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     Liam Meisel is the son of Eric Meisel and Cynthia Morgan Zinn.

     Noah Meisel is the son of Eric Meisel and Cynthia Morgan Zinn.

     William W. Melior was born circa 1875. He married Frances M. Post, daughter of Edward Post and Jane A Britton, on 14 September 1894 at Elmwood, Cass County, NE, USA. William W. Melior appeared on the census of 1910 at Spokane, Spokane County, WA, USA. The census lists the family as: William W. Melior, 42, born NY, father born Germany, mother born NY; wife Frances M., 34, marrtied 16 years, 6 children, 6 living, born NE, father born NY, mother born OH; dau Mary E., 14, born NE; son William E, 12, born NE; dau Ora E., 11, born NE; son Earl M, 7, born NE; dau Anna G. 5, born WA; son Ralph, 2, born WA... He died on 1 November 1945 at Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA, USA.¹

     Leta M. Melius was born on 26 February 1894 at IA, USA. Age 36 at the 1930 census of South Falls, OR. She married Orley Byrum on 20 January 1911 at MO, USA. Leta M. Melius married Robert J. Fletcher in 1921 at OR, USA. Leta M. Melius died on 1 May 1958 at OR at age 64.

     Sabrina Marie Mellado married Robert Warner Hotchkin, son of Wilbur Silvester Hotchkin and Frances D. Warner, on 12 May 1997 at Las Vegas, Clark County, NV, USA.¹

     She married Kevin Jay Chilcote.

     Charles John Mellor was born in April 1853 at Sweden. He married Florence Leah Patchin in 1880 at MI, USA. At 1900 census they said that they had been married 20 years.. Charles John Mellor appeared on the census of 1900 at Tekonsha, Calhoun County, MI, USA. The census lists the family as: Charles Mellor ( Note difference in name spelling), Apr 1853, sweden, parents born sweden; wife Florence, mar 1857, married 20 years, born MI, parents born NY; dau Emma L, May 1881, born MI.. He died in 1913 at Calhoun County, MI, USA.

     Emma Leah Mellor was born on 1 May 1881 at Calhoun County, MI, USA. Birth date from 1900 census.¹ She was the daughter of Charles John Mellor and Florence Leah Patchin. She married James Clement Allen at MI, USA, circa 1902. Emma Leah Mellor died in January 1979 at Homer, Calhoun County, MI, USA, at age 97.¹

     She married John Walner Jr. at OK, USA, circa 1935. Clara Mendenhall and John Walner Jr. were divorced between 1936 and 1941 at OK.

     Kyle Robert Merary is the son of Peter Merary and Jennifer Sue Amos.

     He married Jennifer Sue Amos at MI, USA, on 22 September 1984.¹

     Ryan Alexander Merary is the son of Peter Merary and Jennifer Sue Amos.

     He married Martha Ann Hotchkin on 19 April 1963.

     Elizabeth Merriam was born on 13 July 1741 at Wallingford, New Haven County, CT, USA. She was the daughter of Samuel Merriam and Elizabeth Perkins. Elizabeth Merriam married Unknown Clark.¹ She married William Hendrick at Wallingford, New Haven County, CT, on 2 April 1761.²

     Samuel Merriam was born on 20 May 1716 at Lynn, Essex County, MA, USA. He married Elizabeth Perkins at Wallingford, New Haven County, CT, USA, on 21 March 1739. Samuel Merriam died on 16 September 1783 at Cheshire, New Haven County, CT, USA, at age 67.

     Clara B. Merrill was born in February 1878 at MI, USA. She married Willard Burton Kittell, son of George Burton Kittell and Ida Burnett, on 4 November 1896 at Benton Harbor, Berrien County, MI, USA.¹

     Albert S. Merritt was born in 1869 at Tyre, Seneca County, NY, USA. He was the son of Richard Fish Merritt and Anna Augusta Slauson.

     Alice E. Merritt was born on 28 February 1863 at Seneca Falls, Seneca County, NY, USA. Birth date from New York Passenger Lists 1820 to 1957. and Passport application. She was the daughter of Richard Fish Merritt and Anna Augusta Slauson. She married George A. Hotchkin at Rochester, Monroe County, NY, USA, on 17 December 1885.² Alice E. Merritt appeared on the census of 1910 at Rochester, Monroe County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Alice M., Hotchkin, 47, Widow, no children, NY, parents born NY, teacher; mother G. Augusta Merritt, 71, widow, NY, parents NY.. She appeared on the census of 1920 at Rochester, Monroe County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Hotchkin, Alice M., age 56, widow, living with servant Rose A. Murray, age 30, b NY.. She appeared on the census of 1930 at Rochester, Monroe County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Alice Hotchkin 64 (1865), widow, born in NY, parents born in NY, director of school lunch. Living with housekeeper Rosa A. Murray, age 65.. Alice died in 1959 at Rochester, Monroe County, NY.³ She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, at Rochester, Monroe County, NY, USA, .

     The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 52
page 184

Mrs. Alice Merritt Hotchkin.
DAR ID Number: 51431
Born in Seneca County, N. Y.
Wife of George A. Hotchkin.
Descendant of Major Ebenezer Slauson.
Daughter of Richard Fish Merritt and Augusta Slauson, his wife.
Granddaughter of Nathaniel Slauson and Hannah Griffin, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Ebenezer Slauson and Rachael Hayes, his 2nd wife.
Ebenezer Slauson (1730-1821), commanded the first company of minute men of Westchester County, New York, 1776, and promoted major in the same regiment. He was born in Connecticut; died in Westerlo, N. Y.


Alice appears in the 1903-04 Rochester City Directory as the widow of George A. Hotchkin and living at 24 Calumet. The 1906 directory show her occupation as Superintendant of the Lunch Room at East High School, a position that she held through the 1914-15 directory. Directories are available for the years 1937 through 1939 and she is still listed, without an occupation and living at 55 Meigs.
     The New York Passenger Lists 1820- 1957 show Alice M. Hotchkin, born 28 Feb 1863, making several trips to England and Europe. during 1923 and 1924.¹

     Avery Coleman Merritt is the son of David Merritt and Pamela Dean.

     He married Pamela Dean at Lucas, Richland County, OH, USA, on 14 October 1989.

     Edward Merritt was born in 1858 at Tyre, Seneca County, NY, USA. He was the son of Richard Fish Merritt and Anna Augusta Slauson.

     Elizabeth Merritt was born in 1829 at NY, USA. She married William Bridge Prentiss at NY on 11 January 1854.

     Evelyn Merritt was born on 7 February 1872 at Chenango County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of William Merritt and Margaret Yale. Evelyn Merritt married Everett Lewis on 26 December 1888. Evelyn Merritt died on 21 July 1935 at age 63.

     Nellie Merritt was born in April 1874 at NY, USA. She married Richard G. Simpson, son of James Simpson and Elizabeth Gardner, in 1895 at Fallsburgh, Sullivan County, NY, USA. Nellie Merritt died on 7 February 1960 at De Land, Volusia County, FL, USA, at age 85.

     O. M. Merritt was born in 1861 at Tyre, Seneca County, NY, USA. He was the son of Richard Fish Merritt and Anna Augusta Slauson.

     Richard Fish Merritt was born in 1820 at Tyre, Seneca County, NY, USA. Richard F. Merritt, 50, farmer, born NY; Anna A., 38, born NY; Edward ?, 11, born NY; O M (male), 9, born NY; Alice E., 7, born NY; William B., 3, born NY; Albert S., 1, born NY; Hannah Slauson, 82, born CT. He was the son of William Merritt and Sarah Unknown. Richard Fish Merritt appeared on the census of 1850 at Tyre, Seneca County, NY. The census lists the family as: William Merritt, 57, born CT; Sarah, 49, born NY; Richard, 30, born NY.. He married Anna Augusta Slauson at NY, USA, in 1857.¹ Richard Fish Merritt appeared on the census of 1860 at Tyre, Seneca County, NY. The census lists the family as: Richard F. Merritt, farmer, 40, born NY; Augusta A., 28, born NY; Edward, 2, born NY; Hannah Slauson, 72, born CT.. He appeared on the census of 1870 at Tyre, Seneca County, NY. The census lists the family as: Richard F. Merritt, 50, farmer, born NY; Anna A., 38, born NY; Edward ?, 11, born NY; O M (male), 9, born NY; Alice E., 7, born NY; William B., 3, born NY; Albert S., 1, born NY; Hannah Slauson, 82, born CT.. He appeared on the census of 1880 at Tyre, Seneca County, NY. The census lists the family as: Richard F Merritt, 60, born NY, farmer; Anna Augusta, 47, born NY; Alice, 17, born NY..

     Rose A. Merritt was born in 1890 at NY, USA. She was the daughter of Richard Fish Merritt and Anna Augusta Slauson. She resided at Monroe County, NY, USA, in 1920.

     William Merritt was born in 1793 at CT, USA. He married Sarah Unknown circa 1819 at NY, USA.

     William Merritt was born on 5 August 1848 at Chenango County, NY, USA. He married Margaret Yale, daughter of Amos Yale and Sarah Stoddard, on 22 January 1871 at Chenango County, NY. William Merritt died on 31 January 1929 at Oxford, Chenango County, NY, USA, at age 80. He died in the home in Oxford owned by his daughter Charlotte Merritt Lewis, now owned by Margaret Dorsey..

     William B. Merritt was born in 1867 at Tyre, Seneca County, NY, USA. He was the son of Richard Fish Merritt and Anna Augusta Slauson.