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Richard Peter Merritt

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
Death: December 19, 1861 (40-41)
Abingdon, Washington County, VA, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Randolph Merritt and Sarah Patterson
Husband of Rebecca Merritt
Father of Louis Peter Merritt; John H. Merritt; William D. Merritt; Martha Merritt; Mary Elizabeth Merritt and 4 others
Brother of Hiram C Merritt; Miles Matison Merritt; Mary Merritt; Daniel Keith Merritt; Eliza Merritt and 6 others

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About Richard Peter Merritt

Richard Peter Merritt
BIRTH
1820
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
DEATH
19 Dec 1861 (aged 40–41)
Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Burial Details Unknown
MEMORIAL ID
51579423 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 0
FLOWERS 4
MARRIAGE: Aug 27, 1839

Family Members
Parents
John Merritt
1780–1854

Sally Merritte Merritt
1780 – unknown

Spouse
Rebecca Wilhelm Merritt
1822–1886 (m. 1839)

Siblings
Mary Merritt

Daniel Keith Merritt
1810–1874

Eliza Merritt
1811 – unknown

William Merritt
1813 – unknown

Nancy Merritt
1817 – unknown

John Braxton Merritt
1818–1891

Thomas C Merritt
1825 – unknown

George Merritt
1833 – unknown

Half Siblings

Miles Madison Merritt
1809–1865

Children

John H Merritt
1840–1865

William D Merritt
1842 – unknown

Martha Merritt
1843 – unknown

Elizabeth Merritt
1844 – unknown

Sarah Merritt
1846–1925

Susan Merritt
1850 – unknown

Edward L. Merritt
1852–1924

Louis Peter Merritt
1852–1941

Taylor Merritt
1858–1933

Anna Ann Merritt Harris
1858–1935

George Richard Merritt
1859 – unknown

Milton Merritt
1860 – unknown

Ellen Merritt Calhoun
1861–1935

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Richard Peter Merritt's Timeline

1820
1820
Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
1840
1840
Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
1842
1842
Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
1843
1843
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
1844
1844
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
1852
May 1, 1852
Fincastle, Botetourt County, VA, United States
1853
February 12, 1853
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
1855
October 11, 1855
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
1858
1858
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States