• Evidence that he came in 1852 is confirmed in information found in Church member records (rebaptized in August 1853 in Alpine). His surname is spelled "Meecham" on the roster.

Allen Weeks Company (1852)

• Age at Departure: 44
• Head of Household

Sources

• "21st Company," Deseret News [Weekly], 18 September 1852, 2.
• Alpine Ward, Record of Members.
• Patriarchal Blessing Index, 1833-1971. (Closed to Research)
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887.
• Presiding Bishopric. Immigrant Location Committee Minutes, (20 September - 13 October 1852).
• [Roster], in Harris Grove Branch, Pottawatomie County (Iowa), Record 1848-1852.