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Merritt Genealogy & History
Merritt genealogy is British, and the name may have at least two distinct possible derivations. The first is locational, referring to a place called "Merriott" in Somerset. This place name derives from the Old English words meaning "gate at the boundary" and may refer either to a parish boundary or to a portcullis, a kind of gate in a defensive wall. The name may also be derived from "Mariot", a medieval nickname for "Mary". Alternate spellings include Merriott, Merit, and Merioth. Merritt family history in the United States includes early settlers Nicholas Merritt, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1648, and Ruth Merritt, who settled in Maryland in 1677.
Merritt Birth Records
Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
A Jay Merritt | -- --, 1919 | August 19,2001 | NY |
B Frank Merritt | -- --, 1917 | October 18,2007 | NC |
Cabal Merritt | -- --, 1907 | September ,1985 | OH |
D Jane Merritt | -- --, 1935 | February 15,2001 | MO |
Merritt Death Records
Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
E Bernice Merritt | -- --, 1921 | January 27,2007 | Bow,WA |
F Ralph Merritt | -- --, 1922 | September 22,1997 | Rockford,IL |
G Annette Merritt | -- --, 1929 | September 6,2004 | Middleboro,MA |
H Ford Merritt | -- --, 1915 | January 18,2004 | Fort Myers,FL |
Merritt Marriage Records
Name | Spouse | Marriage Date | Location |
Albert Merritt | Christine Bridges | October 26,1942 | Wake, NC |
Ben Merritt | Ella Noell | June 3,1939 | Wake, NC |
Clarence Merritt | Susie Hunter | January 15,1931 | Wake, NC |
David Merritt | Rosa Sanders | August 26,1961 | Wake, NC |
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