Erastus Darwin Mecham (1826 - 1899)

Born 20 Jul 1826 in Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Jones) Mecham — married 4 Feb 1849 in Kanesville, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Jun 1899 at age 72 in Park Valley, Box Elder, Utah, United States

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Biography

Erastus Mecham was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Private Erastus Mecham served with the Iowa Volunteers during the Mexican-American War
Service Started: Jul 1846
Unit(s): Company D, Mormon Battalion
Service Ended: Jul 1847

Erastus Darwin Mecham was a Private in Company D. He was a member of Lieutenant Willis's Pueblo detachment.^[1]

• Fact: Military Service (16 July 1846) Mexican War Army Co D Mormon Bn Mission of San Diego Council Bluff, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Immigration (29 July 1847) Utah, United States
• Fact: Immigration (12 September 1850) Utah, United States
• Fact: Residence (1851) Salt Lake, Deseret
• Fact: Cemetery (11 Jun 1899) City Cemetery Park Valley, Box Elder, Utah, USA
• Fact: Burial (11 June 1899) Park Valley Cemetery, Park Valley, Box Elder, Utah, United States
• Fact: Occupation carpenter and farmer
• Fact: AFN: 8ZF2-HG

He passed away 7 Jun 1899 at the age of 72.^[2]

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 October 2017, 21:17), entry for Erastus Darwin Mecham(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KWJC-L46); contributed by various users.
• https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/43403/erastus-darwin-mecham

Name: Erastus Darwin Meacham Sr. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]} E D Mccain. ^[10]

Born 20 Jul 1826. Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [10] [7] [8]}

Died 07 Jun 1899. Park Valley, Box Elder, Utah. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Residence 1884 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. ^[9] Residence Post Office: Moroni. 1860 North Bend, Sanpete, Utah Territory, USA. ^[8] 1850 Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA. ^[7] Residence Post Office: North Ogden. 1870 North Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, USA. ^[10] Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Self. 1880 Park Valley, Box Elder, Utah, USA. ^[6] Park Valley, Box Elder, Utah, United States. ^[4]

Buried Park Valley, Box Elder, Utah, USA. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

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Sources

1. ↑ http://www.mormonbattalion.info/mbt/person?id=439
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #14884740
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Source: #S895738861 Ancestry Record 60525 #103567752
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Source: #S895744845 Ancestry Record 60210 #16559
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Source: #S895750699 Ancestry Record 5333 #60861
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Source: #S895744918 Year: 1880; Census Place: Park Valley, Box Elder, Utah; Roll: 1335; Page: 108B; Enumeration District: 007 Ancestry Record 6742 #13989764
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Source: #S895750954 Year: 1850; Census Place: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Page: 57B; Image: 118 Ancestry Record 8054 #1095831
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Source: #S895745255 Year: 1860; Census Place: North Bend, Sanpete, Utah Territory; Page: 701; Family History Library Film: 805314 Ancestry Record 7667 #34783518
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Source: #S895740617 Ancestry Record 2469 #1197957134
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Source: #S895744889 Year: 1870; Census Place: North Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1613; Page: 449B; Family History Library Film: 553112 Ancestry Record 7163 #14643556

• Source: S895739088 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 16285235

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• Source: S895744889 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 7163

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• Source: S895750954 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 8054