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William B Merchant 1872–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 December 1872

Birth Location: Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 10 July 1958

Death Location: Walworth, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Charles Merchant

Mother: Margaret Wilson

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William B Merchant was born in 1872 in Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Charles H Merchant And Margaret Wilson. William B Merchant passed away in 1958 in Walworth, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William B Merchant was born in 1872 in Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Charles H Merchant And Margaret Wilson.
  • William B Merchant passed away in 1958 in Walworth, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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William Merchant's Ancestors

Self
William Merchant
1872–1958
Birth Place: Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Charles H Merchant
1844–1916
Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Margaret Wilson
1851–1926
Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
John Wilson
1805–1874
Scotland
Mary Smith
1808–1905
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Merchant's Timeline

2 Records

1872
25 December 1872
Birth of William B Merchant in Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, United States of America
Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, United States of America
1958
10 July 1958
Age 86
Death of William B Merchant in United States of America
United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1872
    Event Place: Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1958
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walworth, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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