Born at Brooklyn, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; daughter of Elmira Bachelder and Elam Mecham. Died at Yorkshire, Harrison County, Iowa. 1 (See Document 1.2)
Polly Meecham Champlin
23 February 1826—31 December 1881
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Footnotes
1 Lyman De Platt, Nauvoo: Early Mormon Records Series, vol. 1 (Highland, UT: Lyman De Platt, 1980), 121. Dorris Lawton, “Marriage Index of Hancock County, Ill., 1829–1849,” vol. 1, p. 9, William J Champlin; from Hancock County Historical Society, Carthage, IL. “Polly Maria Meacham, 1825–1881,” Individual Record, Family Tree database (Ancestor ID: G8S5-5NH), FamilySearch, accessed 22 Nov. 2023, familysearch.org. 1870 U.S. census, Union, Harrison Co., Iowa, p. 2, Polly Champlin, NARA. 1880 U.S. census, Washington, Harrison Co., Iowa, ED 87, p. 11C, Poly Champlin, NARA. Find a Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com, accessed Oct. 2013), memorial no. 64025067, Polly Maria ‘Mary’ Meacham Champlin; Champlin Cemetery, Yorkshire, IA.