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William John "Jack" Merritt 1929–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1929

Birth Location: Oshawa, Ontario Canada

Death Date: 2017

Death Location: St Clair Shores, Macomb, Michigan, USA

Father: Cecil Merritt

Mother: Hazel Wotten

Spouse(s): Frances Allevato

Children(s):

William John "Jack" Merritt was born in 1929 in Oshawa, Ontario Canada, the child of Cecil Irvine Merritt And Hazel Mildred Wotten. William John "Jack" Merritt married Frances Allevato, and had children including Jenny Lynn Merritt, Lisa Saneda Merritt, William Jr Merritt. William John "Jack" Merritt passed away in 2017 in St Clair Shores, Macomb, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • William John "Jack" Merritt was born in 1929 in Oshawa, Ontario Canada, the child of Cecil Irvine Merritt And Hazel Mildred Wotten.
  • William John "Jack" Merritt married Frances Allevato, and had children including Jenny Lynn Merritt, Lisa Saneda Merritt, William Jr Merritt.
  • William John "Jack" Merritt passed away in 2017 in St Clair Shores, Macomb, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Merritt's Ancestors

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William Merritt
1929–2017
Birth Place: Oshawa, Ontario Canada
Parents
Cecil Irvine Merritt
1904–1938
Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Hazel (Mildred) Wotten
1901–1991
Ontario County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
William Merritt
1871–1933
Essa Co Simcoe
Sara (Jane) Bateman
1874–1910
Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Merritt
1834–
Mary Trigg
1841–
Charles Bateman
1832–1915
Jane Willis
1836–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Merritt
1806–1872
Jane Johnson
1803–1885
Thomas Trigg
1813–1889
Mary Trigg
1816–1887
John Bateman
1800–
Mary Allison
1810–1884
John Willis
1811–1883
Mary Nixon
1811–1843

William Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1929
24 Jul 1929
Birth of William John "Jack" Merritt in Oshawa, Ontario Canada
Oshawa, Ontario Canada
2017
2017
Age 88
Death of William John "Jack" Merritt in St Clair Shores, Macomb, Michigan, USA
St Clair Shores, Macomb, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1929
    Event Place: Oshawa, Ontario Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: tributesMI; Publication Place: City, MI, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1949
    Event Place: Buffalo, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2017
    Event Place: St Clair Shores, Macomb, Michigan, USA

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