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Joseph Meacham Jr


Birth1 February 1806Thornton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
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     Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 397-398.
Death6 March 1894St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
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     Gateway Mapping, Inc., Names in Stone- Cemetery Maps (: http://www.namesinstone.com/), St. George City Cemetery, Joseph Mecham (1806-1894).

    County, District, and Probate Courts of Utah, Utah, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com), database and images, Ancestry, Joseph Mecham (1893); citing Washington County, Utah Territory, Record of Wills, Book G-G1, 1875-1966, p. 202-210.
Burial9 March 1894St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, Memorial #109490.

    Utah Department of Heritage and Arts, Utah State Burial Index (: Utah Division of State History), St. George City Cemetery, Joseph Mecham (1806-1894).
FatherJoseph Meacham Sr
MotherSarah Basford
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   • Hannah Ladd Tyler
Married10 February 1827New Hampshire, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), ID: KWN2-4SM​.

    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 397-398.
          Children:
               Jason Mecham
               Hannah Cordelia Mecham
               Harrison Mecham
               Ellen Black Mecham
               John Wesley Mecham
               Loretta Sylvia Mecham
               Alma Lewis Mecham
               Emeline Mecham
               Caroline Mecham
               Don Carlos Mecham


   • Ann Elizabeth Bovee
Married9 January 1845Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 397-398.
          Children:
               Josephine Mecham
               Arianah Mecham
               Joseph Mecham
               Ammon Earth Mecham
               Ammoran Mecham
               Emma Waitstill Mecham
               Brigham Bovee Mathias Mecham
               Lucian Mormon Mecham
               Seymour Brunson Mecham
               Deseret Mecham
               Elizabeth Vilate Mecham


   • Sarah Maria Tuttle
Married5 January 1853Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), p. 79, entry 977.
          Children:
               Leander Mecham
               Joseph Lyman Mecham III
               Ann Eliza Mecham
               Daniel Lester Mecham
               Luman Lehi Mecham
               Mary Emerette Mecham
               Sarah Emily Mecham


   • Mary Catherine Green
Married19 August 1855Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 62, A and B.
          Children:
               Joseph Preston Mecham
               Mary Mecham
                Mecham
               Heber Mecham

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• 1806Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States
• 1840Springfield Twp, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
• 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
• 1860East Tooele, Tooele, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Morgan County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Milton, Morgan, Utah Territory, United States
• 1893Washington County, Utah Territory, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusSpringfield Township, Sangamon, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population Censusthe District No 21, Pottawattamie, IowaExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusE T City, Tooele, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusMorgan County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusMilton, Morgan, Utah TerritoryExtractImage

State

• 1851 Iowa CensusPottawattamie County, IowaExtractImage
• 1852 Iowa CensusIowa, Pottawattamie, , IowaExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Robert Wimmer CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       DepartureJul 1852
       Arrival15 Sept 1852

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