Israel MERRITT

1832 - 1893  (61 years)

• Name	Israel MERRITT
  Birth	1 Jan 1832	, Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  	the Late Registration of Birth for his son Charles recorded his birthplace as Queenstown
  Gender	Male
  Census	10 Apr 1891	,, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada   [2]
  	Enumerated in the household of Israel (age 57) were his wife Frances Palmer (age 42), their children, Othniel (age 13), Alice (age 10), Gladstone (age 8), Maud (age 6), Norman (age 4) and Charles (age 2). Israel was a trader. The family religion was Free Christian Baptist.
  Note	Israel Merritt. m. 1st Sarah Emma Palmer. b. ca. 1835 at Hampstead,Queens Co., N.B. 2nd m. Frances Ann Palmer. b. ca. 1848-49 at Hampstead,Queens Co., N.B. (13 at 1861 Census).
  Death	22 Jul 1893	, Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
  Burial	, Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  	Inscription: MERRITT / Israel Merritt / Died July 22, 1893 / Aged 64 yrs. / His Wife / Frances A. / Died April 19, 1918 / Aged 71 yrs. Left: Norman I. / Merritt / 1887-1938
  Person ID	I190	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Robinson MERRITT,   b. 11 Sep 1807, , Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 7 Oct 1857, , Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Lydia GOLDING,   b. 5 Oct 1809, , Saint John or Wickham, New Brunswick, Canada d. 11 Oct 1885, , Centervile, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	15 Mar 1831	, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada   [4, 5]
  	Gilbert R. Merritt of Hampstead and Liddia Golding of Saint John. Wit: James Robinson and Richard Calvert, Jr. both of Saint John.
  Family ID	F1605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Emmer PALMER,   b. 11 Sep 1835, , Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 13 Dec 1875, , Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	4 Sep 1867  [6]
  	There were no children. In The Index to Marriage Bonds, Israel Merritt is listed as being of Carleton County, and James Robinson, also of Carleton County, is listed as a co-signer. Sarah Emmer Palmer is listed as Emma Palmer. Witnesses were David F. Merritt and Frances A. Palmer.
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Frances Ann PALMER,   b. 16 Jan 1848, , Central Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 19 Apr 1918, , Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	19 Jul 1877	, Hampstead Parish, Queens County, New Brunswick   [7]
  	Frances was living in Hampstead Parish, Queens County, Israel in Carleton County.
  Children	1. Othniel Robinson MERRITT,   b. 15 Apr 1878, , Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 14 Mar 1960, , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 81 years)   2. Alice K. MERRITT,   b. 21 Aug 1880, , Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 20 Feb 1962, , Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 81 years)   3. Gladstone Gilbert MERRITT,   b. 15 Dec 1882, , Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 12 Jul 1955, , Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 72 years)   4. Idella Maude MERRITT,   b. 12 Aug 1884, , Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 19 Nov 1917 (Age 33 years)   5. Norman Israel MERRITT,   b. 3 May 1887, , Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada d. Between 29 Nov 1938 and 2 Dec 1938, , Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 51 years)   6. Charles Ernest Edmund MERRITT,   b. 25 Nov 1888, Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 24 Oct 1966, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine, USA (Age 77 years)   7. Frederick Talmage MERRITT,   b. 25 Dec 1891, , Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 14 Mar 1939 (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S976] Genealogy of the Anglo-Dutch Estabrooks Family, 976. [S16737] 1891 Canada Census - Israel Merritt, 16737. (Reliability: 3). [S11248] Cemetery marker - Israel Merritt, 11248. (Reliability: 3). [S276] Early Marriage Records of New Brunswick, 276. [S295] Family Search - LDS, 295. [S1850] PANB - Index RS551A, 1850. Microfilm: F-9097 Reference: 1867-25 [S1221] Queens County, New Brunswick Marriages, 1221. (Reliability: 3).