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Charles Henry Merrill (1839 - 1916)

Charles Henry Merrill
Born in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 6 Jan 1866 in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Died at age 77 in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
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Biography

Charles Merrill served in the United States Civil War.

Charles Henry Merrill was born at Goffstown, New Hampshire on August 14, 1839, son of Stephen Merrill and Lydia Short. [1] He left Goffstown in 1860, moving to Hyde Park, Massachusetts. [2]

Charles married Elizabeth Alice Scott on January 6, 1866 at Charlestown, Massachusetts. [3] Elizabeth was born at Ludlow, Vermont on September 29 1838, daughter of Elijah Scott and Sarah Churchill. [4] [5] The family moved to Sterling, Massachusetts in 1873 and remained there until Elizabeth's death. Charles was a farmer. [2]

Charles served in quartermaster department stationed at Morris Island South Carolina from November 1863 to June 1864 in the War of the Rebellion. [2]

Elizabeth died on September 13 1912 at Sterling Massachusetts and is buried in Legg Cemetery, Sterling. [5] [2] [6]

Charles died at Goffstown on September 21, 1916 and was buried in the Legg Cemetery at Sterling with Elizabeth, Flossie and Henry. [1] [2] [7]

Children

  1. Charlie Scott born on March 9, 1867; married Martha France of Peterboro, New Hampshire [2] on June 15, 1903. [8]
  2. Harry Stephen born March 22, 1871 [9] ; died young in Hyde Park. [2]
  3. ?Jessie June born ___; died young in Hyde Park [2]
  4. Flossy Ann [2] born September 27, 1874; died unmarried July 12, 1912 1912 in Sterling. [10]
  5. ? Ella born in 1875; died young. [2]
  6. Herbert Henry born March 26, 1876 [11]  ; drowned [2] on September 14, 1893 Sterling aged 17 years 5 months 25 days. [12]
  7. Josephine born at Sterling June 24,1877 [13]; died there on October 4, 1877, aged 4 months and 10 days. [14]
  8. George Guy born in 1878 ; married Flossy A, Reid of West Boylston [2] on September 10, 1906. [15]
  9. Josephine Belle born May 25, 1882 [16]; married Archibald H. Rayner of Kildare, Prince Edward Island on September 14, 1904. [2] [17]

Research notes

Marriage

Charles H Merrill
Single Male Gardener
Age 26 Birth (est) 1840 Goffstown, New Hampshire
Father Stephen Mother Lydia
Marriage 6 Oct 1866 Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts (item 1 v 190, p 144)
Spouse Elizabeth A Scott
Single Female
Age 25 Birth (est) 1841 Ludlow, Windsor, Vermont
Father Elijah Mother Sarah [3]

Deaths

Charles Henry Merrill
Death 21 Sep 1916 Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Father Stephen Merrill Birthplace Newburyport, Mass (Shoemaker).
Mother Lydia Short
Aged 77 y 1 m 7d Birth Aug 14, 1839
White Male WIdowed Farmer
Burial Lake sic (= Legg) Cemetery Sterling, Mass. [1]
Elizabeth A. Scott Merrill
Death 8 Sep 1912 Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts
Age 72 y 11 mos 8 days
Birth 29 Sep 1839 Ludlow, Vermont
Father Elijah A Scott Birth Swansey, NH
Mother Sarah C Churchill Birth Boston, Mass.
White Female Married Housewife
Spouse Charles H Merrill
Burial Legg Cemetery, Sterling [5]

Census

United States Census, 1880 Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts

Charles H Merrill Self Male 40 New Hampshire, United States Farmer
Elizabeth A Merrill Wife Female 40 Vermont, United States
Charlie H Merrill Son Male 13 New Hampshire, United States
Flosie A Merrill Dau Female 6 Massachusetts, United States
Herbert H Merrill Son Male 4 Massachusetts, United States
George G Merrill Son Male 0 Massachusetts, United States [18]

United States Census, 1900 Sterling Town, Worcester, Massachusetts

Charles H Merrill Head Male 60 Aug 1839 New Hampshire marr 34 yrs Farmer
Elizabeth A Merrill Wife Female 60 Sept 1839 Vermont 8 children/4 living
Charles S Merrill Son Male 33 Mar 1867 New Hampshire
Flossy A Merrill Daughter Female 26 Sept 1874 Massachusetts
George G Merrill Son Male 20 Sept 1880 Massachusetts
J Belle Merrill Daughter Female 18 May 1882 Massachusetts [19]

Chris Hoyt, Feb 18, 2012

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDK4-5JK : 30 October 2020), Charles Henry Merrill, 21 Sep 1916; citing Death, Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 007578131. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89XF-46VS?i=327&cc=1987741
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Hadley, George Plummer, History of the town of Goffstown, 1733-1920, Volume II: Genealogy, Rumford Press, Concord, New Hampshire, 1924, p. 330
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4Q6-9R1 : 9 November 2022), Charles H. Merrill and Elizabeth A. Scott, 1866. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-61Q3-6CM?i=147&cc=1469062
  4. "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8MB-XQ4 : 19 February 2021), Elizabeth Scott, 1839.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N47X-6XP : 17 November 2022), Elizabeth A Merrill, 1912. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6777-MYD?i=1155&cc=1463156
  6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9028877/elizabeth-alice-merrill
  7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9028871/charles-henry-merrill
  8. "New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD29-QZ4 : 30 October 2020), Charles Henry Merrill in entry for Charles Scott Merrill, 15 Jun 1903; citing Marriage, Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 004351633.
  9. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH6G-W9D : 20 May 2022), Harry S Merrill, 22 Mar 1871; citing Birth, Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004026305.
  10. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N47X-6X6 : 10 December 2022), Flossie A Merrill, 1912. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6777-H7D?i=1152&cc=1463156
  11. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4PB-1B3 : 14 January 2020), Herbert H. Merrill, 1876.
  12. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWMD-6FD : 13 December 2022), Charles H. Merrill in entry for Herbert H. Merrill, 1893. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-69C3-H2T?i=739&cc=1463156
  13. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P1-M79 : 14 January 2020), Josephine Merrill, 1877.
  14. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N758-JBV : 14 December 2022), Charles H. Merrill in entry for Josephine Merrill, 1877. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6G1Q-6P5?i=747&cc=1463156
  15. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N48Z-KZJ : 4 November 2022), George Guy Merrill and Florence May Reed, 1906.
  16. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ65-D26 : 14 January 2020), Josephine Belle Merrill, 1882.
  17. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH2W-6Q8 : 29 December 2022), Josephine Belle Merrill in entry for Archibald Heywood Rayner, 1904.
  18. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHFS-QN5 : 14 August 2017), George G Merrill in entry for Charles H Merrill, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 829, sheet 566D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0563; FHL microfilm 1,254,563. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB6-GFR?i=26&cc=1417683
  19. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9B4-8N7 : accessed 26 June 2019), J Belle Merrill in household of Charles H Merrill, Sterling Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1686, sheet 8B, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,694. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-63JW-3MV?i=16&cc=1325221




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