Oscar Curtis Merritt 1886 – 1947

Oscar C & Myra L Merritt Headstone

 

Ancestry:  Edmund Chandler Merritt;  William Henry Merritt

Born: June 2, 1886 in Addison Me.

  • Father: Edmund Chandler Merritt; (1834 – 1898) (William Henry Merritt & Elizabeth Chandler)
  • Mother: Rebecca Ann Tabbutt; (1837 – 1916)

Died: November 18, 1947 in Bourne Ma. at 61 yrs, 5 mos, 16 d.

  • Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area H

Occupation: Marine Engineer on a steamer, Caretaker on a private estate

Where Lived: County Rd. in Cataumet Ma.

Married: October 2, 1915 in Cataumet Ma. by C. H. Draper

Reade, Merritt & Adams Headstones area
  • To: Myra Louise Chadwick; (1886 – 1981) (Francis Everett Chadwick & Caroline Estelle Fish)

Children: 2

  • 1. Katharine Estelle Merritt Adams; (June 29, 1916 – December 7, 2004); Married Sydney Adams, Rev. (1907 – 1979) (William Adams & Martha Ann Ainsley) in Bourne Ma. on July 5, 1941; Katharine & Sydney are buried near her parents in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 2. Bertha Louise Merritt Reade; (December 11, 1919 – August 15, 1986); Married Irvin Douglas Reade, Jr. (1917 – 2003) (Irvin Douglas Reade & Olgie Weston Averill) in Bourne Ma. on October 12, 1940; Bertha & I. Douglas are buried near her parents in Cataumet Cemetery.