Leon Sylvester DEMERCHANT b. 27 Dec 1894 Maxwell, York, New Brunswick, Canada d. 5 Feb 1972 Carleton Memorial Hospital, Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada: People of Carleton County, New Brunswick

Carleton County - Genealogy, Family History & Heritage

1894 - 1972 (77 years)

Name	Leon Sylvester DEMERCHANT [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Birth	27 Dec 1894	Maxwell, York, New Brunswick, Canada [3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Gender	Male
Burial	1972	Chapman Cemetery, Maxwell, York, New Brunswick, Canada [10]
Death	5 Feb 1972	Carleton Memorial Hospital, Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada [10]
Origins
Patriarch & Matriarch	Gideon Darius DEMERCHANT b. 28 Jan 1869, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA d. 13 Jun 1933, Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, USA (Age 64 years) (Father) Adelaide "Alda" MCINTYRE b. May 1868, Maxwell, York, New Brunswick, Canada d. 23 Feb 1946, Fosterville, York, New Brunswick, Canada (Age ~ 77 years) (Mother)
Person ID	I22238	Carleton

Father	Gideon Darius DEMERCHANT b. 28 Jan 1869, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA d. 13 Jun 1933, Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, USA (Age 64 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Adelaide "Alda" MCINTYRE b. May 1868, Maxwell, York, New Brunswick, Canada d. 23 Feb 1946, Fosterville, York, New Brunswick, Canada (Age ~ 77 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F15677	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Sarah Alice DARKE
b. 30 Jan 1899, Bancroft, Aroostook, Maine, USA
d. 14 Jul 1977, Greenville, Piscataquis, Maine, USA (Age 78 years)

Marriage 1919

Divorce 1925

Children

	1. Beulah Adla DEMERCHANT b. 14 Mar 1921, Debec, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada d. 8 Jan 2001, Orono, Penobscot, Maine, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Raymond Earnest DEMERCHANT b. 20 Jan 1922, Kirkland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada d. 27 Mar 2014, Levant, Penobscot, Maine, USA (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F15682 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Phyllis Madeline STEVENS
b. 9 Oct 1909, Brownville Junction, Piscataquis, Maine, USA
d. 29 Nov 1952, Riverside, Riverside-Albert, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 43 years)

Marriage 18 Jun 1929 Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Children

1. Una Victoria DEMERCHANT
b. 14 Nov 1940, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

d. 13 Jan 2023, Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine, USA

(Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F15683 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 3	Laura Jane STAFFORD b. 9 Jul 1894, Marysville, York, New Brunswick, Canada d. 30 Jan 1964, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 69 years)
Marriage	20 Jul 1957	Meductic, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Family ID	F15679	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 4	Mabel Mariah LINDER b. 1898, East Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick
Marriage	2 Sep 1964	Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Family ID	F15681	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Marriage - 18 Jun 1929 - Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
	Marriage - 20 Jul 1957 - Meductic, York, New Brunswick, Canada
	Marriage - 2 Sep 1964 - Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
	Death - 5 Feb 1972 - Carleton Memorial Hospital, Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

= Link to Google Earth

Documents » Slide Show		d_DeMerchant.Leon_Birth_1894
		d_DeMerchant.Leon_Stafford.Laura.Jane_Marriage_1957
		d_DeMerchant.Leon_Linder.Mabel.Mariah_Marriage_1964
		d_DeMerchant.Leon_Stevens.Phyllis_Marriage_1929
		d_DeMerchant.Leon.Sylvester_Death_1972

Headstones

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