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Austin Shepherd Merrill 1802–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 September 1802

Birth Location: East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 19 Jan 1874

Death Location: Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Epaphras Merrill

Mother: Sally Taylor

Spouse(s): Laura Harris

Children(s): Horatio Merrill, Freeborn Merrill, Ira Merrill, Sarah Noble, Austin Merrill, Solyman Merrill, Laura Cox

The story of Austin Shepherd Merrill began in 1802 in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Austin Shepherd Merrill married Laura Wilder Harris, and had children including Austin Taylor Merrill, Freeborn Shepherd Merrill, Horatio Harris Merrill, Ira Elias Merrill, Laura Cordellia Cox, Sarah Cornelia Noble, Solyman Sylvanus Merrill. Austin Shepherd Merrill passed away in 1874 in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Austin Shepherd Merrill began in 1802 in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • Austin Shepherd Merrill married Laura Wilder Harris, and had children including Austin Taylor Merrill, Freeborn Shepherd Merrill, Horatio Harris Merrill, Ira Elias Merrill, Laura Cordellia Cox, Sarah Cornelia Noble, Solyman Sylvanus Merrill.
  • Austin Shepherd Merrill passed away in 1874 in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Epaphras Merrill
1780–1822
Birth Location: –
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Sally Taylor
1780–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Laura Harris
1810–1883
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Horatio Merrill
1837–1895
Birth Location: Alden, Erie County, New York, United States of America
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Freeborn Merrill
1848–1930
Birth Location: Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
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Ira Merrill
1835–1860
Birth Location: Alden, Erie County, New York, United States of America
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Sarah Noble
1843–1926
Birth Location: Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
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Austin Merrill
1845–1895
Birth Location: Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
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Solyman Merrill
1840–1913
Birth Location: Plainfield, Will County, Illinois, United States of America
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Laura Cox
1833–1896
Birth Location: Erie County, New York, United States of America
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Austin Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Austin Merrill
1802–1874
Birth Place: East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Epaphras Merrill
1780–1822
Sally Taylor
1780–
Grandparents
Israel (Hezekiah) Merrill
1750–1801
Hartford, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Wealthy Shepard
1753–1812
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Merrill
1720–1760
Sarah Butler
1720–1798
James Shepard
1714–1790
Sarah Hopkins
1719–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Shepard
1684–1750
Bethia Steele
1689–1731

Austin Merrill's Descendants

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Austin (Shepherd) Merrill (25 September 1802–19 Jan 1874) m. Laura (Wilder) Harris (21 December 1810–19 September 1883)
  1. 1. Horatio (Harris) Merrill 1837–1895 m. Martha (Martine) Merrill 1851–1870 m. Jennette ((Janet)) Webb 1846–1865 m. Sarah (Ann) Smith 1858–1952
    1. 1. Joseph (Harris) Merrill 1868–1961 m. Grace (Emma) Hale 1873–1958 m. Katie (Eliza) Merrill 1871–1891
      1. 1. Leonard (Mouritsen) Merrill 1896–1983 m. Marie (S.) Merrill 1905–
        1. 1. Donna (Marie) Merrill 1935–2009
      2. 2. Joseph (Aroet) Merrill 1891–1891
      3. 3. Melvin (Horatio) Merrill 1899–1967
      4. 4. DeMar Merrill 1905–1931
      5. 5. Alma (Harold) Merrill 1904–1996
      6. 6. Joseph (Ernest) Merrill 1900–1968
      7. 7. Donald (Gower) Merrill 1912–2003
      8. 8. Kenneth Merrill 1907–1952
      9. 9. Vonda (Grace) Merrill 1914–1918
      10. 10. Katie (Annona) Merrill 1910–1999
      11. 11. Leland (Hale) Merrill 1895–1979
    2. 2. Austin (Smith) Merrill 1891–1960
    3. 3. Eliza (Ann) Merrill 1881–1895
    4. 4. Horatio (Epaphras) Merrill 1865–1884
    5. 5. Ira (Lafayette) Merrill 1885–1968
    6. 6. Ivan (Allen) Merrill 1886–1953
    7. 7. Laura (Margaret) Merrill 1863–1934
    8. 8. Margaret Merrill 1888–1974
    9. 9. Martin (Herman) Merrill 1870–1870
    10. 10. Robert (Wilson) Merrill 1879–1955
  2. 2. Freeborn (Shepherd) Merrill 1848–1930
  3. 3. Ira (Elias) Merrill 1835–1860 m. Lucinda (Jane) Olmstead 1841–1926
  4. 4. Sarah (Cornelia) Noble 1843–1926
  5. 5. Austin (Taylor) Merrill 1845–1895
  6. 6. Solyman (Sylvanus) Merrill 1840–1913 m. Lucinda (Jane) Olmstead 1841–1926
    1. 1. Warren (Lester) Merrill 1884–1957
  7. 7. Laura (Cordellia) Cox 1833–1896 m. Jehu Cox 1837–1889
    1. 1. Austin Cox 1859–1941
    2. 2. Cordelia Cox 1865–1865
    3. 3. Franklin Cox 1863–1943
    4. 4. Heber Cox 1861–1880
    5. 5. Henderson Cox 1857–1925
    6. 6. Horatio Cox 1873–1951
    7. 7. Jehu Cox 1855–1860
    8. 8. Laura Cox 1866–1871
    9. 9. Lucretia Cox 1877–1958
    10. 10. Rosannah Cox 1868–1934
    11. 11. Sarah (Jane) Cox 1870–1871

Austin Merrill's Timeline

3 Records

1802
25 September 1802
Birth of Austin Shepherd Merrill in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1874
19 Jan 1874
Age 72
Burial of Austin Shepherd Merrill in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America
Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America
1877
16 January 1877
Age 75
Death of Austin Shepherd Merrill in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, USA
Smithfield, Cache, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 September 1802
    Event Place: East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021
    [2] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Cemetery Index from Selected States
    [5] Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1848
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1848
    Event Place: Deseret, United States
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1877
    Event Place: Smithfield, Cache, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021
    [2] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Cemetery Index from Selected States
    [5] Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021
    [2] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Cemetery Index from Selected States
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