Brief Life History of Merritt C
When Merritt C Williamson was born in December 1834, in New York, United States, his father, Lyman Williamson, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Haviland, was 34. He died on 12 November 1922, in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Merritt C Williamson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Merritt C Williamson, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
- Merritt C Williamson, "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938"
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World Events (8)
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1841
Dayton was incorporated as a city.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Name Meaning
English (Northern) and Scottish: from the Middle English personal name William + patronymic -son ‘son of William’. This surname is also found in Northern Ireland (Ulster), especially in Antrim.
Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Wilhelmsen , Swedish Wilhelmsson, or Dutch and North German Willemsen , all cognates of 1.
History: This surname was brought to North America from northern England and northern Ireland independently by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. Timothy Williamson is recorded in Plymouth Colony in 1643.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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