Lauraette DeMeritt
Lauraette DeMeritt was born on April 18, 1844, in Montpelier, Vermont, to John and Amira DeMeritt. Her father was a cutler who owned $300 of personal property by 1860. She grew up and attended school in Montpelier. She married James Brownell Riker on September 5, 1866, and they had at least four children: Jane, born around 1869; James, born around 1870; Lauraette, born around 1873; and George, born around 1877. They lived in New York City, and her husband worked as a gunsmith. She died in 1915.
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(4018)DeMeritt, Lauraette ~ Riker, Lauraette1844-04-181915
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (11347) [recipient] ~ John P. DeMeritt to Lauraette DeMeritt, 13 May 1865

People - Records: 3

  • (4018) DeMeritt, Lauraette is the [sibling of] (3976) DeMeritt, John Pushee
  • (4018) DeMeritt, Lauraette is the [sibling of] (3977) DeMeritt, Martha
  • (4018) DeMeritt, Lauraette is the [sibling of] (4002) DeMeritt, Julia Arabelle

Places - Records: 1

  • (2575) [birth] ~ Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont

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1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, available from Ancestry.com; Vermont Marriage Records, 1909-2008, available from Ancestry.com