Nelson Merkley
Birth Date
On 1828 November 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1902 January 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Williamsburg, Dundas, Upper Canada
1828 November 11
Mother
Sarah Davis (1810 - 1893)
Father
Christopher Merkley (1808 - 1893)
Date Details
Occurred On 1828 November 11
Baptized by Joseph Coolidge
1839 June 9 (Age 10)
Traveled in
Willard Richards Company (1848)
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Christopher Merkley Company (1855)
1855 November 24 – December 23 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1855 November 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1855 December 23
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Jane Sanders
1856 March 25 (Age 27)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1860 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Priesthood Quorum When Called
3rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1860
Called
End Date Not Found
Died in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States
1902 January 21 (Age 73)
Media
Nelson Merkley (1828 - 1902) Profile
Sources
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 September 1860, Vol. A, Page 2, Line 78.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 January 1860, Vol. B, Page 2, Line 78.
Pioneer
Biography of Christopher Merkley (1887)
Biography of Christopher Merkley (1887), Christopher Merkley, Page 28-30.
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Jonathan Crosby and Caroline B. Crosby papers, 1848-1882
Jonathan Crosby and Caroline B. Crosby papers, 1848-1882, Folder 2, Reel 1, Page 7-24.
"Caroline B. Crosby, Journal", Jonathan Crosby and Caroline B. Crosby papers, 1848-1882, (10 May 1848), Page 7-24.
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Vernal Express
"Another Pioneer Gone", Vernal Express, (25 January 1902), Page 3.