Amasa Edwin Merriam, Sr.
Birth Date
On 1832 October 25 (Born)
Death Date
On 1897 February 1 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in New Hartford, Oneida, New York, United States
1832 October 25
Mother
Hannah Blakeslee Merriam (1811 - 1874)
Father
Edwin Parker Merriam
Date Details
Occurred On 1832 October 25
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 15)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Baptized
1851 January 12 (Age 18)
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1855 April 6 – 1857 March 23 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 June 16
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
Married
Olive Diana Lytle
1858 May 27 (Age 25)
Died in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
1897 February 1 (Age 64)
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Amasa Edwin Merriam (1832 - 1897) Profile
Sources
Person
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 4287-4292, Page 185-190.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 6 April 1855.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005. 2005.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (June), Page 1-6.
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Salt Lake City, Publishers Press, c1998
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Salt Lake City, Publishers Press, c1998, Vol. 3, Page 2045.
History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah, Ogden, W.H. Lever, 1898
History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah, Ogden, W.H. Lever, 1898, Page 158, 159-160.