Albert Merrill
Birth Date
On 1815 July 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1873 November 1 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States
1815 July 17
Mother
Lydia Sisson
Father
Valentine Merrill
Date Details
Occurred On 1815 July 17
Married
Margaret Ann Richardson
1836 November 21 (Age 21)
Baptized by
Charles Wesley Wandell
1841 December 19 (Age 26)
Traveled in
Thomas C.D. Howell Company (1852)
1852 June 7 – September 2 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 2
Company Arrived
Married
Frances Beswich Machen
1860 October 21 (Age 45)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 10 – 1870 May 17 (Age 54)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Brigham Young, Jr.
Served With
Albert Merrill, Jr.
Location Served
New York
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 May 17
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1873 November 1 (Age 58)
Media
Albert Merrill Sr. (1815 - 1873) Profile
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Person
Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Merrill, Albert", Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 2, Page 390-391.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 78.
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Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 4507-4521.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 14, Line 583.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 15, Line 583.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 2.
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Pioneer
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
Rebecca Estella Moore Tanner, "Children on the Trail", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 1-2.
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Deseret News
"3rd Company", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 2.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 17.
Merrill, Albert, Autobiography 1869-1871, 5
Merrill, Albert, Autobiography 1869-1871, 5.
Merrill, Albert, Family record [ca. 1845-1917]
Merrill, Albert, Family record [ca. 1845-1917].
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Merrill, Clarance, Autobiography
"Clarance Merrill autobiography", Merrill, Clarance, Autobiography, Page 8.
PERPETUAL Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
PERPETUAL Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 3-364.
Pioneer Pathways
"Primrose Shields Lee, autobiographical sketch", Pioneer Pathways, 6, Page 392.
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Utah Pioneer Biographies
"Merrill, Clarence", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 19, Page 4-5.
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