In Memory of Ira Elias Merrill

In Memory of Ira Elias Merrill (HMTUU)

Location: Smithfield, UT 84335 Cache County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 50.2', W 111° 49.967'

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First person buried in the Smithfield Cemetery, was born at Alder, Erie County, New York, in 1835, the son of Austin and Laura Wilder Harris Merrill, He was killed in an Indian attack July 29, 1880 as he and his brother Solyman were returning from the hills east of Smithfield with a load of brush to be used on the bowery for the community pioneer day celebration. Hostilities between the pioneers and the Indians began near the site of this marker. A settler from Franklin, Idaho, was also killed in the skirmish and several Smithfield pioneers were wounded.
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HM NumberHMTUU
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Year Placed1959
Placed BySons of Utah Pioneers
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 13th, 2014 at 2:38pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 430854 N 4631976
Decimal Degrees41.83666667, -111.83278333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 50.2', W 111° 49.967'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 50' 12.00" N, 111° 49' 58.02" W
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Area Code(s)435
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-21 N Main St, Smithfield UT 84335, US
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