This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: burdms Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.sonoma/6151.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: No connection as far as I know. Louise Browne Sedgwick Merritt who d. in Santa Rosa was only there at end of life because her daughter had settled there. She had married, and divorced, Frederick Augustus Merritt of Oakland - he was of the same pioneer family there for whom Lake Merritt and Merritt College are named. While he's easy to find on Ancestry, he's not my relative (she is) and I have done nothing on his forebears or collateral relations.....He was born in Maine. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.