Demeritt, Mark (1792-1875)

Name:

Demeritt, Mark (1792-1875)

Title:

Private, Captain William Corson's Company, New Hampshire Militia, September 11-29, 1814
Corporal, Colonel Waldron's Regiment, New Hampshire Militia
5th Company, 39th Regiment, New Hampshire Militia
Justice of the Peace, Town of Farmington, 1829-
Member, New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1835-36, 1836-37, 1848, 1857
Director, Farmington Bank, Farmington, NH, 1855-1857

Born:

06/06/1792

Birthplace:

Farmington, NH

Died:

10/22/1875

Death Location:

Farmington, NH

Residence:

Farmington, NH

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Farmer

Father:

Demeritt, Paul (1757-1836)

Mother:

Davis, Betsey (1764-1849)

Spouse:

Leighton, Abigail Emma (1799-1881), July 21, 1816, New Durham

Children:

Charles M., born February 2, 1818, Farmington; died June 24, 1897, Rochester; m. November 1, 1843, Mary A. Spencer
Hannah M., born January 19, 1820, Farmington; died December 2, 1892, Rochester
John F. born March 27, 1822, Farmington; died June 14, 1904, Farmington
Samuel G., born August 29, 1826, Farmington; May 10, 1840, Farmington
Joseph Leighton, born May 22, 1831, Farmington; died October 29, 1915, Farmington
Paul J., born March 28, 1833, Farmington; died June 3, 1898, Worcester, MA
Lois S., born July 22, 1835, Farmington; died November 3, 1921, Rochester
Emliy A., born March 9, 1838, Farmington
Emma B. born September 27, 1840, Farmington

Notes:

Reports of the Bank Commissioners Made to His Excellency the Governor, June Session, 1855. (Concord, NH: Amos Hadley, 1855), 50.

Reports of the Bank Commissioners Made to His Excellency the Governor, June Session, 1856. (Concord, NH: Amos Hadley, 1856), 16.

Reports of the Bank Commissioners Made to His Excellency the Governor, June Session, 1857. (Concord, NH: Amos Hadley, 1857), 23.

U. S., War of 1812, Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815

"Executive Appointments," The Times & Dover Enquirer, Dover, NH, July 14, 1829, 1.

"Representatives Elected," New Hampshire Gazette, Portsmouth, NH, March 21, 1848, 2.

Births, Vital Records, New Hampshire State Archives

Marriages, Vital Records, New Hampshire State Archives

Deaths, Vital Records, New Hampshire State Archives

Demeritt Family Cemetery, Farmington, NH