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Stephen Haight Merritt 1847 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1847

Birth Location: Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1925

Death Location: Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA

Father: Andrew Merritt

Mother: Susan Haight

Spouse(s): Helen Ham

Children(s): Eugene Merritt, Miriam Merritt, Elizabeth Merritt, Susanna Merritt, Helen Merritt

The story of Stephen Haight Merritt began in 1847 in Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA. Stephen Haight Merritt married Helen Ham, and had children including Eugene H Merritt, Miriam Thorne Merritt, Elizabeth Merritt, Susanna Haight Merritt, Helen L Merritt. Stephen Haight Merritt passed away in 1925 in Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Stephen Haight Merritt began in 1847 in Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA.
  • Stephen Haight Merritt married Helen Ham, and had children including Eugene H Merritt, Miriam Thorne Merritt, Elizabeth Merritt, Susanna Haight Merritt, Helen L Merritt.
  • Stephen Haight Merritt passed away in 1925 in Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Merritt
1817 – 1875
Birth Location: Washington, Dutchess, New York, USA
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Susan Haight
1821 – 1911
Birth Location: Washington, Dutchess, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Helen Ham
1851 – 1936
Birth Location: Dutchess, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Eugene Merritt
1880 – 1966
Birth Location: Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA
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Miriam Merritt
1881 – 1974
Birth Location: Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA
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Elizabeth Merritt
1883 – 1918
Birth Location: Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA
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Susanna Merritt
1885 – 1964
Birth Location: Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA
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Helen Merritt
1890 – 1972
Birth Location: Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA
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Stephen Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Merritt
1847 – 1925
Birth Place: Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA
Parents
Andrew Merritt
1817 – 1875
Washington, Dutchess, New York, USA
Susan (C) Haight
1821 – 1911
Washington, Dutchess, New York, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Haight
1801 – 1885
Dutchess, New York, USA
Sarah Wing
1801 – 1885
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Haight
1772 – 1840
Susannah Haight
1776 – 1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Haight
1736 – 1792
Martha Bateman
1738 – 1782

Stephen Merritt's Descendants

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Stephen (Haight) Merritt (22 Aug 1847 – 12 Feb 1925) m. Helen Ham (18 Dec 1851 – Feb 1936)
  1. 1. Eugene (H) Merritt (18 Jan 1880 – 15 Oct 1966) m. Caroline Wallon (6 May 1872 – Oct 1966)
  2. 2. Miriam (Thorne) Merritt (3 Nov 1881 – Aug 1974) m. Lewis (V) Hobbs (25 Nov 1874 – )
    1. 1. Helen Hobbs (11 Aug 1908 – 16 Aug 2007) m. Harold (R) Baker (14 Nov 1908 – 8 Jan 1975)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Merritt (5 Sep 1883 – 5 Feb 1918) m. Guy (Willis) Field (25 Feb 1879 – 1 Apr 1908)
    1. 1. George (Walker) Field (5 Jun 1905 – 12 May 1959) m. Elizabeth (Agnes) Blinn (2 May 1907 – 12 Dec 1988)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Marie) Field (11 Apr 1928 – 15 Feb 2004) m. Francis (Anthony) Marvella (11 Apr 1922 – 22 Sep 1987)
      2. 2. Margaret (Helen) Field (11 Oct 1929 – 13 Apr 2003) m. Veru (Milan) Allen (17 Feb 1921 – 6 Jun 1992)
      3. 3. Barbara (Ann) Field (6 Aug 1931 – 23 Jun 2007) m. Charles (S) Whalen (19 Feb 1928 – 22 Oct 2002)
      4. 4. Gertrude (Mary) Field (21 Feb 1933 – 20 May 2005) m. William (R) Collyer (13 Jul 1927 – 12 May 2003)
      5. 5. George (Guy) Field (12 Feb 1936 – 21 Feb 1989) m. Sheila Weisner
    2. 2. Vincent (Merritt) Field (7 Feb 1907 – 28 Aug 1971) m. Mildred (K) Keller (7 Mar 1908 – 17 Jan 1998)
      1. 1. Nancy (Marie) Field (12 Jun 1932 – 26 May 1963) m. Ralph (Wendell) Pulver (20 Nov 1929 – 7 Jun 1994)
      2. 2. Robert Field
  4. 4. Susanna (Haight) Merritt (25 Jan 1885 – 25 Mar 1964) m. Frederick (Richard) Booth (11 Oct 1878 – 27 Dec 1918)
    1. 1. Lucy (Merritt) Booth (7 Mar 1910 – 30 Sep 1998) m. George (Vaughn) Goodwin (11 Sep 1907 – 11 Jul 1984)
      1. 1. Susan (Anne) Goodwin (5 Mar 1938 – ) m. David (H) Hopkins (1938 – )
      2. 2. Stephen (Booth) Goodwin (13 Jun 1940 – 5 Jan 2016) m. Mary (Herrick) Finks
    2. 2. Rachael (Sophia) Booth (20 May 1913 – 1 Oct 1998) m. David (Richard) Bookstaver (23 Jun 1905 – 30 Oct 2000)
      1. 1. Jane (Merritt) Bookstaver (1944 – ) m. Norman Shepard (1944 – )
      2. 2. Ellen (Wing) Bookstaver m. Gregory (Stuart) Clark (19 Jul 1947 – 30 Nov 2012)
        1. 1. Gretchen (Elizabeth) Clark (13 Feb 1971 – ) m. Scott (Anthony) Beaudin
        2. 2. Aaron (Gregory) Clark (6 May 1975 – )
  5. 5. Helen (L) Merritt (15 May 1890 – 12 Aug 1972) m. Charles (Dodson) Richmond (6 May 1883 – 8 Jan 1963)
    1. 1. Stephen (Merritt) Richmond (5 Dec 1920 – 7 Mar 2004) m. Margaret Hendrix (15 Dec 1917 – 18 May 1996)
      1. 1. Stephen (Merritt Jr) Richmond (8 Jan 1952 – )
      2. 2. Charles (Spencer) Richmond (29 Apr 1955 – )

Stephen Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1847
22 Aug 1847
Birth of Stephen Haight Merritt in Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA
Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA
1925
12 Feb 1925
Age 78
Death of Stephen Haight Merritt in Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA
Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1847
    Event Place: Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1925
    Event Place: Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA
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