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Sarah Merritt 1765–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1765

Birth Location: Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 23 Mar 1832

Death Location: Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jacob Merritt

Mother: Thomasin Wright

Spouse(s): Dr. Taylor

Children(s): Nathan Taylor

Sarah Merritt was born in 1765 in Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA, the child of Jacob Merritt And Thomasin Wright. In 1850, Sarah Merritt resided in Harmony, Warren, New Jersey, USA. Sarah Merritt married Dr Edward Taylor, and had children including Abraham M Taylor, Nathan Hunt Taylor. Sarah Merritt passed away in 1832 in Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Merritt was born in 1765 in Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA, the child of Jacob Merritt And Thomasin Wright.
  • In 1850, Sarah Merritt resided in Harmony, Warren, New Jersey, USA.
  • Sarah Merritt married Dr Edward Taylor, and had children including Abraham M Taylor, Nathan Hunt Taylor.
  • Sarah Merritt passed away in 1832 in Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Merritt's Ancestors

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Sarah Merritt
1765–1832
Birth Place: Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Jacob Merritt
1742–1816
Springfield, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Thomasin Wright
1742–1813
Chester,Burlington,New Jersey,USA
Grandparents
Abraham Marritt
1690–1761
Springfield Township, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Sarah Gaskill
1676–1768
Salem, Massachusetts
Joshua (Wright) III
1705–1751
Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Thomasin Pancoast
1707–1764
Mansfield, Burlington Co, NJ
Great-Grandparents
Major Merritt
1660–1732
Thomasin Scattergood
1668–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Merritt
1637–1708

Sarah Merritt's Descendants

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Sarah Merritt (15 Jul 1765–23 Mar 1832) m. Dr. (Edward) Taylor (6 Jul 1763–2 May 1835)
  1. 1. Nathan (Hunt) Taylor 1805–1893 m. Dinah (H) Kinsey 1811–1875
    1. 1. Esther (M) Adams 1831–1870 m. Tarleton (Pulaski) Adams 1806–1877 m. William (Griffith) Sr 1828–
      1. 1. Hale (Elijah) Adams 1853–1912 m. Melissa (Angeline) Cooper 1858–1928
        1. 1. George (A) Adams 1876–1939 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Dieter 1880–1951
        2. 2. Gerald (Wayne) Adams 1899–1923
        3. 3. Charles (Riley) Adams 1879–1945
        4. 4. Madeline Adams 1901–1988 m. Louis (J) Duhr 1891–
        5. 5. Lillie (M) Miller 1884–1964 m. John (R) Miller 1881–
        6. 6. Oscar (James) Adams 1882–1959
        7. 7. Harry Adams 1878–1924
        8. 8. Herman (Keath) Adams 1897–1981
        9. 9. Nola (B) Adams 1893–1986
        10. 10. Thomas (Ervin) Adams 1886–1956
        11. 11. Ida (E) Adams 1888–
      2. 2. Francis (Jacob) Adams 1870–
      3. 3. Lydia (A) Taylor 1849–
      4. 4. Charles (R) Taylor 1851–
      5. 5. Esther (L) Taylor 1853–

Sarah Merritt's Timeline

3 Records

1765
15 Jul 1765
Birth of Sarah Merritt in Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
1832
23 Mar 1832
Age 67
Death of Sarah Merritt in Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 85
Sarah Merritt resided here in Harmony, Warren, New Jersey, USA
Harmony, Warren, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1765
    Event Place: Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records
    [2] U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Harmony, Warren, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1832
    Event Place: Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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