Like many Americans at the time, Merry was enticed by the prospect of land in Lower Canada, which was then being freely offered to those who would swear loyalty to the Crown.[3] Merry purchased large tracts and settled at the Outlet on Lake Memphremagog in 1798. The village that grew from this settlement would be renamed as Magog in 1855.
Merry developed saw and grist mills on the Magog River, as well as ironworks, though these were unsuccessful due to the poor ore quality of the region. He continued to develop the village with a carpenter's shop, wool mill, and a general store that opened in 1820. By 1823 this was a stage stop on the mail route between Montreal and Stanstead.[2] Merry built a comfortable home for his family in 1821, which still stands today as the oldest structure in Magog.[4]
Merry died in 1825 and is interred at Pine Hill Cemetery in Magog.
Referencesedit
^Hubbard, Benjamin F. (23 June 1874). "Forests and Clearings. The History of Stanstead County, Province of Quebec, with sketches of more than five hundred families ... The whole revised, abridged and published with additions and illustrations by John Lawrence". John Lawrence. Retrieved 23 June 2018 – via Google Books.
^ ab"Biography – MERRY, RALPH – Volume VI (1821-1835) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". Biographi.ca. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
^"Biography – CLARKE, Sir ALURED – Volume VI (1821-1835) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". Biographi.ca. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
^"La Maison Merry de Magog". Histoiremagog.com. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
External linksedit
Ralph Merry: Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Ralph Merry, III: Find A Grave
Forests and Clearings: The History of Stanstead County, Province of Quebec (Google Books)
The Merry House: Magog Historical Society (article in French)
January 01, 1970
ralph, merry, topic, this, article, meet, wikipedia, notability, guideline, biographies, please, help, demonstrate, notability, topic, citing, reliable, secondary, sources, that, independent, topic, provide, significant, coverage, beyond, mere, trivial, mentio. The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guideline for biographies Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Ralph Merry news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Ralph Merry III 1753 1825 is known as the founder of Magog Quebec He was born in Lynn Massachusetts on March 16 1753 and died and was buried in the Outlet Lower Canada now Magog Quebec in 1825 His grandfather Ralph Merry arrived in New England in the late seventeenth century from London England He sold his vessel married and settled in Lynn Massachusetts where he had one son Ralph II 1 Ralph III married Sarah Sylvester with whom he had eight children He served in the American Revolution enlisting in 1775 stationed in Lynn and nearby Salem Massachusetts After the war he lived for a time in Providence Rhode Island and then moved to St Johnsbury Vermont in 1792 2 Like many Americans at the time Merry was enticed by the prospect of land in Lower Canada which was then being freely offered to those who would swear loyalty to the Crown 3 Merry purchased large tracts and settled at the Outlet on Lake Memphremagog in 1798 The village that grew from this settlement would be renamed as Magog in 1855 Merry developed saw and grist mills on the Magog River as well as ironworks though these were unsuccessful due to the poor ore quality of the region He continued to develop the village with a carpenter s shop wool mill and a general store that opened in 1820 By 1823 this was a stage stop on the mail route between Montreal and Stanstead 2 Merry built a comfortable home for his family in 1821 which still stands today as the oldest structure in Magog 4 Merry died in 1825 and is interred at Pine Hill Cemetery in Magog References edit Hubbard Benjamin F 23 June 1874 Forests and Clearings The History of Stanstead County Province of Quebec with sketches of more than five hundred families The whole revised abridged and published with additions and illustrations by John Lawrence John Lawrence Retrieved 23 June 2018 via Google Books a b Biography MERRY RALPH Volume VI 1821 1835 Dictionary of Canadian Biography Biographi ca Retrieved 23 June 2018 Biography CLARKE Sir ALURED Volume VI 1821 1835 Dictionary of Canadian Biography Biographi ca Retrieved 23 June 2018 La Maison Merry de Magog Histoiremagog com 26 June 2013 Retrieved 23 June 2018 External links editRalph Merry Dictionary of Canadian Biography Ralph Merry III Find A Grave Forests and Clearings The History of Stanstead County Province of Quebec Google Books The Merry House Magog Historical Society article in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ralph Merry amp oldid 1109816618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
