Daniel married Spring, Sarah on 1 Mar 1765 in Massachusetts, United States. Sarah (daughter of Spring, Henry and Converse, Keziah) was born in 1727 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 23 Oct 1834 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Stone, Hannah on 1 Jan 1796 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Hannah was born in 1771 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 20 Nov 1841. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Archive Record (Thomas MEACHAM) Lillie Dunford Mecham;
IGI 1988 Vermont (son Stephen Peabody MEACHAM);
TIB SL no. 161 bk 6S p 7;
Sarah's maiden name is CAULEY. She is the widow of a husband surnamed BOND. (Researcher Lilly Dunfield Mecham- Logan, Utah;

Mecham book says: "She was of Irish origin. She was a very good woman, very bright and intelligent. She could remember the first cannon at the commencement of the Revolution. She died age 88 yr, one month and 23 days. Soon after their last child Joseph was born 18 May 1806, her husband Thomas Meacham, for reasons unknown left his family and some debts and was next heard of in Northern New York, where he became famous as a hunter and trapper, living first at Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY and at Lake Meacham in the Adirondack Mountains. He had tracts of land near the town of Waverly, Franklin County, NY. It is not known if there was a divorce, but later on he took a second wife, Rebecca Sanford, who had been previously twice married, first to a man named Grandy and then to Evan Call. They had two sons, Washington and Samuel and two more daughters. Sarah left with her children to St.Lawrence County, NY in 1825."

J. Arthur Meacham: “Grandmother Meacham’s maiden name was Sarah Cauley. She was of Irish origin. She was born 20 November, 1769, in New Salem, State of Massachusetts. She was a very good woman, very bright and intelligent. She could remember hearing the cannon at the commencement of the Revolution. She died in the town of Lawrence, St. Lawrence County, New York, 12 January, 1858, age 88 years, one month and twenty-three days."

Sarah married Meacham, Doctor Thomas Doctor in 1792 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. Thomas (son of Meacham, Samuel and Main, Phebe) was born on 1 Jul 1771 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States; died on 7 May 1849 in Dickenson, Franklin, New York, United States; was buried on 7 May 1849 in Dickenson, Franklin, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Morton, Thomas in 1791 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Thomas was born in 1767 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Abigail on 19 Sep 1800 in Southboro, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Abigail was born in 1775; died on 25 Jan 1858 in West Valley, , New York, United States; was buried in Thomas Corners West Valley, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catharine married Ford, Bement on 31 Oct 1803 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Unites States. Bement was born on 20 Jan 1774 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; was christened on 29 May 1774. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Straton, Elisha on 3 Apr 1833 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States. Elisha was born on 4 Mar 1795 in Weston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 7 Feb 1854 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Bent, Charles on 16 Sep 1820 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Charles was born in 1794 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 5 Dec 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Coolidge, John on 4 Jan 1821 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. John was born on 8 Oct 1796 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 8 Jul 1878. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eliza married Adams, General Benjamin in 1821 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Benjamin was born on 10 May 1801 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 14 Sep 1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jane married Bush, Francis King on 5 Oct 1828 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Francis was born in 1803 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married White, Adaline on 13 May 1838 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Adaline was born on 4 Dec 1815 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 23 Mar 1884. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Collins, Elizabeth on 8 Apr 1841 in Dorcester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Elizabeth was born on 25 Oct 1818 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Taylor, Elizabeth on 14 Apr 1842 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Elizabeth was born in Apr 1819 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; died in Jun 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Adaline married Adams, General Benjamin on 7 Dec 1837 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Benjamin was born on 10 May 1801 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 14 Sep 1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Archive rec Lillie Dunford Mecham.

Thomas married Hawley, Esther in 1817 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. Esther was born in 1796 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married White, Sally in 1819 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. Sally was born on 21 Jul 1798 in Marlboro, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States; was christened on 21 Jul 1798 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States; died on 2 Aug 1868. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Archive rec Lillie Dunford Mecham.

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: KWJP-WMV

Notes:

Stephen Meacham, "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954"
url
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFKZ-7VF
Citation
"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFKZ-7VF : accessed 22 Jul 2013), Stephen Meacham, 1797.
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Stephen Meacham, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
url
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8LK-LFW
Citation
"Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8LK-LFW : accessed 22 Jul 2013), Stephen Meacham, 12 Mar 1797.
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Stephen P Mecham in entry for Sylvia A Snider, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
url
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQCM-79F
Citation
"Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQCM-79F : accessed 22 Jul 2013), Stephen P Mecham in entry for Sylvia A Snider, 1894.
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IGI Vermont p 4,397 batch T998342 0316; Archive Record of Mrs. Ethel Perry;

History of Ida Meacham Strobridge;

History of Erastus Darwin Meacham Sr;
History of J. Arthur Meacham g-son of Erastus Darwin Meacham Sr;

IGI 1988 Vermont p 4,893
batch T998342 0316, 7450174 0, 8731501 91;

Archive Record of Mrs. Richard LeRoy Mecham;

Family Group Sheet of Mary E. Yeaman, 311 Palm Ave, Millbrae, CA; History of Ida Meacham Strobridge;
History of Erastus Darwin Meacham Sr;
History of J. Arthur Meacham, grandson of Erastus Darwin Meacham Sr;

NOTE: Father Dr. Thomas Meacham changed his name to MECHAM. He also used spelling MEACHAM. Children may be MECHAM / MEACHAM.

Dennis Kroll (California cousin) 10-2008 (from Ancestry.com "Family Book of Remembrances and Genealogy with Allied Lines" published Dec 25, 1952:
"Erastus Darwin Meacham Sr. was the fifth child of Stephen Peabody Meacham and Dorothy Maria (Known as Dolly) Ransom. He was born 20 July, 1826, at Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence County, New York where he lived till he was ten or eleven years old, when his parents, who had been converted to the faith of the Mormons by Stephen's uncle joined the church and moved, with other relative converts to Erie County, Pennsylvania.
In 1839 they moved to Springfield, Illinois, where three of the older children were married. Later the family moved to Nauvoo where Erastus D. as a young man was a member of the Nauvoo Legion and at times served as body guard to the Prophet Joseph Smith.
After the death of the Prophet while preparations were being made for the westward move Erastus D. worked as apprentice in the shop of Elisha Jones, a wheelright and blacksmith, who later became father-in-law to Erastus D. and became much interested in the abillity of the younger apprentice.
In late 1845 or early 1846 Erastus D. left Nauvoo and began across Iowa with shat was designated as the "Camp of Israel" by its leader, Brigham Young, and was camped at "Mount Pisgah" when the call came from the government for a battalion of Volunteers to take part in our war with Mexico. Erastus D., being of a venturesome nature, volunteered and on July 16, 1846, was mustered into the army of the United States at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was a member of Company D and with it participated in the now famous march of the "Mormon Batallion."
Just when Erastus D. returned to his folks at the Missouri river the writer does not know, but we do know it was before February 4th, 1849, for on the date he was married at Council Bluffs, Iowa to Martha Jones, the seventeen year old daughter of Elisha Jones, the mechanic with hoom he had worked at Nauvoo.
From this point on history of Erastus Darwin Meacham must alwo be the history of his wife. It is therefore proper to here introduce her: Martha Jones was born August 7, 1832, in Jefferson County, Ohio, daughter of Elisha Jones and Margaret Tolbot. She remembered very vividly the stirring events connected with the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, and participated in the hardships endured during the exodus of Nauvoo and the journey to the West.
On the 17th of December, 1849, at Kanesville, later named Council Bluffs, Iowa, a daughter was born to Erastus D. and Martha and was named Sylvia Amaretta. Thus our soldier, hunter-trapper and scout became a tender and devoted husband and father.
In 1851 Grandpa Meacham crossed the plains for the third and last time, this time with his wife and baby daughter and accompanied by his father-in-law and his family. They first settled at little Cottonwood, a few miles south of Salt Lake City, where their second child, William Henry was born December 31, 1851.
The family did not remain long in the Cottonwood settlement for they had made their home in Springville, Utah County, before their second son, Erastus Darwin Jr. was born Marth 17, 1854. Here Grandpa had opportunity to demonstrate his ability in dealing with the Indians and in solving the problems which they presented for he had lived with them and learned his language while he was working for the American Fur Company in Wyoming between the date of his discharge from the army and his return to Council Bluffs, where he married.
By the time their fourth child, Martha Maria, was born 19 February, 1857, the family had settled in Provo, where they remained till after the fifth child, Elisha Jones was born. Their next move took them in Fairview, Sanpete County... "
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Early History of the Town of Hopkinton
http://books.google.com/books?id=StQwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA165#v=onepage&q&f=false
Citation
by Carlton E. Sanford; The Bartlett Press, Boston, Mass. Published 1903. This work is now in the public domain.
Seen at Google Books.
Notes
Pages 164-166 tell the story of the family of Stephen Peabody Meacham and others Hopkinton residents, who joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The story is told from the perspective of other Hopkinton residents who were clearly quite prejudiced against the "Mormon" religion.
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Reason This Source Is Attached
Of particular interest is the section about Stephen Peabody Meacham on pages 165 & 166. The story told by this anti-Mormon writer from Hopkinton is quite different from his history as told by family members (available in the book "Family book of remembrance and genealogy : with allied lines"). In this Hopkinton version of events, he "escaped" from Mormonism and returned to Hopkinton. The story, as told by family members, describes his loneliness for his recently deceased wife Dolly, and that the grieving old man just walked out of his son's home one day and returned home to Hopkinton. The wonderful thing about this Hopkinton narrative is the rich detail describing his lonely life after his return to Hopkinton, as recorded by people who visited him.
This record is the source for his death 27 February 1869 Parishville, St. Lawrence, New York.
http://books.google.com/books?id=StQwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA165#v=onepage&q&f=false
Citation
by Carlton E. Sanford; The Bartlett Press, Boston, Mass. Published 1903. This work is now in the public domain.
Seen at Google Books.
Notes
Pages 164-166 tell the story of the family of Stephen Peabody Meacham and others Hopkinton residents, who joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The story is told from the perspective of other Hopkinton residents who were clearly quite prejudiced against the "Mormon" religion.
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Reason This Source Is Attached|Edit
Of particular interest is the section about Stephen Peabody Meacham on pages 165 & 166. The story told by this anti-Mormon writer from Hopkinton is quite different from his history as told by family members (available in the book "Family book of remembrance and genealogy : with allied lines"). In this Hopkinton version of events, he "escaped" from Mormonism and returned to Hopkinton. The story, as told by family members, describes his loneliness for his recently deceased wife Dolly, and that the grieving old man just walked out of his son's home one day and returned home to Hopkinton. The wonderful thing about this Hopkinton narrative is the rich detail describing his lonely life after his return to Hopkinton, as recorded by people who visited him.
This record is the source for his death 27 February 1869 Parishville, St. Lawrence, New York.
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Book: "Family book of remembrance and genealogy : with allied lines"
url
https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE109212
Citation
Seen at FamilySearch books.
Family History Library Call Number: 929.273 M464d 1967
Notes
This book is a very large document and takes a long time to load. The history of Stephen Peabody Meacham, written by J. Arthur Meacham is on pages 677-679.
Reason This Source Is Attached|Edit
This book is a must-read for Meacham/Mecham descendants. It contains a loving history of Stephen Peabody Meacham on pages 667-679.
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Letter Transcript - Stephen Peabody Mecham to Edwin Whiting and Dolly Mecham to daughter Sylvia
url
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xg5npyy13kb8a2l/1848_SPMecham-letter.pdf
Citation
Typewritten transcript of original letter SP MECHAM to Edwin Whiting and letter from Dolly Mecham to Sylvia (daughter)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xg5npyy13kb8a2l/1848_SPMecham-letter.pdf
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7z3lkzaryvr1jct/1848_Dolly%20Mecham-letter.pdf

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Notes
Evidence supports the fact that Stephen Peabody Mecham changed the surname spelling for himself and his immediate family to MECHAM when the family joined the LDS Church. The source is a transcript of a letter written by Stephen Peabody Mecham to Edwin Whiting in Mt Pisgah:

Please note the transcript preface by J Arthur Meacham where he acknowledges that Stephen Peabody spelled the surname Mecham.

As further proof of this fact please see the following letter from Dolly Maria Mecham to her daughter Sylvia Mecham Whiting. Even though J Arthur spells the surname Meacham in most of the typewritten document he is careful to keep the original spelling of "Dolly Mecham" as her signature.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7z3lkzaryvr1jct/1848_Dolly%20Mecham-letter.pdf
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IGI Vermont p 4,397 batch T998342 0316; Archive Record of Mrs. Ethel Perry;

History of Ida Meacham Strobridge;

Hist of Erastus Darwin Meacham Sr;
History of J. Arthur Meacham g-son of Erastus Darwin Meacham Sr;

IGI 1988 Vermont p 4,893
batch T998342 0316, 7450174 0, 8731501 91;

Archive Record of Mrs. Richard LeRoy Mecham;

FGS Mary E. Yeaman, 311 Palm Ave, Millbrae, CA; History of Ida Meacham Strobridge; History of Erastus Darwin Meacham Sr; History of J. Arthur Meacham, grandson of Erastus Darwin Meacham Sr;

NOTE: Father Dr. Thomas Meacham changed his name to MECHAM. He also used spelling MEACHAM. Children may be MECHAM / MEACHAM.

Dennis Kroll (California cousin) 10-2008 (from Ancestry.com "Family Book of Remembrances and Genealogy with Allied Lines" published Dec 25, 1952:
"Erastus Darwin Meacham Sr. was the fifth child of Stephen Peabody Meacham and Dorothy Maria (Known as Dolly) Ransom. He was born 20 July, 1826, at Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence County, New York where he lived till he was ten or eleven years old, when his parents, who had been converted to the faith of the Mormons by Stephen's uncle joined the church and moved, with other relative converts to Erie County, Pennsylvania.
In 1839 they moved to Springfield, Illinois, where three of the older children were married. Later the family moved to Nauvoo where Erastus D. as a young man was a member of the Nauvoo Legion and at times served as body guard to the Prophet Joseph Smith.
After the death of the Prophet while preparations were being made for the westward move Erastus D. worked as apprentice in the shop of Elisha Jones, a wheelright and blacksmith, who later became father-in-law to Erastus D. and became much interested in the abillity of the younger apprentice.
In late 1845 or early 1846 Erastus D. left Nauvoo and began across Iowa with shat was designated as the "Camp of Israel" by its leader, Brigham Young, and was camped at "Mount Pisgah" when the call came from the government for a battalion of Volunteers to take part in our war with Mexico. Erastus D., being of a venturesome nature, volunteered and on July 16, 1846, was mustered into the army of the United States at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was a member of Company D and with it participated in the now famous march of the "Mormon Batallion."
Just when Erastus D. returned to his folks at the Missouri river the writer does not know, but we do know it was before February 4th, 1849, for on the date he was married at Council Bluffs, Iowa to Martha Jones, the seventeen year old daughter of Elisha Jones, the mechanic with hoom he had worked at Nauvoo.
From this point on history of Erastus Darwin Meacham must alwo be the history of his wife. It is therefore proper to here introduce her: Martha Jones was born August 7, 1832, in Jefferson County, Ohio, daughter of Elisha Jones and Margaret Tolbot. She remembered very vividly the stirring events connected with the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, and participated in the hardships endured during the exodus of Nauvoo and the journey to the West.
On the 17th of December, 1849, at Kanesville, later named Council Bluffs, Iowa, a daughter was born to Erastus D. and Martha and was named Sylvia Amaretta. Thus our soldier, hunter-trapper and scout became a tender and devoted husband and father.
In 1851 Grandpa Meacham crossed the plains for the third and last time, this time with his wife and baby daughter and accompanied by his father-in-law and his family. They first settled at little Cottonwood, a few miles south of Salt Lake City, where their second child, William Henry was born December 31, 1851.
The family did not remain long in the Cottonwood settlement for they had made their home in Springville, Utah County, before their second son, Erastus Darwin Jr. was born Marth 17, 1854. Here Grandpa had opportunity to demonstrate his ability in dealing with the Indians and in solving the problems which they presented for he had lived with them and learned his language while he was working for the American Fur Company in Wyoming between the date of his discharge from the army and his return to Council Bluffs, where he married.
By the time their fourth child, Martha Maria, was born 19 February, 1857, the family had settled in Provo, where they remained till after the fifth child, Elisha Jones was born. Their next move took them in Fairview, Sanpete County... "

SURNAME: Also shown as Mecham

DEATH: Also shown as Died Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.

Stephen married Ransom, Dorothy Maria in 1817 in Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States. Dorothy (daughter of Ransom, Stephen and Cooper, Dorothy) was born on 26 Aug 1801 in Rochester, Rutland, Vermont, United States; died on 22 Jun 1852 in Kanesville, Potawattamie, Iowa, United States; was buried in Jun 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Archive rec Lillie Dunford Mecham; IGI 1988 Vermont p 4,893 batch 7450174 0.

Notes:

Archive rec Lillie Dunford Mecham;

Jeremiah married Meacham, Phebe in 1821 in Fletcher, Franklin, Vermont, United States, United States. Phebe was born in 1803 in Fletcher, Franklin, Vermont, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Archive rec Lillie Dunford Mecham;

Hannah married Page, Benjamin F in 1821 in Fletcher, Franklin, Vermont, United States, United States. Benjamin was born in 1801 in Fletcher, Franklin, Vermont, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Archive rec Lillie Dunford Mecham;

Joseph married Maria Ann in 1826 in Fletcher, Franklin, Vermont, United States, United States. Maria was born in 1808 in Fletcher, Franklin, Vermont, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Page, America on 24 Oct 1847 in Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States. America was born in 1826 in Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Tayntor, Lucy in 1824 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Lucy was born on 21 Oct 1812 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sullivan married Maria in 1827 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Maria was born in 1811 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emory married Hammond, Louise B. in 1838 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Louise was born on 10 Mar 1828 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Wilcox, Sardis Denshaw in 1856 in Springville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. Sardis was born on 21 Nov 1818 in Springfield, New York, United States; died on 7 Jun 1861 in Tulare, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Levi married Emerson, Sylvania in 1844 in Concord, , New York, United States. Sylvania was born about 1830 in New Hampshire, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Archive rec Mrs. Ethel Perry; Arch rec Mrs. Richard LeRoy Mecham.

Notes:

Archive rec Mrs. Ethel Perry; Arch rec Mrs. Richar LeRoy Mecham;

Judy Berryman McCombs PO Box 96 Aledo, TX 76008 817-443-0444 March 1991.

From Dennis Kroll (California cousin) 10-2008 from Ancestry.com"Family Book of Remembrances and Genealogy with Allied Lines" published Dec 25, 1952:
"Stephen Alonzo was affected by the persuasion of members of the Reorganized Church who seemed to have convinced him that Brigham Young and others of the leaders of the church were living, as they said, "on the hams and shoulders and leaving only the side meat for the poorer members of the church." So he came no farther west than Winter Quarters, later living at different localities of Nebraska, where he and his children became pioneers and prominent settlers. Several of them have, in recent years, joined the Latter-day Saints Church."

Stephen married Martin, Nancy Eliza on 13 Mar 1842 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. Nancy was born on 27 Jan 1823 in , Washington, United States, Ohio, United States; died on 2 Sep 1906 in , Davis, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Archive rec Mrs. Ethel Perry; Arch rec Mrs. Richard LeRoy Mecham.

From Dennis Kroll (California cousin) 10-2008 (from Ancestry.com)"Family Book of Remembrances and Genealogy with Allied Lines" published Dec 25, 1952:
"LaFayette Meacham, born September 20, 1829, at Hopkinton, New York, third son of Stephen P. and Dolly Meacham married Letitia Yager, then made his first home at Springville where his first child William Edwin was born December 22, 1852.
In 1854 LaFayette removed to San Bernardino, California. In 1855 he bought a 40 acre farm at what is now 9th and Broadway, in the heart of Los Angeles. At different times he owned and operated mining and business properties "on the desert." Later he returned to San Barnafdino where he maintained his home during the remainderr of his life; however, his ranch on the Cajon Pass is still a well known landmark.
LaFayette was a highly respected pioneer of the San Bernardino and Los Angeles areas where he is credited with having introduced many varieties of trees, among which is the Pepper tree, common in San Bernardino Country. In fact one of the first of such trees planted in those parts was planted by him and is still standing near his old home in San Bernardino.
LaFayette and Letiltia were parents of the eight children named below and whose descendants still live in the Los Angeles and San Bernardino area:
William Edwin, 1852; George Franklin, 1855; Charles LaFayette, Henry Denver, 1858; Ransom Marshall, 1863; Stephen Clarence, 1865; Isaac Augustus, 1867; Alida, the olny daughter, who died as a child.
LaFayette died July 24, 1914, and is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery at San Bernardino."

Charles married Yeager, Letitia Ann on 20 Mar 1852 in Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States. Letitia was born in 1831 in Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States; died on 18 Jan 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Archive rec Mrs. Ethel Perry; Arch rec Mrs. Richard LeRoy Mecham; TIB Rec.

Notes:

Archive rec Mrs. Ethel Perry; Arch rec Mrs. Richard LeRoy Mecham.

Notes:

Dennis Kroll (California cousin) 10-2008 (from Ancestry.com)"Family Book of Remembrances and Genealogy with Allied Lines" published Dec 25, 1952:
Sylvia Amaretta married Dominicus Carter at Springfield, Illinois, and had for him one son, Erastus Francis who remained with his mother and came to Utah with her after she was divorced from her husband. Later Sylvia A. married John Snider, a trusted friend of the Prophet Joseph, with whom she came to Utah and lived in Salt Lake City where she had and reared a family for Snider. The latter few years of her life she spent with her son Erastus F. Carter and his family in Park Valley, Utah, where she died 24 May 1894."

Sylvia married Carter, Dominicus on 28 Mar 1839 in Adams, Jefferson, New York, United States. Dominicus was born on 21 Jun 1806 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States; died on 2 Feb 1884 in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States; was buried on 6 Feb 1884 in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sylvia married Snider, John on 28 Feb 1822 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. John was born on 11 Feb 1800 in Pleasant Valley, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 19 Dec 1875 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roswell married Baldwin, Elizabeth Almira in 1856 in Massachusetts, United States. Elizabeth was born in 1838 in Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Archive rec Mrs. Ethel Perry; Arch rec Mrs. Richard LeRoy Mecham; Florence
L Mecham 1990

Dennis Kroll (California cousin) 10-2008 (from Ancestry.com "Family Book of Remembrances and Genealogy with Allied Lines" published Dec 25, 1952:
"Erastus Darwin Meacham Sr. was the fifth child of Stephen Peabody Meacham and Dorothy Maria (Known as Dolly) Ransom. He was born 20 July, 1826, at Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence County, New York where he lived till he was ten or eleven years old, when his parents, who had been converted to the faith of the Mormons by Stephen's uncle joined the church and moved, with other relative converts to Erie County, Pennsylvania.
In 1839 they moved to Springfield, Illinois, where three of the older children were married. Later the family moved to Nauvoo where Erastus D. as a young man was a member of the Nauvoo Legion and at times served as body guard to the Prophet Joseph Smith.
After the death of the Prophet while preparations were being made for the westward move Erastus D. worked as apprentice in the shop of Elisha Jones, a wheelright and blacksmith, who later became father-in-law to Erastus D. and became much interested in the abillity of the younger apprentice.
In late 1845 or early 1846 Erastus D. left Nauvoo and began across Iowa with shat was designated as the "Camp of Israel" by its leader, Brigham Young, and was camped at "Mount Pisgah" when the call came from the government for a battalion of Volunteers to take part in our war with Mexico. Erastus D., being of a venturesome nature, volunteered and on July 16, 1846, was mustered into the army of the United States at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was a member of Company D and with it participated in the now famous march of the "Mormon Batallion."
Just when Erastus D. returned to his folks at the Missouri river the writer does not know, but we do know it was before February 4th, 1849, for on the date he was married at Council Bluffs, Iowa to Martha Jones, the seventeen year old daughter of Elisha Jones, the mechanic with hoom he had worked at Nauvoo.
From this point on history of Erastus Darwin Meacham must alwo be the history of his wife. It is therefore proper to here introduce her: Martha Jones was born August 7, 1832, in Jefferson County, Ohio, daughter of Elisha Jones and Margaret Tolbot. She remembered very vividly the stirring events connected with the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, and participated in the hardships endured during the exodus of Nauvoo and the journey to the West.
On the 17th of December, 1849, at Kanesville, later named Council Bluffs, Iowa, a daughter was born to Erastus D. and Martha and was named Sylvia Amaretta. Thus our soldier, hunter-trapper and scout became a tender and devoted husband and father.
In 1851 Grandpa Meacham crossed the plains for the third and last time, this time with his wife and baby daughter and accompanied by his father-in-law and his family. They first settled at little Cottonwood, a few miles south of Salt Lake City, where their second child, William Henry was born December 31, 1851.
The family did not remain long in the Cottonwood settlement for they had made their home in Springville, Utah County, before their second son, Erastus Darwin Jr. was born Marth 17, 1854. Here Grandpa had opportunity to demonstrate his ability in dealing with the Indians and in solving the problems which they presented for he had lived with them and learned his language while he was working for the American Fur Company in Wyoming between the date of his discharge from the army and his return to Council Bluffs, where he married.
By the time their fourth child, Martha Maria, was born 19 February, 1857, the family had settled in Provo, where they remained till after the fifth child, Elisha Jones was born. Their next move took them in Fairview, Sanpete County... "

Erastus married Jones, Martha on 4 Feb 1849 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, United States. Martha was born on 7 Aug 1832 in Pennsville, Morgan, Ohio, United States; died on 14 Jul 1903 in Park Valley, Box Elder, Utah, United States; was buried on 18 Jul 1903 in Park Valley City Cemetery, Box Elder, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Archive rec Mrs. Ethel Perry; (Unmarried); Arch rec Mrs. Richard LeRoy Mecham.

Notes:

Archive rec Mrs. Ethel Perry; Arch rec Mrs. Richard LeRoy Mecham.

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: KWV3-QG8

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.
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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
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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
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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.

Almira married Whiting, Edwin on 3 Jan 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, and was divorced. Edwin (son of Whiting, Elisha Jr. and Hulet, Sally) was born on 9 Sep 1809 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; was christened in 1810 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 8 Dec 1890 in Mapleton, Utah, Utah; was buried on 11 Dec 1890 in Springville, Utah, Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Almira married Packard, Henry on 24 Jul 1863 in Utah, United States. Henry was born on 6 May 1825 in Parkman, Geauga, Ohio; died on 17 Nov 1896 in Healdsburg, Sonoma, California, United States; was buried in Nov 1896 in Healdsburg, Sonoma, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Almira married Palmer, Andrew Warren about 1839 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. Andrew was born about 1811 in Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States; died about 1843 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]