Brief Life History of Arvilla Parthenia
When Arvilla Parthenia Merritt was born on 1 June 1860, in Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, William Lewis Merritt, was 37 and her mother, Emily Lucy Angell, was 34. She married Samuel Clark Pomeroy on 24 September 1878, in Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870. She died on 2 June 1928, in Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Norwich Bridge Cemetery, Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Arvilla Ames in household of Charles H Ames, "United States Census, 1900"
- Anella P. Merritt, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Arvilla Pomeroy, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Merriott , Marriott , or Marritt. The last of these is most often a variant of Merriott or Marriott , but possibly in some instances from Middle English Marret or Merret, a syncopated form of Margaret, Mergeret.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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