Born in England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Titus Merrick
and Judith (Evans) Merrick
Wife of
Joseph Henry Bennett
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 76
in Stanhope, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Feb 2018
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Biography
Matilda was born about 1860. She passed away about 1900.
Burial
Cypress Hills Cemetery Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
Sources
- https://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-330504131/whiting?rootIndivudalID=1500004&familyTreeID=1
Matilda Merrick Bennett BIRTH 1842 DEATH 28 Apr 1918 (aged 77) Stanhope, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA BURIAL Cypress Hills Cemetery Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA MEMORIAL ID 180817767 · View Sour
MRS. MATILDA BENNETT DEAD
Mrs. Matilda M. Bennett 77 years old, who died Sunday of heart distress at her summer home at Stanhope New Jersey, was a former prominent residence of the village of Canarsie her husband Joseph A. Bennett, is a retired lieutenant of the fire department and widely known among the fireman as the first man a pointed on the Brooklyn force. Mrs. Bennett was born in Manhattan, but I had to live most of her life and Glassboro, for many years in the eastern does this district. She was a member of the Harmonia Chapter No. 34, O.E.S. and of Valley Forge Council, Daughters of Liberty.
Mrs. Bennett was an honest church woman and help greatly and the founding and a building Saint Albans P. E. Church, The rector of which, the Rev. F. G. Stevens will officiate at the funeral services this evening at the residence of her son, 1067 East Ninety-third St. Canarsie. Interment will be at Cypress Hills Cemetery. Mrs. Bennett was survived by her husband and a son George: and a daughter Mrs. Charles Millen and a sister Mrs. Rosabelle Curtis. Mrs. Bennett was a great admirer of The Eagle, which she had read for fifty years.
The New print is hard to read so i tried my best to clear it up. There is some question as to her husbands middle name this has it [ as "A," another his has is "H," ] i would like to know.
Matilda father and mother Titus Merrick Deceased • LBDL-XXZ Judith Evans Deceased • LBDL-84T No Marriage Events
Children (1)
Matilda Merrick
Deceased • 9JLK-4ZB
Parents and Siblings
Memories: 2
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Yes it is great grandma Bennet, this hung in an oval frame in Grandma Mellens house forever, & that was a multitude of homes. Matilda was a dry goods store owner on Green St. Bklyn too, she led a band of suffragettes & worked on the underground RR with Henry Ward Beecher.
she was married to Joseph who was the direct descendant of the 1600 Dobbs family. Too, he was the 1st paid NYC fireman. Dec 26 2017?
posted 10 Feb 2018 by William Whiting
[thank William]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matilda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matilda:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
William Whiting 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member williamwhiting
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Jacqui (Whiting) Myers :
23andMe, GEDmatch M600071 [compare]
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~6.25%
George Merrick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WG9056233 [compare], yourDNAportal GEO14110e16, Ancestry member merrickancestry
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Merrick-2206 and Merrick-2078 appear to represent the same person because: Hi Cousin:
I meant to attach your excellent profile of Matilda Bennett (Merrick) to my tree and by accident I created a new profile. I am positive that they are the same person. The only thing I added is that she a more specific birth date of April 1842. I can give you references for that if needed.
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Mrs. Matilda M. Bennett 77 years old, who died Sunday of heart distress at her summer home at Stanhope New Jersey, was a former prominent residence of the village of Canarsie her husband Joseph A. Bennett, is a retired lieutenant of the fire department and widely known among the fireman as the first man a pointed on the Brooklyn force. Mrs. Ben was born in Manhattan, but I had to live most of her life and Glassboro, for many years in the eastern does this district. She was a member of the Harmonia Chapter No. 34, O.E.S. and of Valley Forge Council, Daughters of Liberty.
Mrs. Bennett was an honest church woman and help greatly and the founding and a building Saint Albans P. E. Church, The rector of which, the Rev. F. G. Stevens will officiate at the funeral services this evening at the residence of her son, 1067 East Ninety-third St. Canarsie. Interment will be at Cypress Hills Cemetery. Mrs. Bennett was survived by her husband and a son George: and a daughter Mrs. Charles Millen and a sister Mrs. Rosabelle Curtis. Mrs. Bennett was a great admirer of The Eagle, which she had read for fifty years.
The New print is hard to read so i tried my best to clear it up.