James Madison DEMERRITT
 Harriet M. GALUCIA
Husband:  James Madison DEMERRITT
Birth:   28 Mar 1809, Durham, Strafford Co., Hew Hampshire 
Death:  Oct 1893, West Peru, Oxford Co., Maine
Burial:   Oct 1893, Demerritt Cemetery, West Peru, Oxford Co., Maine
Father:  Samuel DEMERRITT
Mother:  Sarah TORR

Marriage:   16 Feb 1832, Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts 

Wife:  Harriet M. GALUCIA
Birth:   13 Oct 1810, Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts 
Death:   10 Jul 1843, Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts 
Cause of Death: Pleurisy & Lung Fever
Burial:   
Father:  Simeon GALUCIA 
Mother:   Dorcas NEWHALL 

Children:
1. George Samuel DEMERRITT, b: 2 May 1832, Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts
2. James Granville DEMERITT, b: 29 Jun 1834, Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts
3. Harriet Matilda DEMERRITT, b: 6 Jun 1836, Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts
4. Henry Harrison DEMERRITT, b: 21 Mar 1839, Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts
                                              d: 31 May 1864, Washington, D.C.
                          Cause of Death: Gunshot to Left Thigh
                                           bur: Soldiers Home National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia  (Site: 7-1-1-A)
                                                   Exhumed 16 Nov 1864
                                           bur: Demerritt Cemetery, West Peru, Oxford Co., Maine
 5. Charles Carroll DEMERRITT, b: 10 Jul 1841, Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts
                                              d: aft 22 May 1864, West Peru, Oxford Co., Maine
                                           bur: Demerritt Cemetery, West Peru, Oxford Co., Maine
6. John A. DEMERRITT, b:  10 Jul 1843, Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts
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Notes:
After Harriet died, James married Maria Caldwell, moved to Maine, and had three additional children (Abby, Frank, and Warren).

1850 Federal Census Data (M432_0263, Page 139), Peru, Oxford Co., Maine,
                                                                                                                 Enumeration Date: 31-Jul-1850, Family #101

 NAME

Age

Sex

 Occupation
or Trade

Real Estate

POB

In Sch.

Marr.
W/I Yr.

D, D, B, I,  I, P, or C

 DEMERRITT, James M

41

M

 Farmer

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NH

 

 

 

                    Mariah

34

F

 

 

VT

 

 

 

                    James G

15

M

 Farmer

 

MA

X

 

 

                    Harriet M

13

F

 

 

MA

X

 

 

                    Henry H

11

M

 

 

MA

X

 

 

                    Charles C

8

M

 

 

MA

X

 

 

                    John A C

8

M

 

 

MA

X

 

 

                    Abby M

4

F

 

 

MA

 

 

 

                    Frank

3

M

 

 

MA

 

 

 

                    Warren

1

M

 

 

ME

 

 

 

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Sources:
1) Marriage:  Massachusetts Town Marriages, Vital Records of Danvers
2) Birth - Husband: Massachusetts Town Births, Vital Records of Danvers (noted born in Durham, NH)
3) Birth -  Wife & Children 1-4, Massachusetts Town Births, Vital Records of Danvers