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Meacham, Almira Mehitable

Female 1824 - 1898  (74 years)


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  • Name Meacham, Almira Mehitable 
    Born 13 May 1824  Hopkinton, St.Lawrence, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FamilySearch Id KWV3-QG8 
    Buried Oct 1898  San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1 Oct 1898  San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7138  USA
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2019 

    Father Meacham, Stephen Peabody,   b. 12 Mar 1797, Fletcher, Franklin, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1869, Parishville, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Ransom, Dorothy Maria,   b. 26 Aug 1801, Rochester, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1852, Kanesville, Potawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 1817  Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3357  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Whiting, Edwin,   b. 9 Sep 1809, Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1890, Mapleton, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 3 Jan 1845  Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced Yes, date unknown 
    Divorced 1861  Springville, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 27 Jan 1846, NAUVO.~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 27 Jan 1846, NAUVO.
    Children 
     1. Whiting, Edward Lucian,   b. 28 Jan 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1926, LaGrande, Union, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Whiting, Ellen Emeret twin,   b. 1 Sep 1847, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1925, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Whiting, Catherine Emeline twin,   b. 1 May 1849, Mt.Pisgah, Union, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1926  (Age 77 years)
     4. Whiting, Cornelia Dolly,   b. 11 Jun 1851, Manti, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1933, LaGrande, Union, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     5. Whiting, Elisha Franklin,   b. 27 Dec 1853, Manti, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1914  (Age 60 years)
     6. Whiting, Edwin Lafayette,   b. 30 Jul 1857, Manti, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1943, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     7. Whiting, Sylvia Almira,   b. 4 Dec 1860, Manti, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1927, Healdsburg, Sonoma, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F3061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Packard, Henry,   b. 6 May 1825, Parkman, Geauga, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1896, Healdsburg, Sonoma, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 24 Jul 1863  Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • !SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 27 Apr 1994, JRIVE.
    Children 
     1. Packard, Sophia Olive,   b. 1866, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1889, of Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F3356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Palmer, Andrew Warren,   b. Abt 1811, Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1843, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years) 
    Married Abt 1839  Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • These are the notes from Almira Meacham in my PAF (Ancestral Quest): Be sure to also see Almira Meacham in Jim Whiting's website. I will make GEDCOMS later for Beverly's family and for Almira's families. L
      Record of O.C. Day American Fork, UT; Myrtle Pitcher 1959; TIB 1966;
      NOTE: Related to Brigham Young: John Young > Elizabeth Hayden > John Hayden > Josiah Hayden/Elizabeth Goodenow.
      Almira Mehitable Meacham: Dorothy Ransom > Dorothy Cooper > Ezra Cooper > Elizabeth Axtell > Abigail Hayden > Josiah Hayden/Elizabeth Goodenow.
      "Before and After Mt.Pisgah"-Christensen p:113: "...The first plural marriage within that set took place 3 Jan 1845 (Nauvoo) between Edwin Whiting and Almira Mehitable Meacham. (They had been married in Nauvoo 3 January 1845)" p.125:"...The next day after her attendance at the temple (Nauvoo 27 Jan 1846), to be sealed to Edwin Whiting, Almira M.M.Whiting bore him a son. They named the baby Edward Lucian Whiting (born 28 Jan 1846).
      That was not Almira's first child. Almira was born 13 May 1824 at Hopkinton, St.Lawrence, New York, the daughter of Stephen Peabody Meacham and Dorothy Maria Ransom. Almira was the 4th child. The Meacham family were converts to the Mormon Church. In their westward migration, they stopped for a time at Springfield, Illinois where at the age of 15 years, Almira married Andrew Warren Palmer. To that marriage were born 2 sons, Almon Babbitt Palmer and 2nd, Warren Palmer, who died in infancy. Soon after the baby's death, Andrew Palmer (husband) died. Two years after that, Almira, the 20-year old widow with a four month old son, married Edwin Whiting."
      Ancestral File Submitters: Katherine Mecham Barney 22340 E Queen Creek Rd Queen Creek, AZ 85242 AF97-112850; Rebecca Baker 12335 Lupine Ln Klamath Falls, OR 97603 AF97-113760.
      1880 US Census (Springville, Utah) FHL Film 1255338 NA Film No. T9-1338 p. 160A. Shows Henry Packard age 55 (abt 1825) birthplace OH Occupation Mining, Fathers and Mothers birthplace MA.
      Household included wife Almira Packard age 56, birthplace NY and parents from NY, Sophia O. Packard dau single age 14 and also a Stepson Franklin L. Whitney age 25 (about 1855) Occupation Laborer, parents born in NY.

      United States Census, 1880," Henry Packard, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
      name : Henry Packard
      event: Census
      event date: 1880
      event place: Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
      gender: Male
      age: 55
      marital status : Married
      occupation : Minning
      race or color (original) :
      ethnicity (standardized) : American
      relationship to head : Self
      birthplace : Ohio, United States
      birthdate : 1825
      spouse's name : Almira Packard
      spouse's birthplace : New York, United States
      father's name :
      father's birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
      mother's name :
      mother's birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
      page : 160
      page character : A
      entry number : 647
      nara film number : T9-1338
      gs film number : 1255338
      digital folder number: 004244810
      image number: 00552
      HouseholdGender Age Birthplace
      self Henry Packard M 55 Ohio, United States
      wife Almira Packard F 56 New York, United States
      daughter Sophia O. PackardF 14 Utah, United States
      step son Franklin L. Whitney M 25 Utah, United States
      Citing this Record
      "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (: accessed 08 Oct 2012), Henry Packard, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States; citing sheet 160A, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-1338.
      Dennis Kroll (California cousin) October 2008 (From Ancestry.com )"Family Book of Remembrances and Genealogy with Allied Lines" published Dec 25, 1952:
      Almira Mehitable Meacham went through all kinds of hardships endured by the early day converts of the Mormon Church. Her parents and their family in their westward migration had made a temporary stop at Springfield, Illinois, where Almirira, at the early age of fifteen, was married to Andrew Warren Palmer. To this marriage were born two sons, Almond Babbitt Palmer, who came to Utah and settled at Nephi, and Warren Palmer, who died in infancy. Soon after the death of this son the father, Andrew Warren Palmer, died (1843).
      Two years later Almira was married to Edwin Whiting as a plural wife (Married 3 January 1845, Sealed 27 January 1846 Nauvoo Temple). To this marriage were born the following children, most of them in Sanpete and Utah Counties, Utah: Edward Lucian Whiting, Ellen Emerett Whiting, Catherine Emeline Whiting, Cornelia (Dolly) Whiting (my great grandmother), Elisha Franklin Whiting, Edwin Lafayette Henry Whiting, and Sylvia Almira Whiting.
      The Whitings had come to Utah with Captain Morley's company in 1849 and settled in Manti where Edwin Whiting became quite prominent. In "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah" he is listed as the first mayor of Manti and as having held other important positions of public responsibility.
      In 1861 the family moved to Springville where they lived during the early Indian troubles known as the Black Hawk and Walker Indian Wars.
      Almira became one of Utah County's early nurses and midwife and did much in that way to provide a living for her family.
      Plural marriage did not bring happiness. There was great pressure by the law and in 1861 Almira and Edwin Whiting separated.
      July 24, 1863, Almira married Henry Packard and to this her third marriage was born a daughter, Sophia Olive Packard. Later the Packards moved to Healdsburg, California, where they lived until 1896 when Henry Packard died.
      After the death of Henry Packard Almira moved to San Bernardino where she lived in a home given to her by her son-in-law, Nathan Henry Barton, and her daughter Sylvia Almira (Whiting).
      Almira Mehitable Meacham passed away 1 October 1898 and is laid to rest in the Pioneer Cemetery in San Bernardino, California.
      MARK E WHITING (jasper3616@msn.com)
      8:56 AM


      1850; Census Place: , Sanpete, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Page: 113A; Image: 233. 13/13 Edwin Whiting 41 male chairmaker $100 Mass Elizabeth 37 fem Mass Mary 23 fem New York William 16 male farme~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 14 Apr 1937, SLAKE.
    Children 
     1. Palmer, Almon Babbitt,   b. 1840, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1915, Nephi, Juab, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. Palmer, Warren,   b. Abt 1842, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1842  (Age ~ 0 years)
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F2445  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • These are the notes from Almira Meacham in my PAF (Ancestral Quest): Be sure to also see Almira Meacham in Jim Whiting's website. I will make GEDCOMS later for Beverly's family and for Almira's families. L
      Record of O.C. Day American Fork, UT; Myrtle Pitcher 1959; TIB 1966;
      NOTE: Related to Brigham Young: John Young > Elizabeth Hayden > John Hayden > Josiah Hayden/Elizabeth Goodenow.
      Almira Mehitable Meacham: Dorothy Ransom > Dorothy Cooper > Ezra Cooper > Elizabeth Axtell > Abigail Hayden > Josiah Hayden/Elizabeth Goodenow.
      "Before and After Mt.Pisgah"-Christensen p:113: "...The first plural marriage within that set took place 3 Jan 1845 (Nauvoo) between Edwin Whiting and Almira Mehitable Meacham. (They had been married in Nauvoo 3 January 1845)" p.125:"...The next day after her attendance at the temple (Nauvoo 27 Jan 1846), to be sealed to Edwin Whiting, Almira M.M.Whiting bore him a son. They named the baby Edward Lucian Whiting (born 28 Jan 1846).
      That was not Almira's first child. Almira was born 13 May 1824 at Hopkinton, St.Lawrence, New York, the daughter of Stephen Peabody Meacham and Dorothy Maria Ransom. Almira was the 4th child. The Meacham family were converts to the Mormon Church. In their westward migration, they stopped for a time at Springfield, Illinois where at the age of 15 years, Almira married Andrew Warren Palmer. To that marriage were born 2 sons, Almon Babbitt Palmer and 2nd, Warren Palmer, who died in infancy. Soon after the baby's death, Andrew Palmer (husband) died. Two years after that, Almira, the 20-year old widow with a four month old son, married Edwin Whiting."
      Ancestral File Submitters: Katherine Mecham Barney 22340 E Queen Creek Rd Queen Creek, AZ 85242 AF97-112850; Rebecca Baker 12335 Lupine Ln Klamath Falls, OR 97603 AF97-113760.
      1880 US Census (Springville, Utah) FHL Film 1255338 NA Film No. T9-1338 p. 160A. Shows Henry Packard age 55 (abt 1825) birthplace OH Occupation Mining, Fathers and Mothers birthplace MA.
      Household included wife Almira Packard age 56, birthplace NY and parents from NY, Sophia O. Packard dau single age 14 and also a Stepson Franklin L. Whitney age 25 (about 1855) Occupation Laborer, parents born in NY.

      United States Census, 1880," Henry Packard, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
      name : Henry Packard
      event: Census
      event date: 1880
      event place: Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
      gender: Male
      age: 55
      marital status : Married
      occupation : Minning
      race or color (original) :
      ethnicity (standardized) : American
      relationship to head : Self
      birthplace : Ohio, United States
      birthdate : 1825
      spouse's name : Almira Packard
      spouse's birthplace : New York, United States
      father's name :
      father's birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
      mother's name :
      mother's birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
      page : 160
      page character : A
      entry number : 647
      nara film number : T9-1338
      gs film number : 1255338
      digital folder number: 004244810
      image number: 00552
      HouseholdGender Age Birthplace
      self Henry Packard M 55 Ohio, United States
      wife Almira Packard F 56 New York, United States
      daughter Sophia O. PackardF 14 Utah, United States
      step son Franklin L. Whitney M 25 Utah, United States
      Citing this Record
      "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (: accessed 08 Oct 2012), Henry Packard, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States; citing sheet 160A, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-1338.
      Dennis Kroll (California cousin) October 2008 (From Ancestry.com )"Family Book of Remembrances and Genealogy with Allied Lines" published Dec 25, 1952:
      Almira Mehitable Meacham went through all kinds of hardships endured by the early day converts of the Mormon Church. Her parents and their family in their westward migration had made a temporary stop at Springfield, Illinois, where Almirira, at the early age of fifteen, was married to Andrew Warren Palmer. To this marriage were born two sons, Almond Babbitt Palmer, who came to Utah and settled at Nephi, and Warren Palmer, who died in infancy. Soon after the death of this son the father, Andrew Warren Palmer, died (1843).
      Two years later Almira was married to Edwin Whiting as a plural wife (Married 3 January 1845, Sealed 27 January 1846 Nauvoo Temple). To this marriage were born the following children, most of them in Sanpete and Utah Counties, Utah: Edward Lucian Whiting, Ellen Emerett Whiting, Catherine Emeline Whiting, Cornelia (Dolly) Whiting (my great grandmother), Elisha Franklin Whiting, Edwin Lafayette Henry Whiting, and Sylvia Almira Whiting.
      The Whitings had come to Utah with Captain Morley's company in 1849 and settled in Manti where Edwin Whiting became quite prominent. In "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah" he is listed as the first mayor of Manti and as having held other important positions of public responsibility.
      In 1861 the family moved to Springville where they lived during the early Indian troubles known as the Black Hawk and Walker Indian Wars.
      Almira became one of Utah County's early nurses and midwife and did much in that way to provide a living for her family.
      Plural marriage did not bring happiness. There was great pressure by the law and in 1861 Almira and Edwin Whiting separated.
      July 24, 1863, Almira married Henry Packard and to this her third marriage was born a daughter, Sophia Olive Packard. Later the Packards moved to Healdsburg, California, where they lived until 1896 when Henry Packard died.
      After the death of Henry Packard Almira moved to San Bernardino where she lived in a home given to her by her son-in-law, Nathan Henry Barton, and her daughter Sylvia Almira (Whiting).
      Almira Mehitable Meacham passed away 1 October 1898 and is laid to rest in the Pioneer Cemetery in San Bernardino, California.
      MARK E WHITING (jasper3616@msn.com)
      8:56 AM


      1850; Census Place: , Sanpete, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Page: 113A; Image: 233. 13/13 Edwin Whiting 41 male chairmaker $100 Mass Elizabeth 37 fem Mass Mary 23 fem New York William 16 male farme


      !Rec O.C. Day American Fork, UT; Myrtle Pitcher 1959; TIB 1966;

      !"Before and After Mt.Pisgah"-Christensen p:113: "...The first plural marriage within that set took place 3 Jan 1845 (Nauvoo) between Edwin Whiting and Almira Mehitable Meacham." p.125:"...The next day after her attendance at the temple (Nauvoo 27 Jan 1846), to be sealed to Edwin Whiting, Almira M.M.Whiting bore him a son. They named the baby Edward Lucian Whiting (born 28 Jan 1846). That was not Almira's first child. Almira was born 13 May 1824 at Hopkinton, St.Lawrence, New York, the daughter of Stephen Peabody Meacham and Dorothy Maria Ransom. Almira was the 4th child. The Meacham family were converts to the Mormon Church. In their westward migration, they stopped for a time at Springfield, Illinois where at the age of 15 years, Almira married Andrew Warren Palmer. To that marriage were born 2 sons, Almon Babbitt Palmer and 2nd, Warren Palmer, who died in infancy. Soon after the baby's death, Andrew Palmer (husband) died. Two years after that, Almira, the 20-year old widow with a four month old son, married Edwin Whiting."

      Rec O.C. Day American Fork, UT; Myrtle Pitcher 1959; TIB 1966;

      !MARRIAGE: (1) Andrew Warren Palmer (2) 3 Jan 1845 Edwin Whiting (3) Henry
      Packard (4) Mr. March.
      Edwin Whiting Family Assn.-Springville, UT.
      ===========================
      1850; Census Place: , Sanpete, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Page: 113A; Image: 233.
      13/13 Edwin Whiting 41 male chairmaker $100 Mass
      Elizabeth 37 fem Mass
      Mary 23 fem New York
      William 16 male farmer Ohio
      Amelia 14 fem Ohio
      Sarah 11 fem Ohio
      Almon 10 male Illinois
      Lucius 05 male Illinois
      Albert 03 male Iowa twin
      Oscar 03 male Iowa twin
      Emeline 02 fem Deseret
      Harriet 01 fem Deseret
      Almira M Wd 27 fem New York
      Edward 05 male Illinois
      Ellen 03 fem Iowa
      Loisa 01 fem Deseret
      http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=8054&iid=4181033-00233&fn=William&ln=Whiting&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1099849
      ==============================
      1860; Census Place: Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 653; Image: 115; Family History Library Film: 805314.
      136/124 Edwin Whiting 51 male farmer $900/1700 Mass
      Elizabeth P 46 fem Mass
      Edwin L 14 male ILL
      Oscar 12 male ILL
      Louisa M 10 fem Utah Territory
      Caroline P 06 fem Utah Territory
      137/125 Mary A Whiting 32 fem New York
      Joseph 06 male Utah Territory
      Daniel L 02 male Utah Territory
      138/126 Mary E Whiting 33 fem New york
      Albert 12 male ILL
      Harriet L 10 fem Utah Territory
      Charles 07 male Utah Territory
      Edgar 05 male Utah Territory
      Edwin M 03 male Utah Territory
      Arthur 2/12 male Utah Territory
      Hannah H 25 fem Ohio
      Abby H 02 fem Utah Territory
      139/127 Annia Whitiing 34 fem seamstress New York
      Edwin L 14 male ILL
      Ellen D 12 fem ILL
      Emeline 11 fem ILL
      Cornelia 09 fem Utah Territory attended school
      Franklin 06 male Utah Territory attended school
      Edwin H 03 male Utah Territory
      140/128 William Whiting 25 male farmer $200/300 Ohio
      Rebecca 15 fem ILL
      Sarah E 1/12 fem Utah Territory

      http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7667&iid=4297342_00115&fn=Edwin&ln=Whiting&st=r&ssrc=&pid=34781674
      ============================

      BIRTH: Also shown as Born Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.

      BIRTH: Also shown as Born Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States.

      BIRTH: Also shown as Born Hopkinton, St.Lawrence, New York, United States.

      DEATH: Also shown as Died San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.

      DEATH: Also shown as Died San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.

      DEATH: Also shown as Died San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.

      BURIAL: Also shown as Buried San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.

      BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Pioneer Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California.

      BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Pioneer Cemetery San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.

      NOTE: Related to Brigham Young: John Young > Elizabeth Hayden > John Hayden > Josiah Hayden/Elizabeth Goodenow.
      Almira Mehitable Meacham: Dorothy Ransom > Dorothy Cooper > Ezra Cooper > Elizabeth Axtell > Abigail Hayden > Josiah Hayden/Elizabeth Goodenow.

      "Before and After Mt.Pisgah"-Christensen p:113: "...The first plural marriage within that set took place 3 Jan 1845 (Nauvoo) between Edwin Whiting and Almira Mehitable Meacham. (They had been married in Nauvoo 3 January 1845)" p.125:"...The next day after her attendance at the temple (Nauvoo 27 Jan 1846), to be sealed to Edwin Whiting, Almira M.M.Whiting bore him a son. They named the baby Edward Lucian Whiting (born 28 Jan 1846).
      That was not Almira's first child. Almira was born 13 May 1824 at Hopkinton, St.Lawrence, New York, the daughter of Stephen Peabody Meacham and Dorothy Maria Ransom. Almira was the 4th child. The Meacham family were converts to the Mormon Church. In their westward migration, they stopped for a time at Springfield, Illinois where at the age of 15 years, Almira married Andrew Warren Palmer. To that marriage were born 2 sons, Almon Babbitt Palmer and 2nd, Warren Palmer, who died in infancy. Soon after the baby's death, Andrew Palmer (husband) died. Two years after that, Almira, the 20-year old widow with a four month old son, married Edwin Whiting."

      Ancestral File Submitters: Katherine Mecham Barney 22340 E Queen Creek Rd Queen Creek, AZ 85242 AF97-112850; Rebecca Baker 12335 Lupine Ln Klamath Falls, OR 97603 AF97-113760.

      1880 US Census (Springville, Utah) FHL Film 1255338 NA Film No. T9-1338 p. 160A. Shows Henry Packard age 55 (abt 1825) birthplace OH Occupation Mining, Fathers and Mothers birthplace MA.
      Household included wife Almira Packard age 56, birthplace NY and parents from NY, Sophia O. Packard dau single age 14 and also a Stepson Franklin L. Whitney age 25 (about 1855) Occupation Laborer, parents born in NY.

      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNSL-4CB
      United States Census, 1880," Henry Packard, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
      name : Henry Packard
      event: Census
      event date: 1880
      event place: Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
      gender: Male
      age: 55
      marital status : Married
      occupation : Minning
      race or color (original) :
      ethnicity (standardized) : American
      relationship to head : Self
      birthplace : Ohio, United States
      birthdate : 1825
      spouse's name : Almira Packard
      spouse's birthplace : New York, United States
      father's name :
      father's birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
      mother's name :
      mother's birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
      page : 160
      page character : A
      entry number : 647
      nara film number : T9-1338
      gs film number : 1255338
      digital folder number: 004244810
      image number: 00552
      Household Gender Age Birthplace
      self Henry Packard M 55 Ohio, United States
      wife Almira Packard F 56 New York, United States
      daughter Sophia O. Packard F 14 Utah, United States
      step son Franklin L. Whitney M 25 Utah, United States
      Citing this Record

      "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNSL-4CB : accessed 08 Oct 2012), Henry Packard, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States; citing sheet 160A, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-1338.

      Dennis Kroll (California cousin) October 2008 (From Ancestry.com)"Family Book of Remembrances and Genealogy with Allied Lines" published Dec 25, 1952:
      Almira Mehitable Meacham went through all kinds of hardships endured by the early day converts of the Mormon Church. Her parents and their family in their westward migration had made a temporary stop at Springfield, Illinois, where Almirira, at the early age of fifteen, was married to Andrew Warren Palmer. To this marriage were born two sons, Almond Babbitt Palmer, who came to Utah and settled at Nephi, and Warren Palmer, who died in infancy. Soon after the death of this son the father, Andrew Warren Palmer, died (1843).

      Two years later Almira was married to Edwin Whiting as a plural wife (Married 3 January 1845, Sealed 27 January 1846 Nauvoo Temple). To this marriage were born the following children, most of them in Sanpete and Utah Counties, Utah: Edward Lucian Whiting, Ellen Emerett Whiting, Catherine Emeline Whiting, Cornelia (Dolly) Whiting (my great grandmother), Elisha Franklin Whiting, Edwin Lafayette Henry Whiting, and Sylvia Almira Whiting.

      The Whitings had come to Utah with Captain Morley's company in 1849 and settled in Manti where Edwin Whiting became quite prominent. In "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah" he is listed as the first mayor of Manti and as having held other important positions of public responsibility.

      In 1861 the family moved to Springville where they lived during the early Indian troubles known as the Black Hawk and Walker Indian Wars.

      Almira became one of Utah County's early nurses and midwife and did much in that way to provide a living for her family.

      Plural marriage did not bring happiness. There was great pressure by the law and in 1861 Almira and Edwin Whiting separated.

      July 24, 1863, Almira married Henry Packard and to this her third marriage was born a daughter, Sophia Olive Packard. Later the Packards moved to Healdsburg, California, where they lived until 1896 when Henry Packard died.

      After the death of Henry Packard Almira moved to San Bernardino where she lived in a home given to her by her son-in-law, Nathan Henry Barton, and her daughter Sylvia Almira (Whiting).
      Almira Mehitable Meacham passed away 1 October 1898 and is laid to rest in the Pioneer Cemetery in San Bernardino, California.





      BIRTH: Also shown as Born Hopkinton, St.Lawrence, New York, United States.

      DEATH: Also shown as Died San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.

      BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Pioneer Cemetery San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.