• Born: 26 Oct 1827, Mount Gilead OH
• Marriage (1): Cynthia Brockway Grandy on 22 Mar 1851 in , Morrow, OH
• Died: 2 Sep 1900, Jacksonville FL

  General notes:

Silversmith and jeweler

  Events in his life were:

• He worked before 1865 as a silversmith and jeweler in Shelby OH

• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Shelby OH. Listed as a silversmth.

• Partnership: Nathaniel B. Dare, in 1865-1870, in Cleveland OH. As BURT & DARE.

• Partnership: Isaac Reynolds, in 1871-1875, in Cleveland OH. As BURT & REYNOLDS.

• Partnership: Lucius S. Cady, in 1871-1875, in Cleveland OH. As BURT, CADY & Co.

• Partnership: William G. Barnes, in 1875-1880, in Cleveland OH. As BURT & BARNES.

• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Galion OH. Listed as a jeweler.

Merritt married Cynthia Brockway Grandy, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 22 Mar 1851 in , Morrow, OH. (Cynthia Brockway Grandy was born about 1826 in Stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY and died in Aug 1900.)