Joshua Josiah Meacham

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Joshua Josiah Meacham

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ia, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Death: April 26, 1923 (81)
Ut, Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States
Place of Burial: Provo, Utah, UT, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Lewis Meacham, Sr. and Lydia Knight Meacham
Husband of Donna Maria Mecham
Father of Leila Marie Snyder and Maude Morgan Adopted
Brother of Emeline Sweat (Mecham); Mosiah Meacham; Margret Maria Meacham; Almira Ann Meeks; Lewis Mecham, Jr. and 8 others

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About Joshua Josiah Meacham

From the 1850 federal census, Joshua Meacham lived in Decatur County, Iowa, with his parents and siblings. The family at the time consisted of:

  • Head Louis [Lewis] Meacham 35
  • Wife Lydia Meacham 32
  • Daughter Julia Meacham 13
  • Daughter Margaret Meacham 10
  • Son Joshua Meacham 8
  • Daughter Ann Meacham 6
  • Son Brigham Meacham 3
  • Daughter Lydia Meacham 11 months

Joshua Josiah Meacham, his parents and siblings were "Pioneers" aboard the James C. Snow Company Wagon Train.

Click here to view details of the James C. Snow Company Wagon Train that departed Kanesville, Iowa (present Council Bluffs) on 5 July 1852 and arrived in Salt Lake City on 9-10 October 1852. That train carried ~250 people in 55 covered wagons.

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Joshua Josiah Meacham's Timeline

1842
March 24, 1842
Ia, Lee County, Iowa, United States
1871
September 22, 1871
Provo,Utah,Ut
1888
June 15, 1888
Spring City,Sanpete,Ut
1923
April 26, 1923
Age 81
Ut, Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States
April 28, 1923
Age 81
Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, UT, United States