Lewis MECHAM

Birth:
4 Sep 1814
Cannan, Grafton, New Hampshire
Death:
21 Mar 1895
Provo, Utah, Utah
Burial:
23 Mar 1895
Wallsburg, Wasatch, Utah
Marriage:
9 Apr 1836
Mercer, Pennsylvania
Sources:
Universal Genealogy, ALIAS: 10101-2062, GENDB
Ancestral File - Version 4.19
Internet IGI (Jun 2006)
Pedigree Resource File
Notes:
                   ORDINANCES: Conflicting for baptism: 1 April 1837; 1836; Oct. 1837.

MARRIAGE:  Either 5 or 9 Apr 1836

DEATH:  21 Mar 1895 or 22 Mar 1875.

SOURCE:  Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah
            Sylvia Mecham's records.
Lydia Knight WELLS
Birth:
6 Aug 1817
Skaneateles Fall, Oneida, New York
Death:
20 Oct 1890
Provo, Utah, Utah
Notes:
                   MARRIAGE:  5 or 9 April 1836.
Children
Marriage
1
Emeline MECHAM
Birth:
6 Apr 1837
Delaware, Water Gap, Mercer, Pennsylvania
Death:
5 Nov 1898
Heber, Wasatch, Utah
2
Mosiah MECHAM
Birth:
24 Jul 1838
Delaware, Water Gap, Mercer, Pennsylvania
Death:
15 May 1839
 
Marr:
 
3
Margaret Marie MECHAM
Birth:
24 Feb 1840
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Death:
9 Jan 1909
Thomas ROSS 
Marr:
3 Dec 1855
Provo, Utah, Utah 
4
Joshua Josiah MECHAM
Birth:
24 Mar 1842
Lee, Iowa
Death:
26 Apr 1923
Provo, Utah, Utah
Donna Marie MECHAM 
Marr:
21 Nov 1870
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
5
Almira Ann MECHAM
Birth:
10 Feb 1844
Montrose, Lee, Iowa
Death:
16 May 1919
Notes:
                   ORDINANCES:  The baptism and endowment dates have question marks bythem.  I
                don't know if they are accurate.
6
Melissa MECHAM
Birth:
1 Dec 1845
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Death:
6 Oct 1846
 
Marr:
 
7
Brigham MECHAM
Birth:
24 Nov 1847
Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa
Death:
15 Nov 1920
Wallsburg, Wasatch, Utah
Harriet KERBY 
Marr:
20 Oct 1873
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
Notes:
                   OCCUPATION: Brigham was a farmer, nurseryman.

SOURCE: Coleen's records were copied from those of Sylvia Mecham and
           from the book "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah".
8
Lydia Knight MECHAM
Birth:
28 Nov 1849
Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa
Death:
12 Dec 1928
Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah
James HERBERT 
Marr:
17 Nov 1867
Provo, Utah, Utah 
9
Martha Jane MECHAM
Birth:
29 Jan 1852
Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa
Death:
8 Apr 1927
William Madison WALL 
Marr:
25 Nov 1869
 
10
Lewis MECHAM
Birth:
28 Mar 1854
Provo, Utah, Utah
Death:
29 Mar 1910
Wallsburg, Wasatch, Utah
Agnes Jane HOOVER 
Marr:
22 Nov 1878
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
11
Samantha Lovisa MECHAM
Birth:
12 Dec 1856
Provo, Utah, Utah
Death:
2 Jan 1930
Isaac Romanzo FAUCETT 
Marr:
4 Mar 1884
 
12
Jonathan James MECHAM
Birth:
6 Nov 1858
Provo, Utah, Utah
Death:
2 Mar 1905
13
Judah MECHAM
Birth:
16 Feb 1860
Provo, Utah, Utah
Death:
17 May 1867
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   RESEARCH:  Is this child a female?  Judah generally is a male name.
14
Sarah Temperance MECHAM
Birth:
4 May 1863
Provo, Utah, Utah
Death:
9 Jun 1914
George J. DUKE 
Marr:
31 Jul 1895
 
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Lewis Mecham - Lydia Knight Wells

Lewis Mecham was born at Cannan, Grafton, New Hampshire 4 Sep 1814. His parents were Joshua Meacham and Permelia Chapman.

He married Lydia Knight Wells 9 Apr 1836 at Mercer, Pennsylvania . Lydia Knight Wells was born at Skaneateles Fall, Oneida, New York 6 Aug 1817 daughter of Judah Wells and Temperance Mecham .

They were the parents of 14 children:
Emeline Mecham born 6 Apr 1837.
Mosiah Mecham born 24 Jul 1838.
Margaret Marie Mecham born 24 Feb 1840.
Joshua Josiah Mecham born 24 Mar 1842.
Almira Ann Mecham born 10 Feb 1844.
Melissa Mecham born 1 Dec 1845.
Brigham Mecham born 24 Nov 1847.
Lydia Knight Mecham born 28 Nov 1849.
Martha Jane Mecham born 29 Jan 1852.
Lewis Mecham born 28 Mar 1854.
Samantha Lovisa Mecham born 12 Dec 1856.
Jonathan James Mecham born 6 Nov 1858.
Judah Mecham born 16 Feb 1860.
Sarah Temperance Mecham born 4 May 1863.

Lewis Mecham died 21 Mar 1895 at Provo, Utah, Utah .

Lydia Knight Wells died 20 Oct 1890 at Provo, Utah, Utah .