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Ira Elias Merrill 1835–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 April 1835

Birth Location: Alden, Erie County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 23 July 1860

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

Father: Austin Merrill

Mother: Laura Harris

Spouse(s): Lucinda Olmstead

Children(s):

The story of Ira Elias Merrill began in 1835 in Alden, Erie County, New York, United States of America. Ira Elias Merrill married Lucinda Jane Olmstead. Ira Elias Merrill passed away in 1860 in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ira Elias Merrill began in 1835 in Alden, Erie County, New York, United States of America.
  • Ira Elias Merrill married Lucinda Jane Olmstead.
  • Ira Elias Merrill passed away in 1860 in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Ira Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Ira Merrill
1835–1860
Birth Place: Alden, Erie County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Austin Shepherd Merrill
1802–1874
East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Laura (Wilder) Harris
1810–1883
Chesterfield, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Epaphras Merrill
1780–1822
Sally Taylor
1780–
Joseph Harris
1785–1862
Martha (Patty) Wilder
1777–1820
Great-Grandparents
Israel Merrill
1750–1801
Wealthy Shepard
1753–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Merrill
1720–1760
Sarah Butler
1720–1798
James Shepard
1714–1790
Sarah Hopkins
1719–1762

Ira Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1835
21 April 1835
Birth of Ira Elias Merrill in Alden, Erie County, New York, United States of America
Alden, Erie County, New York, United States of America
1860
23 July 1860
Age 25
Death of Ira Elias Merrill in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America
Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 April 1835
    Event Place: Alden, Erie County, New York, 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
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 July 1860
    Event Place: Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Cemetery Index from Selected States
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Cemetery Index from Selected States

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