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1847–1868

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17 May 1831
Death Date
22 April 1899
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John Meyrick

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  • John initially came to the Valley in 1853. Several years later, he crossed the plains again, this time as a teamster for John Murdock's 1861 out-and-back company. He later married Jemima Hutchison, whom he met on this second trip.

    His travel to Utah is mentioned in his obituary, however his surname is spelled "Merrick" in that document.

Cyrus H. Wheelock Company (1853)

  • Age at Departure: 22

John Riggs Murdock Company (1861)

  • Age at Departure: 30
  • Out-and-Back Teamster

Sources

  • C. H. Wheelock Company report, 1853 September 19.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Genealogy and Family Pioneer History. Mount Pleasant Historical Association
  • Meyrick, John, Diary, 2-3, in Life of John and Jamima Hutchensen Meyrick, 1850-1922, MSS SC 1623.
  • "Two Pioneers Gone," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 28 April 1899, 5.