Mills Merrill

Male20 December 1831–17 January 1890

Brief Life History of Mills

When Mills Merrill was born on 20 December 1831, in Orford, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Josiah Merrill, was 39 and his mother, Sarah Mills, was 43. He lived in Porter Township, Scioto, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 January 1890, in New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 58.

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Family Time Line

Josiah Merrill
1792–1876
Sarah Mills
1788–1876
James Merrill
1815–
John Merrill
1817–
Josiah Gage Merrill
1824–1884
Mills Merrill
1831–1890

Sources (3)

  • Wills W Merrill in household of Josiah Merrill, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mills Merrill - Published information: birth: 20 December 1831;
  • Mills W Merrill in household of Josiah Merrill, "United States Census, 1870"

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World Events (7)

1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough

Age 2

In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot. 

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

Age 5

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Age 29

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

Name Meaning

Welsh and English: from a female personal name of Celtic origin, found in Welsh as Meriel and Meryl and in Irish as Muirgheal, earlier Muirgel (‘sea-bright’).

English: habitational name from one or more of the many places whose names derive from Middle English mirie, merie, murie ‘merry, pleasant’ (Old English myrge) + hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll), including two places called Merry Hill in Staffordshire and a third in Hertfordshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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