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 Abt 1794 - 1866 (~ 72 years)
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| Name |
MERRITT Henry |
| Born |
Abt 1794 |
Stanton Parish, Wiltshire, England  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| _UID |
905FE4639F1F67478AF52058A46FF077130D |
| Died |
7 Oct 1866 |
Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada [3] |
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| Buried |
Aft 7 Oct 1866 |
Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada [3] |
Address:
Union Cemetery |
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Henry & Mary Emily (Anderson) Merritt gravestone
HENRY MERRITT
DIED
Oct. 23, 1866
Aged 73 years
MARY E.
DIED
Aug 2, 1889
Aged 85 years
She watched beside the suffer's bed,
The infant oft by her was fed;
She soothed their pain with precious care,
And breathed for you the mother's prayer
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Henry Merritt gravestone with military marker
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Henry Merritt commemorative military plaque
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| Notes |
- He was sent to North America for the War of 1812. Joined the 98th Regiment of Foot on 30 January 1812 in Newbury, Birkshire, England. He came to North America with his regiment for the War of 1812, arriving in 1814. He may have been part of the very successful British invasion of the Penobscot River as far as Bangor, Maine in 1814, by 700 British in selected companies from several regiments including the 98th Regiment. However, the Muster Rolls and Pay Lists reviewed by Yelland do not show Merritt between 1814-15. He was stationed at Halifax, Nova Scotia, from January to September 1816 as part of 3rd Company of the 98th, and at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island from then until September 1817. Then he went with his regiment to Saint John, New Brunswick where he was discharged and given land on 24 July 1818. His total service was 6 years and 236 days in the 98th Regiment.
In short, Pvt. Henry Merritt was a member of the 98th Regiment from 30 January 1812 until 24 July 1818. His regiment came to North America for the War of 1812. Part of his regiment fought in battles along the Penobscot River in Maine in 1814 but the participation of Pvt. Henry Merritt in those battles has yet to be documented.
After the 98th Regiment was disbanded he settled on a lot granted to him on the same day as his two brothers' in law, south of the Tobique River. After the war he was one of many granted land on the upper St. John River, according Crown Lands Branch, citing Vol. 9, no. 1949, in a massive land grant entitled "George Mansie and 144 others". His grant appears on a cadastral map.
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| Person ID |
I51431 |
Noyes Family Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
3 Feb 2018 |
| Family |
ANDERSON Mary Emily, b. CA 1804, England , d. 2 Aug 1889, , , New Brunswick, Canada (Age ~ 85 years) |
| Married |
1 Apr 1822 |
, York, New Brunswick, Canada [1, 2] |
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| Residence |
1861 |
Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada [2] |
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| Children |
| | 1. MERRITT William, b. 18 Jun 1828, d. 11 Aug 1911, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 83 years) |
| | 2. MERRITT James, b. 28 Feb 1832, , Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. MERRITT John, b. Abt 1834, d. Aft 1891 (Age ~ 58 years) |
| | 4. MERRITT Thomas, b. 15 Aug 1836, , Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. MERRITT Charlotte Elizabeth, b. 6 Dec 1838, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 21 Apr 1914, Undine, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 75 years) |
| | 6. MERRITT Charles, b. Abt 1843, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 7. MERRITT Mary Hannah, b. 21 Aug 1846, d. 1914 (Age 67 years) |
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| Last Modified |
2 Jan 2021 |
| Family ID |
F20380 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S1759] Correspondence-Internet-Mori Hillman, 2 Mar 2003 12:14 am.
- [S1759] Correspondence-Internet-Mori Hillman, 1 Mar 2003 4:02 am.
- [S86] Death-gravestone, Union Cemetery; Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada.
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