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Merriam Family Tree
Genealogy Pages
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1894 - 1945 (~ 50 years)
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Name |
MERRIAM, Chester Leo [1] |
Born |
Mar 1894 |
Vashon Island, King Co, Washington, United States [2, 3, 4, 5] |
Gender |
Male |
Emigration |
1906 |
, , Alberta, Canada [6] |
from United States |
Residence |
1932 |
Dalroy, , Alberta, Canada [7] |
Died |
1945 |
Calgary, Calgary Metro, Alberta, Canada [4] |
Buried |
Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Metro, Alberta, Canada [8] |
Notes |
- (1) Chester Merriam from the USA and Mrs Merriam, formerly Deborah Salis from England, lived in Dalroy District from 1910 to 1940, when they moved to Calgary, Alberta. Mr Merriam did not farm as he was always in poor health. At first they lived at the northeast corner 1/4, 34/24, but later moved to the house on Homer Owens' land, northwest 1/3, 34/24. Their children, who attended Albertson School, were Elsie ( Mrs Robert McNeil) and Albert, Lawrence, Wilfred, Edward and Douglas.
(2) Was a market gardener in Meota, Alberta (? check with Kit Cutting - reference to Deborah?)
SOURCE: Saddles, Sleighs and Sadirons Publication Information Chestermere Historical Society Chestermere, Alberta - 1971, page 190
Notes compiled by: Kit Cutting
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Person ID |
I1729 |
SEQUOIA |
Last Modified |
3 Jan 2022 |
Father |
MERRIAM, Albert Edward, b. 10 Jul 1867, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada , d. 20 Sep 1932, Dalroy, , Alberta, Canada (Age 65 years) |
Mother |
MATHIS, Susan Ann, b. 4 Jul 1873, Mount Holly, Burlington Co, New Jersey, United States , d. 19 May 1911, Calgary, Calgary Metro, Alberta, Canada (Age 37 years) |
Married |
10 Jul 1893 |
Seattle, King Co, Washington, United States [4] |
Family ID |
F438 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
SALLIS, Deborah S, b. 1893, Hyde, Cheshire, , England , d. 1948, Calgary, Calgary Metro, Alberta, Canada (Age 55 years) |
Children |
| 1. MERRIAM, Edward |
+ | 2. MERRIAM, Douglas |
| 3. MERRIAM, Elsie, b. 1915, , , Alberta, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
+ | 4. MERRIAM, Albert, b. April 2 1915, Calgary, Calgary Metro, Alberta, Canada , d. 23 Jun 1965, Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age ~ 50 years) |
| 5. MERRIAM, Lawrence |
| 6. MERRIAM, Wilfred, b. 21 Sept 1920, Calgary, Calgary Metro, Alberta, Canada , d. 6 May 1982, Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 61 years) |
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Last Modified |
24 Oct 2016 |
Family ID |
F692 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - Mar 1894 - Vashon Island, King Co, Washington, United States |
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 | Emigration - from United States - 1906 - , , Alberta, Canada |
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 | Residence - 1932 - Dalroy, , Alberta, Canada |
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 | Died - 1945 - Calgary, Calgary Metro, Alberta, Canada |
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 | Buried - - Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Metro, Alberta, Canada |
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Sources |
- [S240] DEATH Record: Massachusetts, USA (Reliability: 2).
actual text fathers name on son Wilfreds death record Chester "Leo" MERRIAM
- [S287] 1901 CENSUS: Ontario, CANADA, (1901 census of Canada. RG 31. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.), Shows March 1894 (Reliability: 3).
- [S425] 1911 CENSUS: Ontario, CANADA, (1911 census of Canada. RG 31. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.), Shows March 1894 (Reliability: 3).
- [S470] Personal Knowledge of: BROWN, Norah.
- [S467] 1900 CENSUS: North Dakota, USA, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.) (Reliability: 2).
- [S640] 1916 CENSUS: CANADA, Alberta (Reliability: 2).
- [S797] WEBSITE: Peel's Praire Provinces , (http:/peel.library,ualberta.ca), Newspaper - The Strathmore Standard, September 21, 1932 (Reliability: 2).
Actual text: Chester I of Dalroy on father's obituary.
- [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Merriam&GSiman=1&GScid=1981495&GRid=137456858& (Reliability: 2).
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