James Joseph Meikle

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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Family Time Line

James Joseph Meikle
1839–1924
Harriet Louise Peacock
1836–1915
Marriage: 3 January 1864
James Jackson Meikle
1864–1929
Thomas William Meikle
1866–1867
Robert Gilbert Meikle Sr
1868–1939
Alfred William Meikle
1870–1911
Isabelle Merrion Meikle
1872–1939
Samuel Francis Meikle
1874–1874
Joseph Arthur Meikle
1877–1966
Harriet Louise Meikle
1879–1943

Sources (51)

  • 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

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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