Merton was born in 1867 in New Hampshire.[1] He grew up in Montpelier, Vermont, but left soon after he reached the age of 18.
On January 18, 1892, Merton married Sedda Garland in Lynn, Massachusetts.[2] They had no children together, and their marriage ended later that decade.
Around 1902, Merton married Julia Chute in Norwich, New York.[3] In 1903, they had a daughter named Marion Eloise.[4]
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WN-NLX : 20 February 2021), Merton E Gray in household of Ezekiel D Gray, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district ED 210, sheet 158B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,348.
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJV-YLF : 16 August 2021), Merton E. Gray, 18 Jan 1892; citing Marriage, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004279289.
↑ "New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV18-LW2 : 8 March 2021), Merton Gray, Norwich, Norwich Village, E.D. 01, Chenango, New York; citing p. , line 29, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 819,853.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5CW-4Q7 : accessed 23 October 2021), Merton E Gray, Norwich Ward 1, Chenango, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 5B, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 924; FHL microfilm 1,374,937.
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