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       Descendants of William Newell Merriam

1   William Newell Merriam b: November 21, 1863 in Boston, Mass. USA where he was a manufacturer and dealer of shoe fittings . Resided in Brookline, Mass
Immigrated from Faunton Mass in 1909 to Lucky Strike Alberta  d: May 1926 in Fullerton, California, USA 
.  +Caroline J. Horton b: in Malone NY USA  d: 1948
........ 2   Horton Cooke Merriam b: February 10, 1888 in Massachusettes USA  d: November 29, 1952 in Fullerton, Orange County USA 
............  +Margaretta McWilliams b: April 05, 1894 in probably Guelph, Ontario m: 1916 in Lethbridge Alberta d: September 07, 1984 in Fullerton, Orange Co. California, USA Father: Mother:
................... 3   William Merriam b: May 1917 in Lethbridge Alberta  d: 1944 in Lieut. Col. with US Air Corps. Shot down North of Paris France buried in France 
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................... 3   Son Merriam b: 1927 in Fullerton, California, USA   
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........ 2   Adeline Merriam b: April 15, 1894   
........ 2   William Newell Merriam b: December 19, 1896  d: 1916 in Died of Pneumonia after fall thru the Ice. Buried in the Prairie Round Cemetery 

Descendants of Lauren B Merriam
       
1   Lauren B Merriam b: January 1860 in USA immigrated 1906 to Winnipeg, Manitoba lived at 26 Sherbrook Winnipeg Man.in 1911   
.  +Leona b: in USA immigrated 1906 tp Winnipeg, Man   
........ 2   Zula L. Merriam b: December 1889 in USA immigrated 1906 to Winnipeg, Man   
........ 2   Hugo Dimick Merriam b: August 10, 1895 in Decaleb Ill USA immigrated 1906 to Winnipeg, Man .   Attestation papers WW1 has father LB Merriam 231 Fern St West Palm Beach Florida.
........ 2   Lauren E. Merriam b: January 1896 in USA immigrated 1906 to Winnipeg, Man   

Descendants of Hugh Nelson Merriam
       
1   Hugh Nelson Merriam b: June 19, 1874 in Butternut, NY or Waupun Wis. His parents were Nelson and Ellen (Boardman) Merriam # 843 MG. Hugh graduated University of Wisconsin, in Civil Engineering course; in  the employ of Canadian Pacific R.R. Immigrated 1898 resied in the Kootneys in 1911
.  +Bertha Woodley   
........ 2   Son Merriam b: October 02, 1914  d: October 02, 1914 in Vancouver BC Canada 

The first three families came to the western provinces from the United States .