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Martha B (Frost) Merritt (abt. 1839 - 1904)

Martha B Merritt formerly Frost
Born about in Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Died at about age 65 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Martha was born about 1839.

Martha married Joseph W Merritt on 30 July 1863 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.[1]

In the 1870 census Martha (age 32) was in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[2]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
J Warren Merritt M 35 Maine
Martha Merritt F 32 Maine
George H Merritt M 25 Maine
Mary Frost F 65 New Hampshire

In the 1880 census Mattie (age 41) was the married other of Samuel B. Harmon in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.[3]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
J Warren Merritt M 35 Maine
Martha Merritt F 32 Maine
George H Merritt M 25 Maine
Mary Frost F 65 New Hampshire

In the 1900 census Martha (age 62) was the married boarder of Albert S Stearns in Somerville city Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[4]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Birth Place
Albert S Stearns Head Married M 49 Massachusetts
Mary J Stearns Wife Married F 45 Canada
Grace E Stearns Daughter Single F 15 Massachusetts
Joseph W Merritt Boarder Married M 63 Maine
Martha Merritt Boarder Married F 62 Massachusetts
Abbie Higgins Boarder Single F 64 Canada Eng

Martha died (age 65) on 21 January 1904 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States.[5]

Sources

  1. Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #68760083 (accessed 3 January 2022)
    Martha A B Frost (25) marriage to Joseph W Merritt on 30 Jul 1863 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
  2. 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
    Citing Page: 161; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 33; FHL microfilm: 000552124; Record number: 25550;
    FamilySearch (accessed 3 January 2022)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00648
    Martha Merritt (32) in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
    Citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
    FamilySearch (accessed 3 January 2022)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00030
    Mattie Merritt (41), married other in household of Samuel B. Harmon (51) in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts, United States.
  4. 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
    Citing enumeration district (ED) 921, sheet 5A, family 104, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,665.
    FamilySearch (accessed 3 January 2022)
    FamilySearch Image
    Martha Merritt (62), married boarder in household of Albert S Stearns (49) in Somerville city Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
  5. "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWP9-28P : 2 March 2021), Martha A. B. Frost Merritt, 21 Jan 1904; citing Somerville, Massachusetts, v 84 p 68, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,069,839.


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