Lucy Ann MerrillAge: 77 years1850–1928
- Name
- Lucy Ann Merrill
- Given names
- Lucy Ann
- Surname
- Merrill
- Married name
- Lucy Ann Ricks
 Birth | December 17, 1850 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 16 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 16 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | Josiah Ricks Sr. — View this family July 1, 1868 (Age 17 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Eleanor Camilla Ricks December 6, 1868 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 18 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a son #2 | Josiah Ricks Jr. November 6, 1870 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Joel Justin Ricks November 20, 1872 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Wallace Ricks March 8, 1875 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Josephine Ricks May 8, 1877 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 27 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary A Ricks December 5, 1880 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Martin Ricks March 27, 1882 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Lavina Ricks January 7, 1885 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Florence Ricks January 21, 1887 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Lucy Ricks January 7, 1889 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | Frank Ricks January 11, 1891 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a son | Josiah Ricks Jr. November 25, 1892 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #12 | David Lester Ricks October 24, 1893 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a child | Arthur Gale — Florence Ricks — View this family December 16, 1909 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Joseph Arthur Gale Sr. September 18, 1910 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Marion Union Gale April 13, 1912 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Lucy Ann Gale July 12, 1914 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Florence Loanda Gale October 16, 1916 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a husband | Josiah Ricks Sr. November 4, 1916 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 65 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 66 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 67 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | June Lorraine Gale June 22, 1919 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Jesse Leigh Gale April 18, 1921 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Mavis Udell Gale January 20, 1924 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a son | Frank Ricks March 21, 1925 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | David Elliott Gale September 15, 1925 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | October 7, 1928 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rexburg Cemetery |
| Family with Josiah Ricks Sr. |
| husband |
Josiah Ricks Sr. Birth: May 27, 1845 42 37 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: November 4, 1916 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States |
| herself |
Lucy Ann Merrill Birth: December 17, 1850 — Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Death: October 7, 1928 — Tetonia, Teton, Idaho, United States |
|
Marriage: July 1, 1868 — Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
|
|
5 months daughter |
Eleanor Camilla Ricks Birth: December 6, 1868 23 17 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Death: September 20, 1950 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States |
|
23 months son |
Josiah Ricks Jr. Birth: November 6, 1870 25 19 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Death: November 25, 1892 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States |
|
2 years son |
Joel Justin Ricks Birth: November 20, 1872 27 21 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Death: December 19, 1961 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
|
2 years son |
Wallace Ricks Birth: March 8, 1875 29 24 — Benson, Cache, Utah, United States Death: February 1, 1969 — Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |
|
2 years daughter |
Josephine Ricks Birth: May 8, 1877 31 26 — Benson, Cache, Utah, United States Death: April 23, 1957 — Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, United States |
|
4 years daughter |
Mary A Ricks Birth: December 5, 1880 35 29 — Benson, Cache, Utah, United States Death: September 26, 1950 — Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States |
|
16 months son |
Martin Ricks Birth: March 27, 1882 36 31 — Benson, Cache, Utah, United States Death: November 6, 1947 — Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, United States |
|
3 years daughter |
Lavina Ricks Birth: January 7, 1885 39 34 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States Death: July 3, 1957 — Driggs, Teton, Idaho, United States |
|
2 years daughter |
Florence Ricks Birth: January 21, 1887 41 36 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States Death: May 5, 1977 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
|
2 years daughter |
Lucy Ricks Birth: January 7, 1889 43 38 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States Death: October 15, 1951 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
|
2 years son |
Frank Ricks Birth: January 11, 1891 45 40 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States Death: March 21, 1925 — Clawson, Teton, Idaho, United States |
|
3 years son |
David Lester Ricks Birth: October 24, 1893 48 42 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States Death: July 30, 1957 — Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |