When Joseph Mecham Jr. was born on 1 February 1806, in Thornton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Joseph Mecham Sr, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Basford Meacham Miss, was 33. He married Hannah Ladd Tyler on 10 February 1827, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Tooele, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 6 March 1894, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
English: variant of Meacham .
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