FamilySearch ID: KWJH-6GH
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Martha Mecham

Birth	23 February 1839	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States	Citation(s) Birth Citation(s) Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Martha Mecham Bigelow (1839-1924), memorial #25105665. "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Martha Mecham, ID: KWJH-6GH. Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona Death Certificates, 1870-1963 (State of Arizona, 1870-1963), database with images, FamilySearch, Martha Mecham Bigelow, 23 December 1924; citing Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Arizona, United States, certificate 431; Department of Library and Archives, Phoenix, Arizona; FHL microfilm 2114520. Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for Martha Mecham Folder "Companies of 10, schedules, 1848 February" (#66), Image (1), Line (43).
Death	23 December 1924	Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Arizona, United States	Citation(s) Death Citation(s) Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Martha Mecham Bigelow (1839-1924), memorial #25105665. "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Martha Mecham, ID: KWJH-6GH. Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona Death Certificates, 1870-1963 (State of Arizona, 1870-1963), database with images, FamilySearch, Martha Mecham Bigelow, 23 December 1924; citing Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Arizona, United States, certificate 431; Department of Library and Archives, Phoenix, Arizona; FHL microfilm 2114520.
Burial	26 December 1924	Whitewater Cemetery, Elfrida, Cochise, Arizona, United States	Citation(s) Burial Citation(s) Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Martha Mecham Bigelow (1839-1924), memorial #25105665. "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Martha Mecham, ID: KWJH-6GH. Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona Death Certificates, 1870-1963 (State of Arizona, 1870-1963), database with images, FamilySearch, Martha Mecham Bigelow, 23 December 1924; citing Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Arizona, United States, certificate 431; Department of Library and Archives, Phoenix, Arizona; FHL microfilm 2114520.

Father	Leonidas Moses Worthen Mecham
Mother	Elvira Derby

Marriages Label

• Hiram Bigelow

Married

12 December 1856

Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States

Citation(s)

Marriage Citation(s)
"FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Hiram Bigelow and Martha Mecham, ID: KWJH-6GC and ID: KWJH-6GH.

          Children:
               Hiram Simeon Bigelow
               Mary Elvira Bigelow
               Moses Daniel Bigelow
               Lucy Celestia Bigelow
               Martha Jane Bigelow
               Joseph Parley Bigelow
               George Nahum Bigelow
               Hannah Medora Mariah Bigelow
               Orson Moroni Bigelow
               John Arty Bigelow
               Emily Aurilla Bigelow
               Milton Eugene Bigelow

Residences Label

• 1840	Lee County, Iowa Territory, United States
• 1841	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850	Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
• 1870	Provo City, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880	Spingerville, Apache, Arizona Territory, United States
• 1900	Eagar, Apache, Arizona Territory, United States
• 1920	Warren, Cochise, Arizona, United States
• 1924	Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Arizona, United States

Death & Burial Records Label

• Death Record	View Source	Image(s)
• Grave Marker	View Source

Census Records Label

• 1840 Population Census	Township 66, Lee, Iowa Territory	Extract	Image
• 1850 Population Census	the District No 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa	Extract	Image	1850 Population Census Citation(s) SOURCE GOES HERE
• 1870 Population Census	Provo City 1st Ward, Utah, Utah Territory	Extract	Image
• 1880 Population Census	Spingeville, Apache, Arizona Territory	Extract	Image
• 1900 Population Census	Eagar Precinct, Apache, Arizona Territory	Extract	Image
• 1920 Population Census	Warren Precinct, Cochise, Arizona	Extract	Image

Migration Records Label

Crossing the Plains

• Appleton M. Harmon Company		View Source	Citation(s) Crossing the Plains Citation(s) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Data," database, part of "Church History Biographical Database" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Departure	15 Jun 1853
Arrival	16 Oct 1853

Nauvoo Community Project

Nauvoo Community Project

Martha Mecham

Crossing the Plains