Merchant, Iru
| Birth Name | Merchant, Iru |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 77 years, 8 months, 15 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 1806-09-20 | Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA | Birth of Merchant, Iru | |
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Event Note
Iru Merchant's entry in the 1860 Federal Census says that he was born in Massachusetts, but his entry in the 1870 says that he was born in Connecticut. |
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| Death | 1884-06-05 | LaPorte, LaPorte, Indiana, USA | Death of Merchant, Iru | |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Merchant, Samuel | 1773 | 1829-08-11 | |
| Mother | Humiston, Yemma | 1777 | 1838-11-17 | |
| Merchant, Iru | 1806-09-20 | 1884-06-05 |
Families
Family of Merchant, Iru and Bowell, Susan Evans |
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| Married | Wife | Bowell, Susan Evans ( * 1814-11-24 + 1851-11-16 ) | |||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Merchant, Alexander | about 1840 | |
| Merchant, William | 1853-02-22 | 1914-06-30 |
| Merchant, Nancy | about 1855 | |
| Merchant, Iru | about 1858 |
Narrative
According to the black notebook from the Dale Gorden family, Iru Merchant had five children with his first wife, Elvira Seely: Harriet, Norman, George, Sarah Francis, and Elizabeth Wallace. His second wife was Susan Evans Bowell. His marriage date is listed as 3/1830 without specifying which wife is meant.