Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900: Frank Almond Merrill was born 6 Mar 1853 in Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine to Bradbury & Aseneath Merrill.

Also in Pedigree Resource File there, Frank Almond Merrill was born 6 Mar 1853 in Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine to Bradbury Jepson Merrill & Aseneth Blethen (same discrepancy of birthdate as census). Not found with family in 1850 census; this new birth date would explain why.

1860 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p66: Frank Merrill, age 7, born in Maine, listed with parents, Bradbury, 59 & Asenath, 54 and siblings, Bradbury, 25, Joseph W, 20, Harrison, 19, Albion, 15 and Albie, 14.

1870 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p17: Frank Merrill, age 18, born in Dover, Maine, listed with parents, Bradbury, 67 & Asenath, 64 and sister, Abby A, 24.

Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, Volume 3, p143: "Dover, Feb. 12th 1877, I this day entered notice of the intention of marriage between Mr. Frank A. Merrill of Dover and Miss Mary E. Young of Dexter and Feb. 17th 1877 duly issued a certificate according to law. Attest, Thos. P. Elliott, Town Clerk"; p144: "Frank A. Merrill of Dover County of Piscataquis and Miss Mary E. Young of Dexter county of Penobscot were duly joined in marriage at Dover on the seventeenth day of February A. D. 1877 by me, J. A. L. Rich, Minister of the Gospel. A true copy of the return. Attest, Thomas P. Elliott, Town Clerk.”

Published in the Piscataquis (ME) Observer 1 Mar 1877 p3: "MARRIED---In Dover, Feb. 17th, by Rev. J. A. L. Rich, Mr. Frank A. Merrill of Dover, and Miss Mary E. Young of Dexter."

1880 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p37A: Frank Merrill, age 27 (discrepancy), farmer, he & parents born in Maine, listed with wife, Mary, 28, widowed mother, Arceneth, 75, and "other", Charles Fuller, 22.

1900 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p11A: Frank A Merrill, age 47, born in Mar 1853 in Maine, parents born in Maine, farmer, listed with wife of 23 years, Mary E, 49 and boarders, Orman L Trundy, 30 and Wm Foss, 24.

1910 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p18A: Frank A Merrill, age 57, he & parents born in Maine, farmer on own farm, listed with 2nd wife of 32 years, Mary E, also 57 as well as servant, Osman L Trundy, 37.

1920 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p3A: Frank A Merrill, age 66, he & parents born in Maine, farmer, listed with wife, Mary E, 68 as well as hired men, Eugene Hibbard, 52 and Harold Page, 33.

1930 census of Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine p3B: Frank A Merrill, age 77, he & parents born in Maine, widowed, listed with him is widowed housekeeper, Eliza R Merrill, 66.