Bridget Angelique Meraw

F, b. July 1917, d. 13 May 2014
FatherJohn Francis Meraw b. 3 Sep 1874, d. 16 May 1951
MotherMary Lajoie b. 31 Aug 1875, d. 22 Aug 1961
     Bridget Angelique was born in July 1917 in Hungerford Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. She left her home in Tweed to reside in the United States. She arrived in Detroit 16 November 1939 to work in Grosse Pointe as a domestic. Her border pass describes her as being 5’ 2¾” tall, dark complexion, brown eyes & hair with no distinguishing marks.1 Her married name was Drader. Bridget Angelique married Joseph Pershing Drader on 9 October 1948 in Grosse Point, Wayne County, Michigan.2 She died Tuesday, 13 May 2014 at Shelby Township, Macomb County, Michigan, at age 96 years and 10 months.+. Bridget was buried at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan.

Family

Joseph Pershing Drader b. 14 Sep 1918, d. 6 Feb 1977

Citations

  1. [S28] Manifact of Detroit Border Crossings for the U.S. Department of Labor, Bridget Angelique Meraw – arrival date: 16 November 1939; age: 22 years 4 months; birth date: circa 1917; birth place: Tweed, Ontario; French; port of arrival: Detroit; departure contact: Father: John F. Meraw of Tweed; occupation: domestic; employer: Simon of 817 Lincoln Road, Grosse Pointe; visiting; money with her: $25,.00; remaining; description: 5’2¾” tall, dark complexion, brown eyes & hair, no distinguishing marks; nationality: Canadian.
  2. [S10] Marriage Records of Wayne County, Michigan.