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Family HistoryFamily History - Clarissa Breece


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Clarissa Breece and three of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Clarissa Breece,1 born ca. 1833 in New Jersey (parents not determined).1, 2, 3 Clarissa married, ca. 1858, Bela Henry Merrow3 (born 31 July 1828 in New York, the son of Henry Merrow and Maria Curtis;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Bela died 2 June 1901 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan4, 5). Bela is buried in Thetford Township Cemetery, Clio, Genesee County, Michigan.5

Children of Clarissa Breece and Bela Henry Merrow:

 2i. William H. Merrow, born ca. 1862 in Michigan.1, 2
+3ii. Emily E. Merrow, born ca. 1863 in Michigan. Married Charles M. Honey.
 4iii. Walter Merrow, born ca. 1865 in Michigan.1, 2

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Monroe County, Whiteford, Page No. 34, Henry Monroe, 42, New York, carpenter; Claricy Monroe, 37, New Jersey; William Monrow, 8, Michigan; Emily Monroe, 7, Michigan; Walter Monroe, 5, Michigan [sic, their last name is actually Merrow].
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Monroe County, Whiteford, ED 188, Page No. 28D, Bela H. Merrow, 51, N. Y., carpenter and joiner; wife Clarrissa Merrow, 47, N. Jersey; son William H. Merrow, 18, Michigan, works on farm; daughter Emily E. Merrow, 17, Michigan; son Walter Merrow, 16, Michigan, works on farm.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Genesee County, Thetford Township, ED 27, Sheet No. 1B, Bela Merrow, 72, New York, carpenter; wife of 42 years Clarissa Merrow, 68, New Jersey, 3 children, 2 living.
  4. Michigan, Civil War Centennial Observance Commission, Committee on Civil War Grave Registration, Burial Records. Bela H. Merrow, born: 31 July 1828; died: 2 June 1901 in Thetford, Genesee County, Michigan; burial place: Thetford Township, Genesee County, Michigan.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Thetford Township Cemetery, Clio, Genesee County, Michigan, Bela H. Merrow, born: July 1828 in New York; died: 2 June 1901 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan [from record, which includes notes about his Civil War service].
Second Generation
3. Emily E. Merrow2 (Clarissa1), born ca. 1863 in Michigan.1, 2, 3 Emily married, 1 May 1888 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, Charles M. Honey1 (born 1856 in Genesee Township, Genesee County, Michigan, the son of Augustus Honey and Elizabeth Snyder1).

  1. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Charles M. Honey, 32, born in Genesee Tp., Mich., son of Augustus Honey and Elizabeth Snyder; and Emily Merrow, 25, born in Whiteford, Mich., daughter of Bela Merrow and Clarissa Breece; married on 1 May 1888 [the record erroneously shows 1880, undoubtedly a recording error; the license date shows as 1 May 1888] in Flint, Michigan.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Monroe County, Whiteford, Page No. 34, Henry Monroe, 42, New York, carpenter; Claricy Monroe, 37, New Jersey; William Monrow, 8, Michigan; Emily Monroe, 7, Michigan; Walter Monroe, 5, Michigan [sic, their last name is actually Merrow].
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Monroe County, Whiteford, ED 188, Page No. 28D, Bela H. Merrow, 51, N. Y., carpenter and joiner; wife Clarrissa Merrow, 47, N. Jersey; son William H. Merrow, 18, Michigan, works on farm; daughter Emily E. Merrow, 17, Michigan; son Walter Merrow, 16, Michigan, works on farm.