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Merrill Erastus Willis 1851–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 January 1851

Birth Location: Provo, Utah, Utah, USA

Death Date: 6 October 1922

Death Location: Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Father: Joshua Willis

Mother: Sarah Dodge

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The story of Merrill Erastus Willis began in 1851 in Provo, Utah, Utah, USA. Merrill Erastus Willis passed away in 1922 in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Merrill Erastus Willis began in 1851 in Provo, Utah, Utah, USA.
  • Merrill Erastus Willis passed away in 1922 in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

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Merrill Willis's Ancestors

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Merrill Willis
1851–1922
Birth Place: Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Parents
Joshua Thomas Willis
1818–1886
McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America
Sarah (Melissa) Dodge
1827–1890
Genesee, New York, USA
Grandparents
Merrill (Erastus) Willis
1780–1842
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Susan) Cherry
1788–1870
Williamson, Martin, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Cherry
1761–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Merrill Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1851
28 January 1851
Birth of Merrill Erastus Willis in Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
1922
6 October 1922
Age 71
Death of Merrill Erastus Willis in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1851
    Event Place: Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 October 1922
    Event Place: Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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