Merrit Mott Sr. (1796 - 1876)

Born 3 Jan 1796 in Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Died 6 Mar 1876 at age 80 in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Merrit Mott was born in Winchester, Litchfield County, Connecticut. He is the son of Loammi Mott and Polly Clark. He is the brother of Willard Mott, Lodema Mott Bixby, Elijah Mott, and Abiah Mott Handrick.

Merritt married Caroline L. Tupper in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, on 28 May 1815. He is the father of Myron M. Mott, Amos Bixby Mott, Frederick Mott, Flora S. Mott, Mary Jane Mott Foster, Judson Mott, and Edson Mott.

Merrit died in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. He is interred in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 April 2022), memorial page for Merrit Mott (unknown–6 Mar 1876), Find A Grave: Memorial #30401104, citing Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Susquehanna Headstones (contributor 46995344) .

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74C-N77 : 7 January 2020), Merret Mott, 1796.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Z9-PM8 : 24 December 2020), Merrit Mott, Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ26-63D : 29 May 2021), Merritt Mott, 1870.

• "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPN2-NYC7 : 18 October 2019), Merrit Mott in entry for Frederick Mott, 2 Jul 1916, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 102902982.