Dobyns Family Tree » Augustus Edwin Merritt (1833-1910)

Personal data Augustus Edwin Merritt 

Sources 1, 2

Household of Augustus Edwin Merritt

(1) He is married to Anna M Schall.

They got married on October 5, 1859 at Pennsylvania, USA, he was 26 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. William E H Merritt  1860-????


(2) He is married to Josephine Brashears.

They got married on April 22, 1862 at Washington, District of Columbia, Verenigde Staten, he was 29 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Mary Elizabeth Merritt  1863-???? 
  3. Joseph Merritt  1867-1867
  5. Lillian Angela Merritt  1871-± 1955
  6. Florence Adele Merritt  1876-± 1950 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Augustus Edwin Merritt

William Merritt
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John Clapp
1786-1822
Mary Kilby
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Edwin Merritt
1808-1891

Augustus Edwin Merritt
1833-1910

(1) 1859

Anna M Schall
1840-1861

William E H Merritt
1860-????
(2) 1862

Josephine Brashears
1837-1909

Mary Elizabeth Merritt
1863-????
Stella Louise Merritt
1866-????
Joseph Merritt
1867-1867
Harry Brashears Merritt
1869-????
Lillian Angela Merritt
1871-± 1955
Florence Adele Merritt
1876-± 1950

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    Sources

    1. 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia
      residence date: 1880 residence place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA birth date: Apr 1833 birth place: Connecticut, USA Name: Augustus E Merritt
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    2. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 161; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1240161
      Name: Augustus E Merritt marriage date: 1850 residence date: 1900 residence place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA birth date: Apr 1833 birth place: Connecticut, USA
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    Historical events

    Birthday April 19, 1833

    • The temperature on April 19, 1833 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1833: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
      • January 2 » Captain James Onslow, in the Clio, arrives at Port Egmont to reassert British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
      • February 6 » Otto becomes the first modern King of Greece.
      • July 5 » Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
      • July 5 » Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng.
      • July 11 » Noongar Australian aboriginal warrior Yagan, wanted for the murder of white colonists in Western Australia, is killed.
      • November 25 » A massive undersea earthquake, estimated magnitude between 8.7-9.2, rocks Sumatra, producing a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast.

    Day of marriage April 22, 1862

    • The temperature on April 22, 1862 was about 11.1 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 31 » Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of Sirius, through an 18.5-inch (47cm) telescope now located at Northwestern University.
      • February 10 » American Civil War: A Union naval flotilla destroys the bulk of the Confederate Mosquito Fleet in the Battle of Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River in North Carolina.
      • April 29 » American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut.
      • May 15 » President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture. It is later renamed the United States Department of Agriculture.
      • May 20 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law, opening 84million acres of public land to settlers.
      • August 9 » American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.

    Day of death August 6, 1910

    • The temperature on August 6, 1910 was between 11.2 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
      • March 1 » The deadliest avalanche in United States history buries a Great Northern Railway train in northeastern King County, Washington, killing 96 people.
      • March 3 » Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
      • March 8 » French aviator Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.
      • October 5 » In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.
      • October 21 » HMSNiobe arrives in Halifax Harbour to become the first ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
      • December 3 » Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
    

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