Almira Mehitable Meacham

Brief Life History of Almira Mehitable

When Almira Mehitable Meacham was born on 13 May 1824, in Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, Stephen Peabody Meacham, was 27 and her mother, Dorothy Maria Ransom, was 22. She married Andrew Warren Palmer on 4 June 1840, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860 and Springville, Utah, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 2 October 1898, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Whiting
1809–1890
Almira Mehitable Meacham
1824–1898
Marriage: 3 January 1845
Edward Lucian Whiting
1846–1926
Ellen Emerett Whiting
1847–1918
Catherine Emeline Whiting
1849–1926
Cornelia Dollie Whiting
1851–1933
Elisha Franklin Whiting
1853–1914
Edwin Lafayette Whiting
1857–1943
Hyrum Whiting
1859–1859
Sylvia Almira Whiting
1860–1927

Sources (168)

  • Almira Packard in household of Henry Packard, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • Almira Mecham, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

Name Meaning

English: variant of Machen . It may occasionally also be a variant of Measham, a habitational name from Measham in Leicestershire. The place takes its name from the river Mease (from Old English mēos ‘marsh, bog’) + Old English hām ‘village, homestead’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Almira Mehitable Meacham by Lovell Killpack

ALMIRA MEHITABLE MEACHAM AND HER FAMILY Compiled by Lovell Killpack 1999 In 1839, driven from Caldwell County, Missouri to Hancock County, Illinois, the three families, sixteen in number, Cox, Whit …

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