George MerrittAge: 31 years1710–1741
- Name
- George Merritt
- Given names
- George
- Surname
- Merritt
| Birth | about 1710 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Merritt 1731 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Merritt 1731 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Eunice Merritt 1731 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Joseph Merritt 1731 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ana Merritt 1732 (Age 22 years) |
| Marriage | Kezia Morehouse — View this family after 1735 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Merritt 1736 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Eunice Merritt 1736 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a son | John Merritt 1737 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a son | Joseph Merritt 1737 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a wife | Kezia Morehouse 1740 (Age 30 years) |
| Death | 1741 (Age 31 years) |
| Family with Kezia Morehouse |
| himself |
George Merritt Birth: about 1710 — CT Death: 1741 — Fairfield, CT |
| wife |
Kezia Morehouse Birth: 1706 18 18 Death: 1740 |
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Marriage: after 1735 — Fairfield, CT |
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-3 years daughter |
Mary Merritt Birth: 1731 21 25 Death: 1736 |
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1 year son |
John Merritt Birth: 1731 21 25 Death: 1737 |
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1 year daughter |
Eunice Merritt Birth: 1731 21 25 Death: 1736 |
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1 year son |
Joseph Merritt Birth: 1731 21 25 Death: 1737 |
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2 years daughter |
Ana Merritt Birth: 1732 22 26 — CT Death: May 5, 1794 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
- Generation 1
George Merritt was born about 1710 in CT and died in 1741 in Fairfield, CT. He married Kezia Morehouse, daughter of Noah Morehouse and Martha Summers, after 1735 in Fairfield, CT. She was born in 1706 and died in 1740 at the age of 34.
Children of George Merritt and Kezia Morehouse:
- Mary Merritt (1731–1736)
- John Merritt (1731–1737)
- Eunice Merritt (1731–1736)
- Joseph Merritt (1731–1737)
- Ana Merritt (1732–1794)
- Generation 2back to top
Ana Merritt, daughter of George Merritt and Kezia Morehouse, was born in 1732 in CT and died on May 5, 1794 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 62. She married James Shepard, son of Timothy Shepard and Susannah Stilson, on October 21, 1769 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. He was born in 1733 and died on December 18, 1816 in CT at the age of 83.
Children of Ana Merritt and James Shepard:
- Merrit Shepard (1769–1770)
- Andrew Shepard (1771–1772)
- Ammon Shepard (1774–1804)
- Molly Shepard (1776–1777)
- Isaac Shepard (1780–1781)
- Susanna Shepard (1782–1783)
- Lois Shepard (1785–1786)
- Kesiah Shepard (1788–1789)
- Ira Shepard (1791–1792)
- Generation 3back to top
Ammon Shepard, son of James Shepard and Ana Merritt, was born on June 24, 1774 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died in 1804 at the age of 29. He married Anne Dikeman, daughter of Levi Dikeman and Rebecca Lines, about 1798 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. She was born on April 7, 1776 in Redding, Fairfield, CT and died in 1804 at the age of 27.
Children of Ammon Shepard and Anne Dikeman:
- Charlotte J. Shepard (1797–1875)
Children of Ammon Shepard:
- Charlotte J. Shepard (1797–1875)
| Shared note | !The Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. II, part 2, p. 642; |