Brief Life History of David Merrill
When David Merrill Heath was born on 26 August 1827, in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada, his father, David Heath, was 32 and his mother, Rhoda Merrill, was 28. He married Mary Jane Tibbets on 31 July 1854, in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Stanstead Plain, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada in 1871. He died on 27 December 1906, in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 79, and was buried in Fitch Bay, Stanstead, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada.
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- David M Heath in household of Effie M. Heath, "Canada Census, 1901"
- David Merrill Heath, "Find A Grave Index"
- David Heath in entry for Alice A. Wilson, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
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British Columbia joins the confederation.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived ‘(on the) heath’ (Middle English he(a)th, Old English hǣth) or else a habitational name from any of numerous places called with this word. The same word also denoted heather, the characteristic plant of heathland areas. This surname has also been established in Dublin, Ireland, since the late 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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