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Great grandpa Merritt: Tracing one Black family s history in Westchester, Connecticut
Dennis Richmond, Jr., For The Journal News
Yonkers native dives into his family history
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I’ve been researching my family history since March of 2008. I’ve spent years searching in libraries and archives, interviewing relatives, creating family trees, and collecting pictures. Through that research, I ve discovered a plethora of information and dozens of stories, including those of my great-great-grandfather John Sherman Merritt.
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Vintage photos of Lelia Merritt, Dennis Richmond Jr. s great great grandmother, are pictured at his home in Yonkers, Feb. 18, 2021. ....

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