Could Stout-1717 and Simpson-437 be merged?

Question

Catherine Stout (Stout-1717) was supposedly born in 1698 and died 8 Dec 1749.  Catherine Simpson Stout (Simpson-437) was supposedly born in 1691 and died 8 Dec 1749.

I recently adopted Catherine Stout (Stout-1717).  Outside of the name, dates and that she was born and died in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, there is no other information.  No Biography, no Sources.

I suggest they be merged.  Please offer your opinion.

Comments

Hi, Jo.

It does seem likely that these are the same person, with LNAB Simpson and married name Stout. As Missy has suggested, a bit of research is needed to confirm that Stout-1717 is intended to be the same person as Simpson-437.

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Merge and cleanup on profiles has been completed

Answer 1

Hello Jo,

It does look like they are the same person, but have you done any research on the one with no sources? The one with no sources could be Catharine Stout with Stout as the LNAB and they got the death dates mixed up. 

At least that is what I would do. Good luck.

Missy