Brief Life History of Caroline Annie
When Caroline Annie Merchant was born on 11 January 1841, in New South Wales, Australia, her father, Richard Bapson Merchant, was 40 and her mother, Elizabeth Barnes, was 35. She married Thomas Henry Wilson on 17 July 1859, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States in 1880 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 29 September 1919, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Caroline Wilson in household of Thos H Wilson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981
- Caroline Merchant Wilson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, Untied States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a buyer and seller of goods, from Old French, Middle English march(e)ant, Late Latin mercatans (see Marchand ).
Indian (Gujarat and Mumbai): Muslim and Parsi occupational name for a trader, from the English vocabulary word merchant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life of Caroline Annie Merchant
Caroline Merchant, born January 12, 1841 at Vacy Allyn River, Australia. “I am the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Barnes Merchant. Our family were all members of the Protestant church in 1854. Par …
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