Lachance and Bussell Family Genealogy

MERRITT, Josiah

Male 1752 - 1817  (64 years)


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  • Name MERRITT, Josiah 
    Birth 15 Nov 1752 
    Gender Male 
    _UID B872BF79F6E44C08AE14CEE449D63F9E005F 
    Death 12 Mar 1817  Newburgh, (Orange), NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial (Old Town Cemetery), Newburgh, (Orange), NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I53464  Lachance and Bussell Family Tree

    Father MERRITT, George,   b. 23 Apr 1702, Rye, (Westchester), NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1759, Newburgh, (Orange), NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother PURDY, Glorianna,   b. 31 Mar 1714, Rye, (Westchester), NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1765, Newburgh, (Orange), NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Family ID F20203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 PURDY, Anna,   b. 3 Feb 1757   d. 9 Jan 1787, Newburgh, (Orange), NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Children 
     1. MERRITT, Josiah,   b. 2 Dec 1785   d. 2 Mar 1856 (Age 70 years)
     2. Living
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    Family ID F22346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2012 

    Family 2 SHERWOOD, Rachel   d. 26 Mar 1825 
    Marriage 16 Nov 1788 
    Children 
     1. MERRITT, David,   b. Aft 1788   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. MERRITT, Joseph,   b. Aft 1768   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. MERRITT, Phebe,   b. Aft 1768   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F22348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2012 

  • Sources 
    1. [S534] Rufus Emery, A Record of the Inscriptions in the OLD TOWN BURYING GROUND of Newburgh, NY, (Historical Society of Newburgh Bay & the Highlands - 1898), MIDDLE SOUTH SECTION, or No. III Part 1 (Reliability: 3).
      89. In memory of Josiah MERRITT, who departed this life, Mar 12, 1817, aged 64 yrs, 3 mos, 25 dys.
      ~ What sinners value I resign, ~ Lord, T'is enought that thou art mine; ~ I shall behold thy blissful face, ~ And stand complete in righteousness