John
Merry
Born in Ireland
Son of John Merry
and Margaret (Dowd) Merry
Brother of
Thomas Merry and Elizabeth (Merry) Martin
Husband of
Honora (Sullivan) Merry
— married
30 Jan 1847 in Lindsay, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Died
at age 82
in Eldon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Feb 2018
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Biography
John was born about 1819 in Ireland. He emigrated in 1831 to Canada and was listed as a farmer in 1851 Eldon Township, Victoria County, Ontario. He died in 1902.
Sources
- 1847 Marriage
- John Merry married Hanna Sullivan both of Eldon Twp.
- Married: 30 January 1847 at Lindsay, Victoria County, Ontario
- Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records
- ...
- 1851 Canadian Census Eldon Township, Victoria County, Ontario
- John Merry, 32 Ireland, yeoman, Roman Catholic
- Hanora Merry, 20 Canada
- Margret Merry, 2 Canada
- Margret Merry, 53 Ireland, Widow
- Thomas Merry, 19 Canada Laborer
- Elizabeth Merry, 13 Canada servant
- Library and Archives Canada
- ........
- 1861 Canadian Census Eldon, Victoria, Ontario
- John Merry, 42 Ireland, Farmer
- Hanora Merry, 30 Atantick
- Margret Merry, 64 Ireland
- Margret Merry, 17 CW
- Mary Merry, 9 CW
- Catherine Merry, 8 CW
- Bridget Merry, 4 CW
- John Merry, 3 CW
- ... next door
- Thomas Merry 29 CW Farmer
- Ellen Merry 24 CE
- Mary Merry 4 CW
- Margret Merry 3 CW
- Elizabeth Merry 1 CW
- Catherine Merry 1 CW
- Library and Archives Canada
- ..........
- 1866 Birth of Daughter Julia
- Ontario Catholic Church Records
- ..........
- 1871 Canadian Census Eldon, Victoria North, Ontario
- John Merree 51 Ireland, Roman Catholic
- Honora Merree 40, born at sea, unable to write
- Margret Merree 20 Ontario
- Marey Merree 19 Ontario
- Catherine Merree 17 Ontario
- Bridget Merree 14 Ontario
- John Merree 12 Ontario
- Elizabeth Merree 10 Ontario
- Thomas Merree 8 Ontario
- Johan Merree 5 Ontario
- Joseph W Merree 6/12 October 1870
- Margret Merree 75 Ireland, Widow
- Library and Archives Canada
- ..........
- 1872 Marriage of Daughter Margaret
- Ontario Catholic Church Records
- Canada Census, 1891 John Merry, Eldon, Victoria North, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148175.
- Canada Census, 1901 John Merry, Victoria (north/nord), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 17, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
- Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 John Merry, 26 Jan 1902; citing Eldon, Victoria, Ontario, yr 1902 cn 25462, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,186.
- Research Note: also found this marriage - was this an earlier marriage for John?
- 1842 Marriage
- John Merry married Catharine McCabe both of Ops.
- Married: 2 February 1842 at Lindsay, Victoria County, Ontario
- Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records
- ...
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