Austin Taylor Merrill
Birth Date
On 1845 August 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1895 March 29 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
1845 August 10
Mother
Laura Wilder Harris (1810 - 1883)
Father
Austin Shepherd Merrill (1802 - 1874)
Date Details
Occurred On 1845 August 10
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 2)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Solyman Sylvanus Merrill (Age 7)
Sarah Cornelia Merrill (Age 5)
Austin Shepherd Merrill (Age 45)
Laura Wilder Harris (Age 37)
Laura Cordelia Merrill (Age 14)
Ira Elias Merrill (Age 13)
Horatio Harris Merrill (Age 11)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Baptized by
John Cox
1854 August 10 (Age 9)
Married
Mary Jane Hatton
1865 October 4 (Age 20)
Married
Mary Jane Hatton
1865 October 4 (Age 20)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1892 June 6 – 1893 April 12 (Age 46)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
Set Apart By
Francis Marion Lyman
Location Served
Kentucky Conference
Date Details
Started On 1892 June 6
Set Apart
Ended On 1893 April 12
Released
Died in Glendale, Oneida, Idaho, United States
1895 March 29 (Age 49)
Media
Austin Taylor Merrill (1845 - 1895)
Austin Taylor Merrill (1845 - 1895) Profile
Sources
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 27 January 1892.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 26 April 1892.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 6 June 1892, Vol. B, Page 131, Line 179.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 6 June 1892, Vol. A, Page 122, Line 179.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report: Page 1-6.
Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude (1998)
Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude (1998), Vol. 3, Page 1984.