MERRETT\ MERRITT, Col. James^[1]

- 1775

• Name	MERRETT\ MERRITT, James
  Prefix	Col.
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Jun 1775	Boston, MA   [1]
  	Cause: Battle of Bunker Hill
  Person ID	I9097	Puffer 062124
  Last Modified	25 May 2018

  
  

  Family	REDMAN, Mary
  Children	1. MERRITT, Mary Allen,   b. 15 Aug 1765, MA d. 15 Feb 1834, Columbia, ME (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

• Notes

  (Ed Note: According to family history, Colonel James Merritt was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War. I can find no mention of this man in any history of Bunker Hill or the Revolutionary War. You'd think a Col. in the Continental Army who was killed at the most famous battle of the Revolution would be mentioned somewhere? The "History of the town of Bernardston, MA" lists a James Merrett as being a 'six month man' (enlisted for 6 months). DMC )

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 179.