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Polly Matilda Merrill 1817–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 OCT 1817

Birth Location: Smithfield, Madison, New York, USA

Death Date: 13 AUG 1891

Death Location: Ashley Center, Uintah, Utah, USA

Father: Samuel Merrill

Mother: Phoebe Odell

Spouse(s): Philander Colton

Children(s): Harriet Colton

Polly Matilda Merrill was born in 1817 in Smithfield, Madison, New York, USA, the child of Samuel Merrill And Phoebe Odell. Polly Matilda Merrill married Philander Colton, and had children including Harriet Emily Colton. Polly Matilda Merrill passed away in 1891 in Ashley Center, Uintah, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • Polly Matilda Merrill was born in 1817 in Smithfield, Madison, New York, USA, the child of Samuel Merrill And Phoebe Odell.
  • Polly Matilda Merrill married Philander Colton, and had children including Harriet Emily Colton.
  • Polly Matilda Merrill passed away in 1891 in Ashley Center, Uintah, Utah, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Polly Merrill's Ancestors

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Polly Merrill
1817–1891
Birth Place: Smithfield, Madison, New York, USA
Parents
Samuel Merrill
1780–1878
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Phoebe Odell
1788–1862
Cambridge, Washington, New York, USA
Grandparents
Jared Merrill
1754–1832
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Phelps
1754–1831
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Phelps
1734–1811
Abigail Griswold
1732–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Griswold
1696–1775
Abigail Gaylord
1732–1795

Polly Merrill's Descendants

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Polly (Matilda) Merrill (15 OCT 1817–13 AUG 1891) m. Philander Colton (19 OCT 1811–15 AUG 1891)
  1. 1. Harriet (Emily) Colton 1836–1884 m. Daniel (Webster) Jones 1830–1915
    1. 1. Elvina (Marquerite) Jones 1870–1938 m. Joseph (Heber) Wray 1861–1930
      1. 1. Victor (Ernest) Wray 1914–
      2. 2. Richard (Goulding) Wray 1912–
      3. 3. Vina (Fay) Wray 1907–2004 m. John (Monk) Saunders 1895–1940
      4. 4. Willow (Wynona) Wray 1905–
      5. 5. Vaida (Viola) Wray 1903–1920
      6. 6. Joseph (Vivien) Wray 1901–1929

Polly Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1817
15 OCT 1817
Birth of Polly Matilda Merrill in Smithfield, Madison, New York, USA
Smithfield, Madison, New York, USA
1891
13 AUG 1891
Age 74
Death of Polly Matilda Merrill in Ashley Center, Uintah, Utah, USA
Ashley Center, Uintah, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1817
    Event Place: Smithfield, Madison, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1891
    Event Place: Ashley Center, Uintah, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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