Matilda (Martin) Merrill (1835 - 1903)

Born 1835 in Canada

Descendants

Died 1903 at about age 68 in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

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Biography

Matilda was born about 1835 in Canada.

At the time of the 1870 United States Census, her husband, Lester A Merrill was a 45-year-old Carter, born Vermont, residing in New York. Matilda, 35, kept house and was born in Canada, as was 14-year-old Ida C. Merrill. Their sons - Charles D.W. (11), Frederick J. (10), and Levi L. (8) were born in New York. ^[1]

Lester passed away before the 1880 census because Matilda was now widowed, aged 44, and working as a wash woman. She lived at Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York. Though Matilda was born Canada, her father is shown as born in Ohio, her mother New York. The two youngest son's still lived with her: Frederick N (20) Clerk in Hats and Caps, and Levi L (18) a printer, both born New York. ^[2]

Matilda passed away in 1903 and is buried in the Ogdensburg Cemetery with Lester. ^[3]

Research Notes

When Levi married, he said his mother's name was Matilda Martin. to add source

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8KK-C5S : 12 April 2016), Lester A Merrill, New York, United States; citing p. 135, family 991, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,597.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZFV-4V5 : 13 September 2017), Matilda Merrill, Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 238, sheet 163B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0926; FHL microfilm 1,254,926
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 July 2018), memorial page for Matilda Merrill (1836–1903), Find A Grave Memorial no. 27399066, citing Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Anne Cady (contributor 46985237) .