Brief Life History of Laura M
When Laura M Merret was born on 2 February 1880, in Keenes, Wayne, Illinois, United States, her father, Jefferson Campbell Merret, was 42 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann Walker, was 42. She married Herman Friedrich Blair on 4 March 1906, in Wayne, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Butler Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Rossville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States in 1937. She died on 10 June 1937, at the age of 57, and was buried in East Lynn Cemetery, East Lynn, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Laura Blair in household of Herman Blair, "United States Census, 1910"
- Laura Blair, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Laura Merrett, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1868–1945 Male
1880–1937 Female
Children (3)
1907–1908 Male
1910–1916 Male
1913–2008 Male
Parents and Siblings
1837–1922 Male
1838–1918 Female
Siblings (13)
1860–1937 Male
1862–1945 Male
1864–1964 Male
1865– Male
1866–1944 Male
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 1
1885 · The First Skyscraper
Age 5
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 16
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Yves, Antoine, Camille, Collette, Eusebe, Laurent, Maryse, Monique, Raoul, Solange.
French: from a diminutive of Old French verre ‘glass’, hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a glazier.
History: Michel Verret dit Laverdure from Saintes in Charente-Maritime, France, married Marie Galarneau in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1683. The Verret families of LA trace their foundation to one Michel-Joseph Verret who was born in Canada and was in LA by 1724.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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