. Portrait and biographical record of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, containing biographical sketches of old settlers and representative citizens of the county . s born in whatwas then called Upper Canada, at the headof Lake Ontario, October 2, 1815, and is a son ofWilliam Mericle. His paternal grandfather was anative of Holland, and an early settler of Mont-gomery County, N. Y. He served as a soldier inthe American army during the Revolutionary War,and after the close of that struggle, settled in Can-ada, where he lived till his death. William Mer-icle married Abigail Peer, who died in
. Portrait and biographical record of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, containing biographical sketches of old settlers and representative citizens of the county . s born in whatwas then called Upper Canada, at the headof Lake Ontario, October 2, 1815, and is a son ofWilliam Mericle. His paternal grandfather was anative of Holland, and an early settler of Mont-gomery County, N. Y. He served as a soldier inthe American army during the Revolutionary War,and after the close of that struggle, settled in Can-ada, where he lived till his death. William Mer-icle married Abigail Peer, who died in her death he came to Wisconsin and settledat Juneau, Dodge County, where he died in Sep-tember, 1865, having reached the age of abouteightv-two years. He and his wife were the par-ents of eight children, five sons and three daugh-ters, liut a number of them have passed away. As stated, Mr. L. P. Mericle came to the townof Summit in June, 1837. In May, 1840, he wasmarried to Miss Phoebe J. Ilardell, of the sametownship. Mr. and Mrs. Mericle have six chil-dren, one son and five daughters, namely: Ellen,wife of Benjamin Ellis, of McHenrv County, III.;. ELIZABETH R. CHAMPENY. ^ PW^^^^^^» 1 j J ^mgj^ ^^k /J K ^02 EDWARD CHAMPENY. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 597 Josephine, wife of George Webster, of Watson,Lac-qui-parlc County, Minn.; William Walter, athome; Abigail J., wife of William Youngs, ofMankato, Minn.; .lennie A, wife of HenjaminYoungs, also of Maiikalo; and Minnie E., wife ofHenry Millet, of Buffalo County, S. Dak. In 1863 Mr. Mencle removed with his family toBlue Earth County, Minn., but after an absence ofseventeen years returned to Summit Township,where he, with his family, resides on section 28. V- t _o<:2 MRS. ELIZABETH R. (MARTIN) CHAM-PEN Y has been a resident of WaukeshaCounty since 1846, and has thereforebeen an eye-witness of the many wonderful changesthat have been made in this part of the countryduring the last half-centur}. The ladies of ournation
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