Merritt Smith -Ontario/Michigan/California 1859-ca1905
I am searching for Merritt Smith who is the s/o Adam Smith and Martha Weaver. Merritt was born in S.Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ont and moved with his family to Colchester, Essex Co., Ont by 1864. Merritt Smith's father, Adam, died in December of 1864.
Merritt moved from Essex Co sometime before 1881 as he possibly married an Alma Hulbert (b Iowa) in Detroit in that year. We now know that Merritt definitely married an Emma Dupuis in Detroit in 1897. they are known to have moved to California before 1905 as a son, Merritt Jr., was born there in that year. It is believed that Merritt Sr died around that time and his family moved back to Detroit where Emma and Merritt lived with Emma's aunt, Eloise (probable Myers). By 1920 both Merritt Jr and Eloise are living with a Henry Haggerty and by 1930 the Haggertys have moved to California and Eloise and Merritt Jr are not with them. I believe that it's possible that Eloise and Merritt Jr moved back to Ontario and lived with Merritt Jr's grandmother Theresa Dupuis (nee Vigneault)
I would love to be put in touch with descendants of either Merritt Smith (Sr or Jr). I will gladly share what I have.
Thank you in advance.
Dale McDonald