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[[File:Merritt%20Benjamin%20WW1%20draft.jpg|right|]][[File:Merritt%20Benjamin%20WW1%20draft.jpg|right|thumb||Benjamin F. Merritt's World War I registration card.  Courtesy of Stephanie Rybicki]]'''Born: '''March 7,''' '''1886 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Francis Merritt and Fannie Riordan (Reardon)

'''Died:''' 1945 buried in [[Pine%20Ridge%20Cemetery|Pine Ridge Cemetery]]

'''Married:''' [[Margaret%20Emma%20Merritt|Margaret Emma Mahady]]

'''Children:''' [[Frank%20Westley%20Merritt|Frank Westley Merritt]], [[John%20Thomas%20Merritt|John Thomas Merritt]]

Benjamin's stepmother was Sarah Eaton Leinfelder Merritt of Brooklyn, New York, who was born ~ 1860 and died April 15, 1935.

His stepsister was Sadie Leinfelder (January 13, 1884 - May 1968). Sadie was a Y1C in the US Navy in [[World%20War%20I|World War I]], died in St. Petersburg, Florida and is buried in Long Island National Cemetery, sec 2X grave 6761.

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''2011-01-17 08:00:14''   Was he a TB Patient? —[[Users/StephanieRybicki|StephanieRybicki]]