Joseph Merritt Sr. was a United Empire Loyalist. In 1792, he came to Upper Canada with his son Isaac who was about 18 years of age at that time. They were ‘directed to', and cleared land on the south side of Twenty Mile Creek (‘The Twenty') (Located near Smithville in the Niagara region of Southern Ontario) Once that was done they planted a crop of wheat and then returned to Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, to bring the rest of the family north with them. In June of 1793 Joseph and his family settled on Twenty Mile Creek on "Lots 3, 4 and 5 in the Range south of The Twenty, later called Merritt's Settlement" which was in Range II south of the creek, near Smithville.
Merritt's Burying Ground (Now called Merritt Settlement Cemetery)
In clearing off part of his home which has the cemetery, he said to his eldest son; ‘This is a nice high piece of ground. I will give one acre gratis for a cemetery that, in time, will be needed as the country becomes settled.' His eldest son William was the first one to be buried there at the early age of twenty-one."
Wife: Mary "Polly" Parker
Children: Moses Merritt m. Sarah Ackley;
Isaac Merritt m. 1. Jane Sternberg 2. Susannah Beemer;
Sarah Lucy Merritt m. Benjamin Johnson;
William Merritt m. Catherine Secord;
Susan Merritt m. Caleb Travis;
Elijah Merritt m. Mary Hopkins;
Margaret Merritt m. 1. ? Hindson, 2. Rev. D. W. Eastman;
Prudence Merritt m. Isaac Shaw;
Mary (Polly) Merritt m. Henry Johnson;
Joseph Merritt Jr. m. Martha Smith;
Daniel Merritt m. 1. Sarah Culver, 2. Eve May 3. Mary Jane Bates.
Merritt's Burying Ground (Now called Merritt Settlement Cemetery)
In clearing off part of his home which has the cemetery, he said to his eldest son; ‘This is a nice high piece of ground. I will give one acre gratis for a cemetery that, in time, will be needed as the country becomes settled.' His eldest son William was the first one to be buried there at the early age of twenty-one."
Wife: Mary "Polly" Parker
Children: Moses Merritt m. Sarah Ackley;
Isaac Merritt m. 1. Jane Sternberg 2. Susannah Beemer;
Sarah Lucy Merritt m. Benjamin Johnson;
William Merritt m. Catherine Secord;
Susan Merritt m. Caleb Travis;
Elijah Merritt m. Mary Hopkins;
Margaret Merritt m. 1. ? Hindson, 2. Rev. D. W. Eastman;
Prudence Merritt m. Isaac Shaw;
Mary (Polly) Merritt m. Henry Johnson;
Joseph Merritt Jr. m. Martha Smith;
Daniel Merritt m. 1. Sarah Culver, 2. Eve May 3. Mary Jane Bates.
Joseph Merritt Sr. was a United Empire Loyalist. In 1792, he came to Upper Canada with his son Isaac who was about 18 years of age at that time. They were ‘directed to', and cleared land on the south side of Twenty Mile Creek (‘The Twenty') (Located near Smithville in the Niagara region of Southern Ontario) Once that was done they planted a crop of wheat and then returned to Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, to bring the rest of the family north with them. In June of 1793 Joseph and his family settled on Twenty Mile Creek on "Lots 3, 4 and 5 in the Range south of The Twenty, later called Merritt's Settlement" which was in Range II south of the creek, near Smithville.
Merritt's Burying Ground (Now called Merritt Settlement Cemetery)
In clearing off part of his home which has the cemetery, he said to his eldest son; ‘This is a nice high piece of ground. I will give one acre gratis for a cemetery that, in time, will be needed as the country becomes settled.' His eldest son William was the first one to be buried there at the early age of twenty-one."
Wife: Mary "Polly" Parker
Children: Moses Merritt m. Sarah Ackley;
Isaac Merritt m. 1. Jane Sternberg 2. Susannah Beemer;
Sarah Lucy Merritt m. Benjamin Johnson;
William Merritt m. Catherine Secord;
Susan Merritt m. Caleb Travis;
Elijah Merritt m. Mary Hopkins;
Margaret Merritt m. 1. ? Hindson, 2. Rev. D. W. Eastman;
Prudence Merritt m. Isaac Shaw;
Mary (Polly) Merritt m. Henry Johnson;
Joseph Merritt Jr. m. Martha Smith;
Daniel Merritt m. 1. Sarah Culver, 2. Eve May 3. Mary Jane Bates.
Merritt's Burying Ground (Now called Merritt Settlement Cemetery)
In clearing off part of his home which has the cemetery, he said to his eldest son; ‘This is a nice high piece of ground. I will give one acre gratis for a cemetery that, in time, will be needed as the country becomes settled.' His eldest son William was the first one to be buried there at the early age of twenty-one."
Wife: Mary "Polly" Parker
Children: Moses Merritt m. Sarah Ackley;
Isaac Merritt m. 1. Jane Sternberg 2. Susannah Beemer;
Sarah Lucy Merritt m. Benjamin Johnson;
William Merritt m. Catherine Secord;
Susan Merritt m. Caleb Travis;
Elijah Merritt m. Mary Hopkins;
Margaret Merritt m. 1. ? Hindson, 2. Rev. D. W. Eastman;
Prudence Merritt m. Isaac Shaw;
Mary (Polly) Merritt m. Henry Johnson;
Joseph Merritt Jr. m. Martha Smith;
Daniel Merritt m. 1. Sarah Culver, 2. Eve May 3. Mary Jane Bates.
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