Joseph Francis Merrill
Birth Date
On 1868 August 24 (Born)
Death Date
On 1952 February 3 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Richmond, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
1868 August 24
Mother
Maria Lorenza Kingsbury
Father
Marriner Wood Merrill
Baptized by C. H. Hyer
1877 July 22 (Age 8)
Married
Annie Laura Hyde
1898 June 9 (Age 29)
Married
Emily Lisetta Traub
1898 June 29 (Age 29)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1898 September 23 – 1899 (Age 30)
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Mission Type
Education
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Heber J. Grant
Served With
Annie Laura Hyde
Date Details
On 1898 September 23
Set Apart
On 1899
Released
Called as President to
European Mission
1933 August 25 – 1936 September 24 (Age 65)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the twelve
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Heber J. Grant
Served With
Emily Lisetta Traub
Date Details
On 1933 August 25
Set Apart
On 1936 September 24
Departed from Field
Departed from Home
1933 August 26 (Age 65)
Arrived in Field
1933 September 19 (Age 65)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1952 February 3 (Age 83)
Media
Joseph Francis Merrill (1868-1952) Profile
Sources
Mission
Andrew Jenson, "Merrill, Joseph Francis," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Andrew Jenson, "Merrill, Joseph Francis," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1.
Gordon B. Hinckley, "Church Mourns Passing of Elder Joseph F. Merrill," Improvement Era 55, no. 3 (March 1952), 144-47, 203-05
Gordon B. Hinckley, "Church Mourns Passing of Elder Joseph F. Merrill," Improvement Era 55, no. 3 (March 1952), 144-47, 203-05.
"Mission Leaders Depart," The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star 98, no. 39
"Mission Leaders Depart," The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star 98, no. 39, 24 September 1936.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 3, Page 81, Line 673.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 6, Page 57, Line 2251.
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