Sarah McMurrin
Alternate Names
Sarah Hilton (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1871 April 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1947 November 7 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1871 April 8
Mother
Jeanette Irvine
Father
Joseph McMurrin, Jr.
Date Details
Occurred On 1871 April 8
Baptized by Cushing
1879 March 31 (Age 7)
Married
Thomas Heddock Hilton
1889 December 4 (Age 18)
Served in
Samoan Mission
1892 March 25 – 1895 March 27 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Her first three children died while she was serving in Samoa.
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
A. H. Cannon
Additional Information
Served with Children
Served With
Thomas Heddock Hilton
Date Details
Started On 1892 March 25
Set Apart
On 1892 April 17
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1895 March 27
Departed from Field
On 1895 April 16
Arrived at Home
Images
The Hiltons in Samoa
John W Rawlins Mission Picture
Thomas Heddock & Sarah McMurrin Hilton at daughter Jeanette’s grave in Samoa
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1947 November 7 (Age 76)
Media
Sarah McMurrin (1871 - 1947) Profile
Samoan Mission - ca 1894
The Hiltons in Samoa
John W Rawlins Mission Picture
Thomas Heddock & Sarah McMurrin Hilton at daughter Jeanette’s grave in Samoa
Sources
Person
Story from letter from David O. McKay to Sarah McMurrin Hilton recounting his visit to her children's graves in Samoa
Story from letter from David O. McKay to Sarah McMurrin Hilton recounting his visit to her children's graves in Samoa.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 March 1892, Vol. A, Page 120, Line 56.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 March 1892, Vol. B, Page 128, Line 56.
Samoan Mission missionary list, 1888-1924, Church History Library
Samoan Mission missionary list, 1888-1924, Church History Library.
Sarah M. Hilton autobiographical sketch, circa 1940, Church History Library
Sarah M. Hilton autobiographical sketch, circa 1940, Church History Library.
Sarah M. Hilton journals, 1892-1893, Church History Library
Sarah M. Hilton journals, 1892-1893, Church History Library.
Susa Young Gates papers, circa 1870-1933
"List of known women missionaries", Susa Young Gates papers, circa 1870-1933, Page 4.