Albert Merrill Sr.
Albert Merrill Sr. (1815-1873) was born 17 Jul. 1815 in Southold, Suffolk Co., New York. He was the son of Valentine Merrill and Lydia Sisson. He married Margaret Ann Richison on 21 Nov. 1836 in New York City, New York Co., New York; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized 19 Dec. 1841 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He was called to be a Patriarch on 4 May 1873 and ordained on 7 May 1873 as recorded in Wilford Woodruff's journal. He died 1 Nov. 1873 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory.
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