Brief Life History of Almira
When Almira Merrill was born on 5 June 1807, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Daniel Merrill Jr., was 30 and her mother, Phebe Shepherd, was 24. She married Abel Lamb in 1826, in Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 8 January 1865, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (27)
- Alvina Lamb in household of Abel Lamb, "United States Census, 1850"
- Aluryra Merrill in entry for Aluryra Hardy, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
- Almira Lamb in household of Abel Lamb, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1801–1874 Male
1807–1865 Female
Children (14)
1827–1880 Male
1828–1891 Male
1830–1839 Male
1831–1924 Male
1833–1915 Male
+9 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1776–1856 Male
1782–1879 Female
Siblings (10)
1800–1808 Female
1804– Male
1805–1833 Female
1807–1865 Female
1809– Female
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1808
Age 1
1812
Age 5
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 18
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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Merrill, Almira, Notes on the Life of
OCCUPATION: School Teacher, Cooper (barrel maker) BIOGRAPHY: "Joseph Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont, when Abel Lamb was not yet five years old. Abel had begun his earthly mission eighty miles a …
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