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Laura Grace Merrill 1911–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 March 1911

Birth Location: Magrath, Alberta, Canada

Death Date: 5 October 1998

Death Location: Springville, Utah County, Utah, United States of America

Father: John Merrill

Mother: Isabella Gibb

Spouse(s): Ross Wight

Children(s): Elizabeth Wight

In 1911, Laura Grace Merrill entered the world in Magrath, Alberta, Canada, born to John Booth Merrill And Isabella Elizabeth Gibb. In 1916, Laura Grace Merrill resided in Macleod, Alberta, Canada. Laura Grace Merrill married Ross D Wight, and had children including Elizabeth Wight, Gordon M Wright, Marrilyn Wight. Laura Grace Merrill passed away in 1998 in Springville, Utah County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Laura Grace Merrill entered the world in Magrath, Alberta, Canada, born to John Booth Merrill And Isabella Elizabeth Gibb.
  • In 1916, Laura Grace Merrill resided in Macleod, Alberta, Canada.
  • Laura Grace Merrill married Ross D Wight, and had children including Elizabeth Wight, Gordon M Wright, Marrilyn Wight.
  • Laura Grace Merrill passed away in 1998 in Springville, Utah County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Merrill's Ancestors

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Laura Merrill
1911–1998
Birth Place: Magrath, Alberta, Canada
Parents
John Booth Merrill
1866–1945
Spilsby, Lincolnshire
Isabella (Elizabeth) Gibb
1871–1958
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Grandparents
John (Foster) Merrill
1839–1884
Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Hannah Whiley
1841–1880
Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Michael Whiley
1813–1894
Ann Grayson
1814–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Whiley
1783–1838
Betsy Whiting
1781–1867

Laura Merrill's Descendants

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Laura (Grace) Merrill (5 March 1911–5 October 1998) m. Ross (D) Wight (13 August 1911–24 December 1977)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Wight 1932–2002

Laura Merrill's Timeline

10 Records

1911
3 May 1911
Birth of Laura Grace Merrill in Alberta
Alberta
1911
5 March 1911
Birth of Laura Grace Merrill in Magrath, Alberta, Canada
Magrath, Alberta, Canada
1916
1916
Age 5
Laura Grace Merrill resided here in Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Macleod, Alberta, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 10
Laura Grace Merrill resided here in Cochrane RM #10 Tp 45 Rg 27-W4th M, MacLeod, Alberta, Canada
Cochrane RM #10 Tp 45 Rg 27-W4th M, MacLeod, Alberta, Canada
1940
1940
Age 29
Laura Grace Merrill resided here in Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Laura Grace Merrill resided here in Springville, Utah, Utah, USA
Springville, Utah, Utah, USA
1955
1955
Age 44
Laura Grace Merrill resided here in Provo, Utah, USA
Provo, Utah, USA
1993
1993
Age 82
Laura Grace Merrill resided here in El Cerrito, CA
El Cerrito, CA
1998
10 May 1998
Age 87
Death of Laura Grace Merrill in Clearfield, Davis County, Utah, United States of America
Clearfield, Davis County, Utah, United States of America
1998
5 October 1998
Age 87
Death of Laura Grace Merrill in Springville, Utah, USA
Springville, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1911
    Event Place: Alberta
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 March 1911
    Event Place: Magrath, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Macleod, Alberta, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Cochrane RM #10 Tp 45 Rg 27-W4th M, MacLeod, Alberta, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Provo, Utah, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1940
    Event Place: Sweet Grass, Montana, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Springville, Utah, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Springville, Utah, U

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Provo, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: El Cerrito, CA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cardston, Alberta, Canada

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Springville, Utah, Utah
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Springville, Utah, U

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1998
    Event Place: Clearfield, Davis County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 October 1998
    Event Place: Springville, Utah, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springville, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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