Polly Matilda Merrill
Alternate Names
Polly Matilda Colton (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1817 October 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1891 August 13 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Born in Byron, Genesee, New York, United States
1817 October 15
Mother
Phoebe Odell
Father
Samuel Merrill
Date Details
Occurred On 1817 October 15
Married
Philander Colton
1833 July 3 (Age 15)
Traveled in
Silas Richards Company (1849)
1849 July 10 – October 29 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Lamoni Andrew Colton (Age 7)
Sanford Lorenzo Colton (Age 4)
Philander Colton (Age 37)
Harriet Emily Colton (Age 12)
Eleanor Roseltha Colton (Age 10)
Byron Oliver Colton (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 10
Joined Company
Ended Between 1849 October 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Died in Ashley Center, Uintah, Utah Territory, United States
1891 August 13 (Age 73)
Media
Polly Matilda Merrill (1817 - 1891) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Silas Richards company", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (September), Page 5.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1849: Page 5F.
Iowa Branch Index, 1839-1859
Iowa Branch Index, 1839-1859, Item 15-415, Page 1-201.