Matthew
Merritt
Born in Ohio
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Merritt
and Maria (Hall) Merritt
Brother of
Nancy (Merritt) Carmichael, Sarah (Merritt) Harris, Emily (Merritt) Mills, Martha Merritt, Matilda (Merritt) Davis, Zenus Merritt, Mary Merritt and Maria Merritt
Husband of
Rosanna (Pierson) Merritt
— married
11 Sep 1842 in Marion County, Ohio
Descendants 
Father of
James Melville Merritt
Died
at about age 69
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Oct 2011
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Biography
Matthew Merritt married Rosanna Pierson on September 11, 1842 in Marion County, Ohio.[1]
Matthew is incorrectly shown as being "Martha" on some other trees!
Sources
- ↑ Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDJF-GMH : 8 December 2014), Mathew Merrit and Rosannah Pierson, 11 Sep 1842; citing Marion,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0384239 V. 1-4.
United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX77-JKT : 12 April 2016), Mathew Merrott, Canaan, Morrow, Ohio, United States; citing family 213, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Acknowledgments
- Thanks to Jim Merritt for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Jim and others.
- WikiTree profile Merritt-468 created through the import of RamageRice102011.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by Molly Rice.
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- Jim Merritt
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R1b1a2, FTDNA kit #311852
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~1.56%
Dave Young :
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Merritt-1265 and Merritt-468 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate
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