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Laura Wilder Harris 1810–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 December 1810

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 19 September 1883

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

Father: Joseph Harris

Mother: Martha Wilder

Spouse(s): Austin Merrill

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

Laura Wilder Harris was born in 1810 in Chesterfield, Chester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joseph Harris And Martha Patty Wilder. Laura Wilder Harris married Austin Shepherd Merrill, 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. Laura Wilder Harris passed away in 1883 in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Laura Wilder Harris was born in 1810 in Chesterfield, Chester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joseph Harris And Martha Patty Wilder.
  • Laura Wilder Harris married Austin Shepherd Merrill, 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.
  • Laura Wilder Harris passed away in 1883 in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America.

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Laura Harris's Ancestors

Self
Laura Harris
1810–1883
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Joseph Harris
1785–1862
Martha (Patty) Wilder
1777–1820
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laura Harris's Descendants

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Laura (Wilder) Harris (21 December 1810–19 September 1883) m. Austin (Shepherd) Merrill (25 September 1802–19 Jan 1874)
  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

Laura Harris's Timeline

3 Records

1810
21 December 1810
Birth of Laura Wilder Harris in Chesterfield, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Chesterfield, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
1827
26 March 1827
Age 17
Laura Wilder Harris was married in Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, USA
Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, USA
1883
19 September 1883
Age 73
Death of Laura Wilder Harris in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, USA
Smithfield, Cache, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 December 1810
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Cemetery Index from Selected States
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 March 1827
    Event Place: Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 September 1883
    Event Place: Smithfield, Cache, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Cemetery Index from Selected States
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Cemetery Index from Selected States

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