Noah (7) MERRITT Jr.

  General Notes:

This is the generation that came south, maybe to deliver a ship to New Orleans. He came with his brother Obadiah, followed by Betsy and Polly. Polly married a Bagley, business partner.

Noah and Isette got divorced in New Orleans in early 1830s because she had a boyfriend. Mary Dawkins has a copy of the papers.

When he died in 1839 he named his brother John guardian of the two children

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Commission merchant in business wth William Bagley his b-i-l.

Noah married Isette Matilda SHAW on 13 Oct 1823 in MA (probably). (Isette Matilda SHAW was born in Portsmouth, NH (probably) and died about Oct 1839.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Divorce: Divorce, 5 Mar 1835.