Laura Wilder Harris

1810 - 1883

• Born	21 Dec 1810	Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	Salt Lake, Great Salt Lake, Deseret   [1]
  	Austin S. Merrill, 48, born in Connecticut. Laura, 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	Sep 1883	Smithfield, Cache, Utah
  Died	19 Sep 1883	Smithfield, Cache, Utah
  Notes	Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Merrill, Laura W. Birth Date: Unknown Death Date: Unknown Gender: Female Age: 37 Company: Brigham Young Company (1848) Sources: Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, vol. 3, p. 1984 ************************************************** Merrill, Laura Wilder Harris Birth Date: 21 Dec. 1810 Death Date: 19 Sep. 1883 Gender: Female Age: 37 Company: Brigham Young Company (1848) http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneerdetails/0,15791,4018-1-2309,00.html
  Person ID	I6165207	7_families
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2006

  
  

  Father	Joseph Harris,   b. 16 Apr 1785, Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Martha Wilder,   b. 3 Apr 1777, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	30 Nov 1809	Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F1907974	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Austin Shepherd Merrill,   b. 25 Sep 1802, East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 16 Jan 1874, 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

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Dec 1810 - Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Married - 26 Mar 1827 - Alden, Erie, New York Buried - Sep 1883 - Smithfield, Cache, Utah Died - 19 Sep 1883 - Smithfield, Cache, Utah  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  Laura Wilder Harris Merrill

  
  

  Headstones

  Austin Merrill Headstone

  
  

• 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.