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 (1832 - 1906)
Date Details
Occurred On 1868 August 24
Baptized by C. H. Hyer
1877 July 22 (Age 8)
Married
Annie Laura Hyde
1898 June 9 (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 Jeddy Grant
Served With
Annie Laura Hyde
Location Served
Baltimore, Maryland
Date Details
Started On 1898 September 23
Set Apart
Ended On 1899
Released
Married
Emily Lisetta Traub
1918 June 29 (Age 49)
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 Jeddy Grant
Served With
Emily Lisetta Traub
Date Details
Started On 1933 August 25
Set Apart
On 1933 August 26
Departed from Home
On 1933 September 19
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1936 September 24
Departed from Field
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1952 February 3 (Age 83)
Media
Joseph Francis Merrill (1868 - 1952) Profile
President Welker and Missionaries in the German Austrian Mission
Sources
Mission
Improvement Era
Gordon B. Hinckley, "Church Mourns Passing of Elder Joseph F. Merrill", Improvement Era, 55, (March), 3. Page 144-147, 203-205.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Merrill, Joseph Francis", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 1, Page 784-785.
Millennial Star
Millennial Star, 24 September 1936.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 September 1898, Vol. C, Page 81, Line 673.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 August 1933, Vol. F, Page 57, Line 2251.