Sarah Meacham Hickman was named after her grandmother, Sarah Basford Meacham. She died during a diphtheria epidemic at the age of four.
Diphtheria was possibly the most common cause of death in young children during Pioneering times in Utah.
Her brother George also died of diphtheria three days later.
Sarah Meacham Hickman was named after her grandmother, Sarah Basford Meacham. She died during a diphtheria epidemic at the age of four.
Diphtheria was possibly the most common cause of death in young children during Pioneering times in Utah.
Her brother George also died of diphtheria three days later.
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