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MERRIAM, Permelia Elizabeth

MERRIAM, Permelia Elizabeth

Female 1855 - 1952  (97 years)

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

    Father MERRIAM, Justus Johnson,   b. 29 Aug 1818, Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1900, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother HONEYWELL, Caroline Elizabeth,   b. 10 Nov 1824, Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1912, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 29 Aug 1842  Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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/Metro Toronto , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1896, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 12 May 1880  Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. SIMPSON, Edwin Vernon,   b. 3 Aug 1882, Holland Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1974, Kelowna, Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     2. SIMPSON, Ruth Nellie,   b. 3 Jul 1884, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1982, Newport Beach, Orange Co, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
    +3. SIMPSON, Stanley Merriam,   b. 10 Aug 1886, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1959, Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. SIMPSON, Mary Norma,   b. 23 Sep 1888, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1953, Kelowna, Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     5. SIMPSON, Anne Lenore,   b. 27 Jul 1891, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1976, Kelowna, Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. SIMPSON, George W,   b. 24 Mar 1893, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1969, Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census District, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     7. SIMPSON, Alfred Justice,   b. 2 May 1895, Owen Sound, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1917, Vimy, , , France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2012 
    Family ID F418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Feb 1855 - Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 7 Mar 1857 - Holland Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 May 1880 - Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Apr 1952 - , Orange Co, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles Co, California, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

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

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S459] Personal Knowledge of: SIMPSON, Sharron, Email to Kit Cutting April 2001, showing year of birth as 1855. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S540] BIRTH Record: Ontario, CANADA - Wesleyan Baptism Records, Bill Martin, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wjmartin/) (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S991] Personal Knowledge of: DUNBAR-WINSLOW, Susan L. Thompson (Reliability: 2).

    5. [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).

    6. [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).

    7. [S475] Personal Knowledge of: DENNEY, Charles.