: Rose Cooney

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Children(s):

Ruth Madeline Merritt was born in 1921 in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Charles Anthony Cooney And Rose Eva Straub Cooney. In 1930, Ruth Madeline Merritt resided in Erie, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1935, Ruth Madeline Merritt resided in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania. Ruth Madeline Merritt passed away in 2008 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Madeline Merritt was born in 1921 in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Charles Anthony Cooney And Rose Eva Straub Cooney.
  • In 1930, Ruth Madeline Merritt resided in Erie, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1935, Ruth Madeline Merritt resided in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania.
  • Ruth Madeline Merritt passed away in 2008 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Cooney
1889–1955
Birth Location: Swissvale, Allegheny County, PA, USA
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Rose Cooney
1889–1967
Birth Location: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Merritt
1921–2008
Birth Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Charles Anthony Cooney
1889–1955
Swissvale, Allegheny County, PA, USA
Rose (Eva Straub) Cooney
1889–1967
Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Enrico ("Richard Anthony Cooney) (Cuneo)
1867–1926
Città Metropolitana di Genova, Liguria, Italy
Cecelia (Elizabeth Lance) (Lantz)
1867–1931
Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
John (Andrew) Straub
1856–1929
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Josephine (*Sophia Thekla EVA) Kimmeth
1863–1909
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Giovanni Cuneo
1814–1869
Maria Pescia
1829–1912
Abraham Lantz
1807–1892
Mary Boland
1839–1881
Andrew Straub
1818–1903
Eva Straub
1823–1898
Aequilan Kummith
1830–1892
Theckla Spiegel
1838–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Giovanni Cuneo
1788–
Maria Cuneo
1790–
Angelo Pescia
1792–1845
Benedetta Bacigalupo
1799–1850
Joh. Lantz
1774–1810
Jane Lantzy
1770–1810
Peter Bohland
1816–1893
Katherine Weimer
1819–1857
Johann Straub
1780–1851
Margaretha Kindener
1783–1863
Johannes Straub
1794–1849
Catharina Fosselmann
1792–1870
Johann KÜMMET
1773–

Ruth Merritt's Timeline

5 Records

1921
21 August 1921
Birth of Ruth Madeline Merritt in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
Ruth Madeline Merritt resided here in Erie, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Erie, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Ruth Madeline Merritt resided here in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 19
Ruth Madeline Merritt resided here in Millcreek, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Millcreek, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
2008
12 November 2008
Age 87
Death of Ruth Madeline Merritt in Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania
Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 August 1921
    Event Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03651; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 68-120
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 2341771
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Erie, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 2341771

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03651; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 68-120

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Millcreek, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03651; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 68-120

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 November 2008
    Event Place: Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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