Leonidas Moses Worthen Mecham

Brief Life History of Leonidas Moses Worthen

When Leonidas Moses Worthen Mecham was born on 19 February 1804, in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Joshua Mecham, was 30 and his mother, Permelia Chapman, was 27. He married Elvira Derby on 8 November 1827, in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States in 1826 and Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States in 1830. He died on 22 July 1878, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leonidas Moses Worthen Mecham
1804–1878
Elvira Derby
1811–1886
Marriage: 8 November 1827
Leonidas Clinton Mecham
1828–1883
Sarah Elvira Mecham
1829–1890
Samuel LeRoy Mecham
1831–1877
Mormon Mecham
1832–1832
Polly Mae Mecham
1833–1920
Emily Mecham
1834–1861
Americas Mecham
1835–1837
America Mecham
1837–1917
Martha Mecham
1839–1924
Lucina Mecham
1841–1925
Elvira Jane Mecham
1843–1920
Moses Moroni Mecham
1845–1928
William Wallace Mecham
1847–1847
Celestia Ann Mecham
1848–1909
John Derby Mecham
1850–1932
Donna Maria Mecham
1852–1935
Marquis Lafayette Mecham
1855–1856

Sources (85)

  • Moses Mecham, "United States Census, 1830"
  • Moses Mecham, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Moses Mecham in entry for Martha Mecham Bigelow, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Meacham .

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

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This is a brief conversion story of Moses Mecham compiled by Karen Bray Keeley In the spring of 1836 Moses with his family moved to Kenrick, Iowa. The glowing reports of the western frontiers and of t …

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