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Thomas Merritt 1669–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 JAN 1669

Birth Location: Rye, Westchester, New York

Death Date: 30 JAN 1717

Death Location: Rye, Westchester, New York

Father: Thomas* Merritt

Mother: Jane* Sherwood

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Children(s):

The story of Thomas Merritt began in 1669 in Rye, Westchester, New York. Thomas Merritt passed away in 1717 in Rye, Westchester, New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Merritt began in 1669 in Rye, Westchester, New York.
  • Thomas Merritt passed away in 1717 in Rye, Westchester, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas* Merritt
1634–1725
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
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Jane* Sherwood
1636–1685
Birth Location: Stratford, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Merritt's Ancestors

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Thomas Merritt
1669–1717
Birth Place: Rye, Westchester, New York
Parents
Thomas* Merritt
1634–1725
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Jane* Sherwood
1636–1685
Stratford, England
Grandparents
Thomas* Sherwood
1586–1655
Sherwood Forest, Nottingham, England
Alice Tiler
1587–1640
Stratford, England
Great-Grandparents
Esdras Sherwood
1542–1632
Dorcas Sherwood
1573–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sherwood
1514–1568

Thomas Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1669
31 JAN 1669
Birth of Thomas Merritt in Rye, Westchester, New York
Rye, Westchester, New York
1717
30 JAN 1717
Age 48
Death of Thomas Merritt in Rye, Westchester, New York
Rye, Westchester, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 JAN 1669
    Event Place: Rye, Westchester, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 JAN 1717
    Event Place: Rye, Westchester, New York
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