Sarah Temperance Mecham (1863 - 1914)

Born 3 May 1863 in Provo, Utah, Utah

Ancestors

Wife of George Jonathan Duke — married 26 Oct 1881 in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States

Died 9 Jun 1914 at age 51 in Provo, Utah, Utah

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Biography

Birth

Birth:

Date: 3 May 1863

Place: Provo, Utah, Utah^[1]

Death

Death:

Date: 9 Jun 1914

Place: Provo, Utah, Utah^[2][3]

Burial

Burial:

Date: 12 Jun 1914

Place: City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah

Note: Grave Location: Block 9 Lot 92

Census

Census: Third Ward

Date: 18 Aug 1870

Place: Provo, Utah, Utah Territory^[4]

Census: Third Ward

Date: 15 Jun 1880

Place: Provo, Utah, Utah^[5]

Census:

Date: 14 Jun 1900

Place: Provo, Utah, Utah^[6]

Census: Ward 4, 40 W 200 North

Date: 26 Apr 1910

Place: Provo, Utah, Utah^[7]

FSFTID

FSFTID KWNR-XQ9

Marriage

Husband: George Jonathan Duke

Wife: Sarah Temperance Mecham

Marriage:

Date: 26 Oct 1881

Place: Provo, Utah, Utah

Husband: Lewis Mecham

Wife: Lydia Knight Wells

Child: Julia Emeline Mecham

Child: Mosiah Mecham

Child: Margaret Marie Mecham

Child: Joshua Josiah Mecham

Child: Elmira Ann Mecham

Child: Melissa Mecham

Child: Brigham Mecham

Child: Lydia Knight Mecham

Child: Martha Jane Mecham

Child: Lewis Mecham

Child: Samantha Louisa Mecham

Child: Jonathan James Mecham

Child: Judah Mecham

Child: Sarah Temperance Mecham

Marriage:

Date: 5 Apr 1836

Place: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania^[8]

Note: Lewis and Lydia were married by Ensign B. Hill.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Meacham-152 created through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Mark Shurtliff. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mark and others.

• WikiTree profile Mecham-206 created through the import of 6 Ancestor Gens, 1 Descendant Gen.ged on Feb 6, 2012 by Derek Maude. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Derek and others.

• Source: S108 Title: Census: United States: 1870
  Publication: Images Online at Ancestry.com
• Source: S109 Title: Census: United States: 1880
  Publication: Images Online at Ancestry.com
• Source: S111 Title: Census: United States: 1900
  Publication: Images Online at Ancestry.com
• Source: S112 Title: Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude
  Publication: 1998, International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers
  Page: Pages 1968-9
• Source: S114 Title: Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah
  Author: Esshom, Frank
  Page: Page 850
• Source: S134 Repository: #REPO28 Title: Utah Cemetery Inventory
  Author: Utah State Historical Society, comp.
  Publication: Online database - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000
• Repository: REPO28 Name: http://www.ancestry.com
• Source: S1625 Repository: #REPO1 Title: Death Certificate: Duke, Sarah Temperance Mecham
  Author: State of Utah Department of Health
  Text: State Board of Health File No: 196
  STATE OF UTAH--DEATH CERTIFICATE
  1. PLACE OF DEATH
  County: Utah
  Township:
  or
  Village:
  or
  City: Provo; 210 W. 2 North; 4th Ward
  2. FULL NAME: Sarah Temperance Mecham Duke
  PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
  3.SEX: Female
  4. COLOR OR RACE: White
  5. SINGLE, MARRIED, WIDOWED OR DIVORCED: Married
  6.DATE OF BIRTH: May 3rd, 1863
  7. AGE: 51 yrs. 1 mos. 6 ds.
  8. OCCUPATION
  (a) Trade, profession or particular kind of work: House Wife
  (b) General nature of industry, business, or establishment in which employed (or employer):
  9. Birthplace: Provo Utah
  10. NAME OF FATHER: Lewis Mecham
  11. BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER: New Hampshire
  12. MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER: Lydia Wells
  13. BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER: New York
  14. THE ABOVE IS TRUE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE
  (Informant): Geo J Duke
  (Address): 210 W. 2 N.
  15. Filed June 10 1914; /s/ H.T.Merrill (Registrar)
  MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
  16. DATE OF DEATH: June 9, 1914
  17. I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from May 1, 1914, to June 9, 1914, that I last saw her alive on June 9, 1914, and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at 3 a.m.
  The CAUSE OF DEATH* was as follows: Lobar Pneumonia
  Duration: 3 ds.
  Contributory: Chronic Brights
  Duration: 10 yrs.
  (Signed) /s/ Y. W. Aird, M. D.; June 9, 1914; Address: Provo
  18. LENGTH OF RESIDENCE (For Hospitals, Institutions, Transients, or Recent Residents)
  At place of death:
  In the State:
  Where was disease contracted, if not at place of death?
  Former or usual residence:
  19. PLACE OF BURIAL OR REMOVAL: Provo Utah
  DATE OF BURIAL: June 11, 1914
  20. UNDERTAKER: Roy Passey
  ADDRESS: Provo,Utah
  21. Registered Number: 74
  22. No. of Burial Permit:
  Object:
  Format: jpg
  File: ..\Pictures\Documents\Death Records\Death Certificate - Duke, Sarah Temperance Mecham.jpg
• Repository: REPO1 Name: L. Derek Maude
• Source: S54 Title: FamilySearch Internet Family Tree
  Publication: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Source: S88 Title: Census: United States: 1910
  Publication: Images Online at Ancestry.com

1. ↑ Source: #S1625
   Data: Date: 10 Jun 1914
2. ↑ Source: #S134
   Data:
   Text: Name: Sarah T.M. Duke
   Gender: F (Female)
   Birth Date: 1863
   Birth Place: Provo, Utah
   Death Date: 9 Jun 1914
   Death Place: Provo, Utah
   Burial Date: 12 June 1914
   Cemetery: Provo City Cemetery
   Source: Sexton
   Grave Location: Block 9 Lot 92
3. ↑ Source: #S1625
   Data: Date: 10 Jun 1914
4. ↑ Source: #S108
   Page: Utah Territory, Utah, Provo Ward 3, Image 8, Entry 8
   Data:
   Text: Page No. 7
   Schedule 1.--Inhabitants in Provo City 3rd Ward,
   in the County of Utah,
   State of Utah,
   enumerated by me on the 18 day of August, 1870.
   Post Office: Provo City.
   /s/ Wm.PAppleby, Ass't Marshal.
   Entry: 8
   Dwelling-House: <59>
   Family: <53>
   Name: <Meecham> Sarah
   Age at last birth-day: 6
   Sex: F
   Color: W
   Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each Male Person over 15 years of age: At Home
   Value of Real Estate owned
   Value of Real Estate:
   Value of Personal Estate:
   Place of Birth: Utah
   Parentage
   Father of Foreign born:
   Mother of Foreign born:
   If born within the year, state month:
   If married within the year, state month:
   Attended School within the year:
   Education
   Cannot read:
   Cannot write:
   Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict:
   Constitutional Relations
   Male Citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards:
   Male Citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards where rights to vote is denied on other grounds than rebellion or other crime:
   Date: 18 Aug 1870
   Object:
   Format: jpg
   File: ..\Pictures\Documents\Census Records\1870 US Federal Census, Utah Territory, Utah, Provo Ward 3, Image 8 (Lewis Mecham).jpg
5. ↑ Source: #S109
   Page: Utah, Utah, Provo, District 81, Image 48, Entry 45
   Data:
   Text: Page No. 48
   Supervisor's Dist. No.
   Enumeration Dist. No.
   Note A.-The Census Year begins June 1, 1879, and ends May 31, 1880.
   Note B.-All persons will be included in the Enumeration who were living on the 1st day of June, 1880. No others will. Children BORN SINCE June 1, 1880, will be OMITTED. Members of Families who have DIED SINCE June 1, 1880, will be INCLUDED.
   Note C.-Questions Nos. 13, 14, 22 and 23 are not to be asked in respect to persons under 10 years of age.
   Schedule 1. - Inhabitants in Provo City 3rd Precinct, in the County of Utah, State of Utah enumerated by me on the Fifteenth day of June, 1880.
   /s/ A.G. Sutherland, Jr., Enumerator.
   Entry 45
   In Cities
   Name of Street: Third Ward
   House Number:
   1 Dwelling houses numbered in order of visitation: <409>
   2 Families numbered in order of visitation: <458>
   3 The Name of each Person whose place of abode, on 1st day of June, 1880, was in this family: <Mecham> Sarah
   4 Color--White, W.; Black, B.; Mulatto, Mu.; Chinese, C.; Indian, I.: <W>
   5 Sex--Male, M.; Female, F.: F
   6 Age at last birthday prior to June 1, 1880. If under 1 year, give months in fractions, thus: 1/12.: 17
   7 If born within the Census year, give the month:
   8 Relationship of each person to the head of this family--whether wife, son, daughter, servant, boarder, or other: Daughter
   Civil Condition.
   9 Single: /
   10 Married:
   11 Widowed; Divorced, D.:
   12 Married during Census year:
   Occupation.
   13 Profession, Occupation or Trade of each person, male or female: At home
   14 Number of months this person has been unemployed during the Census year:
   Health.
   15 Is the person [on the day of the Enumerator's visit] sick or temporarily disabled, so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties? If so, what is the sickness or disability?
   16 Blind:
   17 Deaf and Dumb:
   18 Idiot:
   19 Insane:
   20 Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or otherwise disabled:
   Education.
   21 Attended school within the Census year:
   22 Cannot read:
   23 Cannot write:
   Nativity.
   24 Place of Birth of this person, nameing State or Territory of United States, or the Country, if of foreign birth: Utah
   25 Place of Birth of the Father of this person, naming the State or Territory of United States, or the Country, if of foreign birth: N.H.
   26 Place of Birth of the Mother of this person, naming the State or Territory of United States, or the Country, if of foreign birth: N.Y.
   Note D.-In making entries in columns 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 to 23, an affirmative mark only will be used-thus /., except in the case of divorced persons, columns 11, when the letter "D" is to be used.
   Note E.-Question No. 12 will only be asked in cases where an affirmative answer has been given either to question 10 or to question 11.
   Note F.-Question No. 14 will only be asked in cases when a gainful occupation has been reported in column 13.
   Note G.-In column 7 an abbreviation in the name of the month may be used, as Jan., Apr., Dec.
   Date: 15 Jun 1880
   Object:
   Format: jpg
   File: ..\Pictures\Documents\Census Records\1880 US Federal Census, Utah, Utah, Provo, District 81, Image 48 (Lewis Mecham).jpg
6. ↑ Source: #S111
   Page: Utah, Utah, Provo, District 164, Image 42, Entry 57
   Data:
   Text: Twelfth Census of the United States
   Schedule No. 1. - Population
   State: Utah
   County: Utah
   Supervisor's District No. 273
   Enumeration District No. 164
   Sheet No. 21B
   Township or other division of county: Provo Precinct
   Name of Institution,
   Name of incorporated city, town, or village, within the above-named division, Provo City
   Ward of city, 4th
   Enumerated by me on the 14th day of June, 1900, /s/ Harvey Cluff, Enumerator.
   Entry 57
   LOCATION
   In Cities
   Street:
   House Number:
   Number of dwelling, houses in the order of visitation: <392>
   Number of family, in the order of visitation: <399>
   NAME: <Duke> Sarah T.
   RELATION.: Wife
   PERSONAL DESCRIPTION.
   Color or race: W
   Sex: F
   DATE OF BIRTH
   Month: May
   Year: 1863
   Age at last birthday: 36
   Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced: M
   Number of years married: 18
   Mother of how many children: 11
   Number of these children living: 9
   NATIVITY.
   Place of birth of this Person: Utah
   Place of birth of Father of this person: New Hampshire
   Place of birth of Mother of this person: New York
   CITIZENSHIP.
   Year of immigration to the United States:
   Number of years in the United States:
   Naturalization:
   OCCUPATION, TRADE, OR PROFESSION of each person ten years of age and over.
   Occupation:
   Months not employed:
   EDUCATION.
   Attended school (in months):
   Can read: Yes
   Can write: Yes
   Can speak English: Yes
   OWNERSHIP OF HOME.
   Owned or rented:
   Owned free or mortgaged:
   Farm or house:
   Number of farm schedule:
   Date: 14 Jun 1900
   Object:
   Format: jpg
   File: ..\Pictures\Documents\Census Records\1900 US Federal Census, Utah, Utah, Provo, District 164, Image 42 (George Jonathan Duke).jpg
7. ↑ Source: #S88
   Page: Utah, Utah, Provo Ward 4, District 195, Image 22, Entry 11
   Data:
   Text: Department of Commerce and Labor--Bureau of the Census
   Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910--Population
   State: Utah
   County: Utah
   Supervisor's District No. 1
   Enumeration District No. 195
   Sheet No. 19A
   Township or other division of county:
   Name of incorporated place: Provo City
   Ward of city: 5
   Name of institution:
   Enumerated by me on the 26 day of April, 1910, /s/ Lizzie Jones, Enumerator.
   Entry 11
   LOCATION
   Street, avenue, road, etc.: 2 North
   House Number: <40W>
   Number of dwelling house in order of visitation: <281>
   Number of family in order of visitation: <364>
   NAME: <Duke> Sarah T
   RELATION.: Wife
   PERSONAL DESCRIPTION.
   Sex: F
   Color or race: W
   Age at last birthday: 43
   Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced: M
   Number of years of current marriage: 29
   Mother of how many children.
   Number born: 14
   Number now living: 10
   NATIVITY.
   Place of birth of this Person: Utah
   Place of birth of Father of this person: New Hampshire
   Place of birth of Mother of this person: New York
   CITIZENSHIP.
   Year of immigration to the United States:
   Whether naturalized or alien:
   Whether able to speak English; or, if not, give language spoken: English
   OCCUPATION.
   Trade or profession of, or particular kind of work done by this person: None
   General nature of industry, business, or establishment to which this person works:
   Whether as employer, employee, or working at own address:
   If an employee-
   Whether or not at work on April 15, 1910:
   Number of weeks out of work during year 1909:
   EDUCATION.
   Whether able to read: Yes
   Whether able to write: Yes
   Attended school any time after September 1, 1909:
   OWNERSHIP OF HOME.
   Owned or rented:
   Owned free or mortgaged:
   Farm or house:
   Number of farm schedule:
   Whether a veteran of the Union or Confederate army or navy:
   Whether blind (both eyes):
   Whether deaf and dumb:
   Date: 26 Apr 1910
   Object:
   Format: jpg
   File: ..\Pictures\Documents\Census Records\1910 US Federal Census, Utah, Utah, Provo Ward 4, District 195, Image 22 (George Jonathan Duke).jpg
8. ↑ Source: #S114
   Page: Page 1030