MERRIAM, Permelia Elizabeth b. 19 Feb 1855 Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Apr 1952 , Orange Co, California, United States: Merriam Family Tree

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1855 - 1952 (97 years)

Name	MERRIAM, Permelia Elizabeth
Born	19 Feb 1855	Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada [1, 2]
Christened	7 Mar 1857	Holland Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada [3]
Gender	Female
Died	26 Apr 1952	, Orange Co, California, United States
Buried	Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles Co, California, United States [4]
Person ID	I1166	SEQUOIA
Last Modified	2 Nov 2021

Father	MERRIAM, Justus Johnson, b. 29 Aug 1818, Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada , d. 2 Apr 1900, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
Mother	HONEYWELL, Caroline Elizabeth, b. 10 Nov 1824, Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada , d. 13 Dec 1912, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)
Married	29 Aug 1842	Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada [5, 6, 7]
	Ontario was formerly known as Upper Canada, It existed from December 26, 1791 to February 10, 1841
Family ID	F389	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family SIMPSON, William Bramwell, b. 20 Jan 1844, Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada , d. 30 May 1896, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada (Age 52 years)

Married 12 May 1880 Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada

Children

	1. SIMPSON, Edwin Vernon, b. 3 Aug 1882, Holland Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Jul 1974, Kelowna, Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada (Age 91 years)
	2. SIMPSON, Ruth Nellie, b. 3 Jul 1884, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada , d. 25 Feb 1982, Newport Beach, Orange Co, California, United States (Age 97 years)
+	3. SIMPSON, Stanley Merriam, b. 10 Aug 1886, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada , d. 20 Mar 1959, Melbourne, , , Australia (Age 72 years)
	4. SIMPSON, Mary Norma, b. 23 Sep 1888, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada , d. 22 Mar 1953, Kelowna, Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada (Age 64 years)
	5. SIMPSON, Anne Lenore, b. 27 Jul 1891, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada , d. 22 Mar 1976, Kelowna, Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada (Age 84 years)
	6. SIMPSON, George W, b. 24 Mar 1893, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada , d. 6 Mar 1969, Saskatoon, Corman Park, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 75 years)
	7. SIMPSON, Alfred Justice, b. 2 May 1895, Owen Sound, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada , d. 28 Jun 1917, Vimy, , , France (Age 22 years)

Last Modified 30 Sep 2012

Family ID F418 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 19 Feb 1855 - Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada
	Christened - 7 Mar 1857 - Holland Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada
	Married - 12 May 1880 - Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada
	Died - 26 Apr 1952 - , Orange Co, California, United States
	Buried - - Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles Co, California, United States

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Headstones
Gravestone: SIMPSON, Permelia Merriam; d. 26 Apr 1952
Photo taken at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA. Courtesy of Susan Thompson Dunbar

Sources

[S450] 1871 CENSUS: Ontario, CANADA, (CollectionsCanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1871/), 1871 census of Canada. RG 31. Library and Archives.
shows age 16, which makes year of birth 1855.
[S459] Personal Knowledge of: SIMPSON, Sharron, Email to Kit Cutting April 2001, showing year of birth as 1855. (Reliability: 3).
[S540] BIRTH Record: Ontario, CANADA - Wesleyan Baptism Records, Bill Martin, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wjmartin/) (Reliability: 2).
[S991] Personal Knowledge of: DUNBAR-WINSLOW, Susan L. Thompson (Reliability: 2).
[S456] Personal Knowledge of: MERRIAM-CUTTING, Kit, (Kit Cutting, Administrator - Genealogist (http://www.MerriamFamilyTree.org) - Email: KitCutting@MerriamFamilyTree.org), From: A Brief History of the Merriam Family- "I worked at odd jobs around about that part of the states until the year 1840, and then I came to Canada and worked around Haldimand for 2 years, then got married." (Reliability: 3).
[S459] Personal Knowledge of: SIMPSON, Sharron, Chart from Sharron Simpson, showing date of birth ?, 29 August 1842. This needs to be verified with Sharron Simpson since it differs from the Pope book substantially. (jb - web tech) (Reliability: 3).
[S475] Personal Knowledge of: DENNEY, Charles.