Raymond Lester MERRITT

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17 March 1907 , Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

5 December 1909 , Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Cause of Death: diphtheria

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Lester George MERRITT Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE

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Born: 17 March 1907 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Lester George MERRITT

Mother: Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE

Paternal grandparents: Seth O MERRITT , Mary R HYZER

Maternal grandparents: François Joseph BOURGARDÉ , Mary "Marie" Katherine FROEHLICH

Raymond Lester MERRITT died 5 December 1909 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Birth — 1907
17 March 1907
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

1909 Baptsim
Name: Raymond Lealie Merritt
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1907
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 19 Oct 1909
Baptism Place: Jermyn, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Father Name: Lester G Merritt
Mother Name: Cecelia Amanda Berrgrad
Organization Name: Trinity Church Carbondale and St James Church

Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

Burial
Name: Raymond Merritt
Event Type: Burial
Burial Date: 7 Dec 1909
Burial Place: Jermyn, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Organization Name: Trinity Church Carbondale and St James Church

Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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Obituary
Merritt - At Carbondale, Dec. 5, 1909, Raymond, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Merritt, of 82 Brook street. The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock and will be private.

The Scranton Truth
Scranton, Pennsylvania
December 6, 1909

Raymond Lester MERRITT - Death Name: Raymond Lester Merritt Gender: Male Race: White Age: 2 Birth Date: 17 Mar 1907 Birth Place: Carbondole Death Date: 5 Dec 1909 De

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Name: Raymond Lester Merritt
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 2
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1907
Birth Place: Carbondole
Death Date: 5 Dec 1909
Death Place: Carbondole, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Father Name: Lester Merrith
Father Birth Place: New York State
Mother Name: Celia Bourgarde
Mother Birth Place: Oneida New York
Certificate Number: 111196

Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

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