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Merritt Eugene Oulton
1874 - 1896 (21 years)-
Name Merritt Eugene Oulton AltDeath 1874 [1] Born 28 Dec 1874 , , New Brunswick, Canada [2, 3, 4, 5] Gender Male Baptised 7 Jun 1876 [4] AltDeath 1879 [3] Census 1881 Westmorland Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada [6] Census 1891 Westmorland Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada [2] - 16 in 1891 census, listed as brother (of Marie?)
Died 3 Oct 1896 Northport, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [5] - believe it should be Tuesday 3 Oct 1899. Newspaper clippng: At Northport, Tuesday, Merritt Oulton went out in his punt to bring in his boat which was anchored in an exposed position. After reaching the boat it was swamped and the young man drowned. He was a young man of good habits and character. He was about 22 years old and unmarried.
AltDeath 3 Oct 1899 [7] Misc See note [3] - While building a covered bridge at Dorchester, NB, he sang "Master the Tempest is Raging" with his last breath
Notes - ID= OU 111B1A
NAME:Merrit Oulton - 1891 Census, Westmorland Co, Westmorland p (102-2) BP: age 16; parents b.NB; Methodist; living with Benjamin and Marie Wells, listed as brother (to Marie ?)
NAME: - Oulton family Tree, by Gladys Trenholm PARN: DD:1874 drowned while fishing
-RO Drowned while fishing
Person ID I2092 Arthur - Research Last Modified 30 Dec 2009
Father William Christopher (Kit) Oulton, b. 25 Jun 1838, d. 15 Oct 1913 (Age 75 years) Mother Louisa Oulton, b. 24 May 1842, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 7 Dec 1929 (Age 87 years) Family ID F505 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S761] Info: Ferrin Leavitt, GEDCOM received Sep 1999.
- [S210] Census: 1891 Westmorland Co, NB (Reliability: 2).
V.2, Westmorland Parish, p.1024 (p.102-2 in census) - [S707] Info: Carl Oulton, 'Oultons in America 1995' descendancy charts.
- [S858] Parish: NB, Point de Bute, Baptisms, #365 (Reliability: 3).
- [S863] Info: Ginny (Oulton) Foley, Document 'Oulton_glf.doc' received 4 Apr 12000.
- [S1142] Census: 1881 Canada, Westmorland Co, NB, Dist 33-C2, p.38, C-13184.
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
Christopher CULLEN M Male English 42 N. B.Farmer Weslyan Methodist
Louisa CULLEN M Female English 39 N. B.Weslyan Methodist
Arthur CULLEN Male English 20 N. B.Farmer Son Weslyan Methodist
Moria CULLEN Female English 16 N. B.Weslyan Methodist
Sophia CULLEN Female English 15 N. B.Weslyan Methodist
Fred CULLEN Male English 11 N. B.Weslyan Methodist
Effa CULLEN Female English 7 N. B.Weslyan Methodist
Maragat CULLEN Female English 6 N. B.Weslyan Methodist
Mervilla CULLEN Male English 4 N. B.Weslyan Methodist
Thinga CULLEN Female English 3 N. B.Weslyan Methodist
Baley CULLEN Male English <1 Born: Apr; 11/12 N. B.Weslyan Methodist
Source Information:
Census Place Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Family History Library Film 1375820
NA Film Number C-13184
District 33
Sub-district C
Division 2
Page Number 38
Household Number 185 - [S1248] Info: Dorothy Ballard, Descendants of Richard Goodwin, received Oct 2002.
- [S1944] Info: Lilian (Marshall) Johnsson, info via Jackie (Marshall) Sarrazin's e-mail 9 Apr 2008, as told by Lillian (Wells) Marshall.
- [S761] Info: Ferrin Leavitt, GEDCOM received Sep 1999.