Brief Life History of James Joseph
When James Joseph Meikle was born on 5 July 1839, in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Meikle, was 43 and his mother, Margaret Jesse Jackson, was 40. He married Harriet Louise Peacock on 3 January 1864, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 3 May 1924, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Smithfield City Cemetery, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- James Mickle in household of William Mickle, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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World Events (8)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1857
Historical Boundaries: 1857: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Scottish: nickname from Middle Scots mekill, meikill ‘big’. Compare Mitchell 2, Muckle , and Mutch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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