John Leigh DEMERCHANT

1874 - 1948  (74 years)

• Name	John Leigh DEMERCHANT  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	2 Mar 1874	Beechwood, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada   [1, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1948	Wharton Cemetery, Upper Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada   [4]
  Death	13 Aug 1948	Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada   [4]
  Origins
  Person ID	I14480	Carleton

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth SPARKS           b. 2 Aug 1879, Rosine, (Monquart), Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick           d. 11 Dec 1966 (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Bessie May DEMERCHANT           b. 22 Jan 1904, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 1987 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Samuel Freeman OAKES  m. 1 Feb 1922;   Stillman A. MACDOUGALL  m. 24 Dec 1941   2. George Washington DEMERCHANT           b. 3 Jun 1925, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 1998 (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Dorothy Frances PARSONS  m. 20 Apr 1950
  Family ID	F8682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - 1948 - Wharton Cemetery, Upper Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada Death - 13 Aug 1948 - Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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