Henry Merrell

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Merrell was born about 1843, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Jonathan Merrill, was 43 and his mother, Polly T Murray, was 37. He lived in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Merrill
1801–1874
Polly T Murray
1807–1898
J Emaline Merrill
1829–1921
Ben Merrell
1836–
Thomas Merrill
1838–
Sarah Merrell
1841–
Henry Merrell
1843–
Mary Merrell
1849–
Samuel Augustus Merrell
1845–1923
William Albert Merrell
1847–1934

Sources (2)

  • Henry Merill in household of Johnathan Merill, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Henry Merrill in household of Jona Merrill, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1853 · First State Fair

The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Merrill .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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