Austin Shepherd Merrill

1802 - 1874

• Born	25 Sep 1802	East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Salt Lake, Great Salt Lake, Deseret   [1]
  	Austin S. Merrill, 48, born in Connecticut. Lavinia, Merrill, 40, born in Massachusetts. Lory C. Merrill, 17, born in New York. Yera, 16, laborer, born in New York. Horatio Merrill, 14, born in New York. Solomon Merrill, 10, born in Illinois. Sarah Merrill, 7, born in Illinois. Austin Merrill, 5, born in Illinois. Freeborn Merrill, 2, born in Deseret.
  Buried	Jan 1874	Smithfield, Cache, Utah
  Died	16 Jan 1874	Smithfield, Cache, Utah
  Notes	Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Merrill, Austin S. Birth Date: Unknown Death Date: Unknown Gender: Male Age: 45 Company: Brigham Young Company (1848) Sources: Journal History, Supp. after 31 Dec. 1848, p. 7 ******************************************* Merrill, Austin Shepherd Birth Date: 25 Sep. 1802 Death Date: 16 Jan. 1874 Gender: Male Age: 45 Company: Brigham Young Company (1848) http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneerdetails/0,15791,4018-1-2304,00.html
  Person ID	I6165206	7_families
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2006

  
  

  Father	Epaphras Merrill,   b. 2 May 1780, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 11 Aug 1822, Champion, Jefferson, New York
  Mother	Sarah Taylor,   b. 8 Jun 1780, Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island ,   d. 4 Mar 1850, Champion, Jefferson, New York
  Married	19 Oct 1800	West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
  Family ID	F1907973	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Laura Wilder Harris,   b. 21 Dec 1810, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 19 Sep 1883, Smithfield, Cache, Utah
  Married	26 Mar 1827	Alden, Erie, New York   [2]
  Children	1. Ledgard Dalenska Merrill,   b. 12 Jan 1831, Barre, Orlens, New York ,   d. 21 Aug 1833   2. Laura Cordelia Merrill,   b. 5 Oct 1833, Alden, Erie, New York ,   d. 12 Mar 1896, Milburn, Sanpete, Utah   3. Ira Elias Merrill,   b. 21 Apr 1835, Alden, Erie, New York ,   d. 23 Jul 1860, Smithfield, Cache, Utah > 4. Horatio Harris Merrill,   b. 3 Jan 1837, Alden, Erie, New York ,   d. 4 Dec 1894, Williams Springs, Graham, Arizona   5. Andrew Colburn Merrill,   b. 1 Dec 1839, Plainfield, Will, Illinois ,   d. 4 Nov 1840-1841   6. Solyman Sylvanus Merrill,   b. 7 Dec 1840, Plainfield, Will, Illinois ,   d. 23 Mar 1903-1913   7. Sarah Cornelia Merrill,   b. 29 May 1843, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois ,   d. 21 Aug 1926, Smithfield, Cache, Utah   8. Austin Taylor Merrill,   b. 10 Aug 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois ,   d. 29 Mar 1895, Glendale, Franklin, Idaho   9. Freeborn Shepherd Merrill,   b. 25 Sep 1848, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 24 Dec 1930
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F1907949	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Sprague Harris,   b. Abt 1804, Of, East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2006
  Family ID	F1907972	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Sep 1802 - East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Married - 26 Mar 1827 - Alden, Erie, New York Buried - Jan 1874 - Smithfield, Cache, Utah Died - 16 Jan 1874 - Smithfield, Cache, Utah  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S110076] Deseret, Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Deseret, Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake, (www.ancestry.com). [S652683] Joseph and Grace Merriill Autobiographies, Descendants and Ancestors, Katie M. Olsen, Ann M. Jones, (Ann Jones, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2001), 206, 24 Jun 2009. Austin Shepherd Merrill and Laura Wilder Harris .. married 26 March 1827, in Alden, Erie, New York.