Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Joslin, Merritt F. July 22, 1842 - 
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Author: Hardin & Willard

Joslin, Merritt F., Frankfort, the only son of Sanford and Savally (West) 
Joslin, of Frankfort, was born in Litchfield, July 22, 1842.  Sanford, the 
father, was the son of David Joslin (who was a soldier in the war of 1812) and 
Ruth (Mattison) Joslin.  The great-grandfather, John Joslin, was born in Rhode 
Island and came to Frankfort in early life (settled on the farm now owned by 
Merritt F.) where he lived and died and the age of over eighty years.  His 
wife was Hannah Justin.  Savally (West) Joslin, the mother, was a daughter of 
William and Olive (Cady) West, he having been a Revolutionary solder.  Her 
grandfather and grandmother were William and Nancy (Williams) West, the third 
generation from Roger Williams.  Her great-grandfather was William West, at 
one time Governor of Rhode Island.  Merritt F. was married September 12, 1886, 
to Hattie C. Norton, one of three children of Wilber L. and Henrietta (Wilcox) 
Norton. They have two children, Minnie A. and Earl S. Joslin.

Additional Comments:
source:
History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of 
its citizens
edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard
Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893
550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.


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