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Valentine F Merritt 1787–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 18 Feb 1872

Death Location: Taylor, West Virginia, United States

Father: William Merritt

Mother: Margaret Overshiner

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Valentine F Merritt was born in 1787 in Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia, United States, the child of William Merritt And Margaret R Overshiner. Valentine F Merritt passed away in 1872 in Taylor, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Valentine F Merritt was born in 1787 in Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia, United States, the child of William Merritt And Margaret R Overshiner.
  • Valentine F Merritt passed away in 1872 in Taylor, West Virginia, United States.

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Valentine Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Valentine Merritt
1787–1872
Birth Place: Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Merritt
1710–1807
White Plains, Westchester, New York
Margaret (R) Overshiner
1713–1796
Rye, Westchester Co. New York, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Merritt (Maritt)) *
1672–1722
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth (D Underhill -) Merritt
1676–1722
Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Merritt
1634–1725
Jane (m3)Finch
1636–1685
Captain Underhill
1630–1722
Sarah Rowlesson
1633–1722
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Valentine Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of Valentine F Merritt in Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia, United States
1872
18 Feb 1872
Age 85
Death of Valentine F Merritt in Taylor, West Virginia, United States
Taylor, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1872
    Event Place: Taylor, West Virginia, United States

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