Merritt
W.
Bard
Born in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Salmon Bard
and Phebe (Carpenter) Bard
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Lucinda M. (Eastwood) Bard
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Caroline B. (Duncan) Bard
— married
before 1831 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ezekiel Solomon Bard, Austin Taylor Bard, Merritt W. Bard, Caroline Lucinda (Bard) Scoughton, Melissa Rebecca (Bard) Lyons and Phoebe Ann (Bard) Clark
Died
at age 79
in Bureau, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Aug 2022
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Contents |
Biography
Name
- Merritt W. Bard Sr. [1]
Birth
- 20 Aug 1809
- Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, USA[1]
Death
- 23 Nov 1888 (aged 79)
- Bureau County, Illinois, USA[1]
Burial
- Walnut Cemetery
- Walnut, Bureau County, Illinois, USA
- Plot Section C, Grave 1751, Lot 84[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find a Grave, database and images memorial page for Merritt W. Bard Sr. (20 Aug 1809–23 Nov 1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #216958876 citing Walnut Cemetery, Walnut, Bureau County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Julie (Longfield) Davis (contributor 48483669)
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNQ-6CH : 13 January 2022), M. W. Bard, Greenville Township, Bureau, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M646-SYZ : 29 May 2021), M W Bard, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHW-M9W : 18 February 2021), Merriet W Bard, 1860.
- "Illinois Probate Records, 1819-1988", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X86-W5R7 : 14 March 2022), Merritt W. Bard, . .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Merritt by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Merritt:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Merritt by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Merritt:
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~1.56%
L. Savage
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Bob Snyder :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A846086 [compare], Ancestry member robertsnyder1925
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