Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Merritt was born on 3 November 1828, in Belmont, Ohio, United States, his father, William Johnston Merritt, was 25 and his mother, Maria C. Snedeker, was 23. He married Minerva Jane Skinner on 15 February 1851, in Jackson, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Jackson, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Athens Township, Ringgold, Iowa, United States for about 40 years. He died on 4 May 1902, in Kellerton, Ringgold, Iowa, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Merritt Cemetery, Wanamaker, Ringgold, Iowa, United States.
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- Peter Meritt, "United States Census, 1860"
- Peter Merritt, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Peter Merritt, "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
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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