Philip A. MERRILL
He married Louisa Bennett Abbott 4 Jul 1841 at Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts . Louisa Bennett Abbott was born at Great Barrington, Berkshire 4 Feb 1816 daughter of Jere Abbott and Sarah Sizer .
They were the parents of 9
children:
Jere Cornelius Merrill
born 14 Mar 1843.
John Titus Merrill
born 17 Sep 1844.
Delia Louise Merrill
born 8 May 1846.
Laura Amelia Merrill
born 30 Jan 1848.
Rosannah Adalade Merrill
born 25 Nov 1849.
Julia Ellis Merrill
born 2 Jan 1851.
Almire (Myra) Evelyne Merrill
born 12 May 1853.
Sidney Hiram Merrill
born 29 Dec 1854.
William Johnson Merrill
born 17 May 1857.
Philip A. Merrill died 1 Jan 1893 at Waterloo, De Kalb, Iowa .
Louisa Bennett Abbott died 7 Jul 1906 at Waterloo, De Kalb, Iowa .