Harriet E (Jemison) Merrifield (abt. 1855 - 1880)

Born about 1855 in Oxford, Grenville, Canada West

Ancestors

Wife of Arthur William Merrifield — married 23 Oct 1878 in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Birth

Harriet E (Jemison) Merrifield was born about 1855 in Oxford, Grenville, Canada West, daughter of John Jemison (~1820 - 1909) and Mary Ann (Howey) Jemison (~1821 - 1875).

Siblings

• Sidney (Jemison) Leach (1845 - 1939)
• Sarah Ann (Jemison) Clothier (1847 - 1927)
• Ruth Emily (Jemison) Meachem (1849 - 1914)
• William Henry Jemison (1851 - 1929)
• Lucina Jane (Jemison) Edwards (1853 - 1926)
• George Jemison (~1856 -? )
• James Brock Jemison (1860 - 1954)
• Mary Lelea (Jamieson) Best (1877 - 1936)
• John Wesley Jamieson (1880 - 1941)
• Gertrude Eliza (Jamieson) Bell (1883 - 1971)
• Herman Robertson Jamieson (1886 - 1973)

Marriage

Harriet (~23) married Arthur William Merrifield (23) (1855 - 1929) on 23 Oct 1878 in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Their son was Benjamin Franklin Merrifield (1879 - 1972).

Harriet, daughter of John and Mary Ann Jamieson married Arthur William Merrifield on 23 Oct 1878.^[1] Other records for her family seem to indicate that the surname was spelled Jemison.

Death

Harriet died on 23 Oct 1880 aged ~25.

She died on 23 Oct 1880 and was buried in Merrickville, Ontario.^[2] As the family was recorded in Dakota in 1880,^[3] it is unclear exactly where Harriet died.

Burial

She is buried in Union Cemetery, Merrickville, Ontario.

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNK-PZW : 8 March 2021), Arthur William Merriefield and Harriet E Jamieson, 23 Oct 1878; citing registration , London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,652.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101243720/harriet-e-merrifield : accessed 26 January 2022), memorial page for Harriet E Jemison Merrifield (1855–23 Oct 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101243720, citing Union Cemetery, Merrickville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by FamFinders (contributor 48173194) .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCV3-NVR : 18 November 2021), Hattie Merrifield in household of Wm. Merrifield, Cass, Dakota Territory, United States; citing enumeration district ED 64, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .