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Hyrum Moroni Mecham


Birth20 August 1842Zarahemla, Lee, Iowa Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Hyrum Maroni Mecham (1842-1917), memorial #10149946.

    Utah Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives Research Center, 2009), database with images, FamilySearch, Hyrum Moroni Mecham, 14 March 1917; citing Mtn Home, Duchesne, Utah, certificate 14, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229575.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Hyrum Moroni Mecham, ID: KW6D-C37.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for Hyrum Moroni Mecham Folder "Companies of 10, schedules, 1848 February" (#66), Image (1), Line (52).
Death14 March 1917Mountain Home, Duchesne, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Hyrum Maroni Mecham (1842-1917), memorial #10149946.

    Utah Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives Research Center, 2009), database with images, FamilySearch, Hyrum Moroni Mecham, 14 March 1917; citing Mtn Home, Duchesne, Utah, certificate 14, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229575.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Hyrum Moroni Mecham, ID: KW6D-C37.

    Deseret News, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Co., 1889-1910), "Last Tribute Paid Hyrum M. Mecham," 23 March 1917, p. 12, column 5.
Burial22 March 1917Wanship Cemetery, Wanship, Summit, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Hyrum Maroni Mecham (1842-1917), memorial #10149946.

    Utah Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives Research Center, 2009), database with images, FamilySearch, Hyrum Moroni Mecham, 14 March 1917; citing Mtn Home, Duchesne, Utah, certificate 14, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229575.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Hyrum Moroni Mecham, ID: KW6D-C37.
FatherEphraim Mecham
MotherPolly Derby
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   • Sarah Ann Stevens
Married24 November 1865Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Hyrum Moroni Mecham and Sarah Ann Stevens, ID: KW6D-C37 and ID: K2HN-Q17.
          Children:
               Elmer Smith Mecham
               Hyrum Smith Mecham
               Ephraim William Mecham
               Charles Henry Mecham
               Polly Emma Mecham
               Eliza Isabella Mecham
               Warren Percival Mecham
               Franklin Moroni Mecham
               Lewis Albert Mecham
               Thomas Leroy Mecham
               Marion Nathaniel Mecham


   • Louisa Jane Kerby
Married1 April 1897Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
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    FamilySearch, Utah Marriages, 1887-1966 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 2008), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for Hyrum M Mecham and Louisa J Kerby (1 April 1897); citing Wasatch County, Utah, County Clerk, Marriage License Records, Book A, p. 190, FHL microfilm 482527.
          Children:
               Herschell Robert Mecham

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• 1842Zarahemla, Lee, Iowa Territory, United States
• 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
• 1860Lehi, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Wanship, Summit, Utah Territory, United States
• 1900Oakley, Summit, Utah, United States
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• 1850 Population Censusthe District No 21, Pottawattamie, IowaExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusLehi, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusWanship, Summit, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusWanship, Wanship Precinct, Summit, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1900 Population CensusOakley Precinct, Summit, UtahExtractImage
• 1910 Population CensusOakley Precinct, Summit, UtahExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Allen Weeks CompanyView Source
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    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)
       Departure13 Jul 1852
       Arrival12 Oct 1852

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