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Austin Sheppard Merrill 1802–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1802

Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 16 Jan 1874

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

Father: Epaphras Merrill

Mother: Sally Taylor

Spouse(s): Laura Harris

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

In 1802, Austin Sheppard Merrill entered the world in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Epaphras Merrill And Sally Taylor. Austin Sheppard Merrill married Laura Wilder Harris, and had children including Andrew Colburn Merrill, Austin Taylor Merrill, Freeborn Merrill, Horatio Harris Merrill, Ira Elias Merrill, Laura Cordellia Cox, Ledger Darlinski Merrill, Sarah Cornelia Merrill, Solyman Sylvanus Merrill. Austin Sheppard Merrill passed away in 1874 in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1802, Austin Sheppard Merrill entered the world in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Epaphras Merrill And Sally Taylor.
  • Austin Sheppard Merrill married Laura Wilder Harris, and had children including Andrew Colburn Merrill, Austin Taylor Merrill, Freeborn Merrill, Horatio Harris Merrill, Ira Elias Merrill, Laura Cordellia Cox, Ledger Darlinski Merrill, Sarah Cornelia Merrill, Solyman Sylvanus Merrill.
  • Austin Sheppard Merrill passed away in 1874 in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Epaphras Merrill
1780–1822
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Sally Taylor
1780–1850
Birth Location: Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
ST

Spouses(s)

Laura Harris
1810–1883
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
LH

Children(s)

Freeborn Merrill
1848–1930
Birth Location: Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
FM
Ira Merrill
1835–1860
Birth Location: Alden, Erie, New York, USA
IM
Sarah Merrill
1843–1926
Birth Location: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA
SM
Austin Merrill
1845–1895
Birth Location: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA
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Solyman Merrill
1840–1913
Birth Location: Plainfield, Will, Illinois, USA
SM
Horatio Merrill
1837–1895
Birth Location: Alden, Erie, New York, USA
HM
Laura Cox
1833–1896
Birth Location: Alden, Erie, New York, USA
LC
Ledger Merrill
1831–
Birth Location: Barre, Orleans, New York, USA
LM
Andrew Merrill
1834–1840
Birth Location: Alden, Erie, New York, USA
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Austin Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Austin Merrill
1802–1874
Birth Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Epaphras Merrill
1780–1822
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Sally Taylor
1780–1850
Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Israel Merrill
1752–1816
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wealthy Shephard
1753–
Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Shephard
1714–
Sarah Hopkins
1719–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Shephard
1684–1750
Berthia Steele
1694–1746

Austin Merrill's Descendants

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Austin (Sheppard) Merrill (25 Sep 1802–16 Jan 1874) m. Laura (Wilder) Harris (21 Dec 1810–19 Sep 1883)
  1. 1. Freeborn Merrill 1848–1930 m. Mary (Davis) Job 1848–1881 m. Julia (Elnora) Smith 1856–1941
    1. 1. Freeborn (A.) Merrill 1871–
    2. 2. Mary (E.) Merrill 1873–
    3. 3. Frank (L.) Merrill 1876–
    4. 4. Laura (Cordelia) Merrill 1881–1976 m. Joseph (William) Peterson 1877–1939
      1. 1. Marie Peterson 1907–1968
      2. 2. Frank (Grant) Peterson 1921–1923
      3. 3. Merrill (Leroy) Peterson 1903–1983
      4. 4. Faris (Joseph) Peterson 1918–1980
      5. 5. Laura Peterson 1905–1986
      6. 6. Joan Peterson 1915–1995
      7. 7. Eva Peterson 1910–2000
  2. 2. Ira (Elias) Merrill 1835–1860 m. Lucinda (Jane) Olmstead 1841–
    1. 1. Lucinda (J.) Merrill 1857–1908
    2. 2. Ira (Wm.) Merrill 1859–1956
  3. 3. Sarah (Cornelia) Merrill 1843–1926 m. William (Aquilla Noble) Sr 1842–1900
    1. 1. William (Aquilla Noble) Jr 1864–
    2. 2. Ira (Elias) Noble 1865–
    3. 3. Mary (A) Noble 1867–
    4. 4. Walter (S) Noble 1870–
    5. 5. Thomas (W.) Noble 1877–
  4. 4. Austin (Taylor) Merrill 1845–1895 m. Sarah (Ann) Ruck 1848–1920
    1. 1. Mary (Cordelia) Merrill 1864–1938 m. William (Hunt) Coffin 1867–1921
      1. 1. William (Austin) Coffin 1894–1954
      2. 2. Jess (Merrill) Coffin 1903–1986
      3. 3. Geneva (Mae) Goebel 1901–1976
      4. 4. Ethel (Adelia) Coffin 1891–1914
      5. 5. Bessie Coffin 1889–1892
      6. 6. Edith (Sophronia) Coffin 1897–1901
      7. 7. Charles (Jefferson) Coffin 1899–1988 m. Ida 1904–
      8. 8. Weldon (Lyle) Coffin 1906–1976
      9. 9. Blanche (Hazel) Coffin 1892–1972
    2. 2. Hannah Merril 1867–
    3. 3. Austin (William) Merrill 1869–1929
    4. 4. Maymie (E.) Merrill 1878–1979 m. David Davis 1876–
      1. 1. Leslie (M) Davis 1897–
      2. 2. Harold Davis 1899–
      3. 3. Carl (D) Davis 1901–
      4. 4. Della Davis 1903–
      5. 5. Florence Davis 1905–
      6. 6. William (A) Davis 1906–
      7. 7. Mabel Davis 1908–
      8. 8. Annie Davis 1911–
      9. 9. Ralph Davis 1913–
      10. 10. Alta Davis 1917–
  5. 5. Solyman (Sylvanus) Merrill 1840–1913 m. Lucinda (Jane) Olmstead 1841–
    1. 1. Elias (Sylvanus) Merrill 1864–
    2. 2. Mary (J.) Merrill 1866–
    3. 3. A (Merriam C.) Merrill 1868–
    4. 4. Barbara (E.) Merrill 1874–
    5. 5. Alice (G.) Merrill 1879–
    6. 6. Elsie (Irene) Lessey 1881–
  6. 6. Horatio (Harris) Merrill 1837–1895 m. Jennette (Martha) Webb 1846–1865 m. Sarah (Ann) Smith 1858–1952
    1. 1. Joseph (Harris) Merrill 1868–1961
    2. 2. Robert (Wilson) Merrill 1879–1955
    3. 3. Ira (Lafayette) Merrill 1885–1968
    4. 4. Laura (M.) Merrill 1863–1934 m. Samuel (Charles) Weeks 1852–1928
    5. 5. Horatio (P.) Merrill 1866–
    6. 6. Eliza (Ann) Merrill 1881–1895
    7. 7. Ivan (Allen) Merrill 1886–1953
  7. 7. Laura (Cordellia) Cox 1833–1896 m. Jehu Cox 1832–
    1. 1. Horatio Cox 1873–1951
    2. 2. Austin Cox 1859–
    3. 3. Herber Cox 1861–
    4. 4. Franklin Cox 1863–
    5. 5. Lucretia Cox 1877–
    6. 6. Henderson Cox 1857–1925
    7. 7. Laura Cox 1865–
    8. 8. Rosannah Cox 1868–
  8. 8. Ledger (Darlinski) Merrill 1831–
  9. 9. Andrew (Colburn) Merrill 1834–1840

Austin Merrill's Timeline

6 Records

1802
25 Sep 1802
Birth of Austin Sheppard Merrill in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1850
1850
Age 48
Austin Sheppard Merrill resided here in Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
1860
1860
Age 58
Austin Sheppard Merrill resided here in Brigham, Cache, Utah Territory, USA
Brigham, Cache, Utah Territory, USA
1870
1870
Age 68
Austin Sheppard Merrill resided here in Smithfield, Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, USA
Smithfield, Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, USA
1874
16 Jan 1874
Age 72
Death of Austin Sheppard Merrill in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, USA
Smithfield, Cache, Utah, USA
1874
6 Jan 1874
Age 72
Austin Sheppard Merrill - Probate in Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1802
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Merrill Memorial: An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury

    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
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: 919; Page: 98b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Brigham, Cache, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cache, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 588; Family History Library Film: 805314

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Smithfield, Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1610; Page: 169A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Utah, USA
    Record Source: Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah; Genealogies and Biographies; M; Privates

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Smithfield, Cache, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Merrill Memorial: An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985, Probate Case Files, District Court (3rd District, Salt Lake County) [Utah]; Author: Utah. District Court. 3rd District (Salt Lake County); Probate Place: Salt Lake, Utah
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