Meeks, Priddy, 1795-1886
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Mormon pioneer who settled in southern Utah.
Priddy Meeks (1795-1886) was a Mormon pioneer who settled in southern Utah.
Converted to the LDS church, moved to Nauvoo, crossed plains to Utah in 1847, settled in Parowan, Orderville and Harrisburg. Was a polygamist and a doctor.
Mormon pioneer who settled in Orderville, Utah.
Priddy Meeks was born on August 29, 1795, in South Carolina. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1840 while living in Brown County, Illinois, and lived in Nauvoo from 1842 until he departed for Salt Lake City in 1847. Meeks was a self-educated herbalist doctor and was the first president of the Society of Health, a Mormon organization dedicated to improving medical practices. He also served as town doctor for the settlements of Parowan, Leeds-Harrisburg, and Glendale, Utah. In 1879 he joined the United Order at Orderville, where he died on October 7, 1886.
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Orderville (Utah)
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Parowan (Utah)
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Utah
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Iron County (Utah)
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Orderville (Utah)
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Kane County (Utah)
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Utah
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Parowan (Utah)
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Orderville (Utah)
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Utah--Orderville
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Circleville (Utah)
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Harrisburg (Utah)
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Parowan (Utah)
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Utah
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Parowan (Utah)
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Orderville (Utah)
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Harrisburg (Utah)
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Utah
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Washington County (Utah)
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