John
Merritt
Born about in Duchess County, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Moses Merritt
and Sarah (Wilcox) Merritt
Brother of
Isaac Merritt, Marilda (Merritt) Lymburner, Joseph Merritt [half], Charlotte Merritt [half], Moses Merritt [half], Jemima (Merritt) Lymburner [half], Henry Merritt [half] and Henry Merritt
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 87
in Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Dec 2015
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John Merritt served in the 4th Regiment of Lincoln Militia, Canada in the War of 1812
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Biography
John was born about 1795 in Duchess County, New York.[1][2] He is the child of Moses Merritt and Sarah Wilcox. [3]
During the War of 1812, John served as a private in the 4th Lincoln Militia alongside his brothers and father. In this 1821 document his occupation is given as "Yeoman" and his place of residence as "Township of Grimsby."[4]
He died in Grimsby in 1882.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTH-V2L : 10 November 2014), John Merritt, Caistor, Lincoln County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; citing p. 25, line 9; Library and Archives Canada film number C_11736, Public Archives, Ontario.
- ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDN7-VPT : 25 June 2015), John Merritt, 13 Sep 1882; citing Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, yr 1882 cn 10171, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,853,236.
- ↑ A source for this information is needed.
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada, War of 1812, RG1 L7, #10376
- ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDN7-VPT : 25 June 2015), John Merritt, 13 Sep 1882; citing Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, yr 1882 cn 10171, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,853,236.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 John:
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~1.56%
Barbara Talbot
:
MyHeritage DNA, yourDNAportal BAR2d400293
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~0.78%
Shirley (Hiscott) Dyment :
23andMe, GEDmatch M919191 [compare]
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~0.39%
Chris Kennedy :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A329309 [compare], Ancestry member cpkennedy
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~0.39%
Jesse Dinsmore :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jcd1243
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