Priddy Meeks
| Priddy Meeks | ||
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| Born |
August 29, 1795 Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| Died |
July 30, 1886 (aged 78) Orderville, Utah Territory, United States | |
| Resting place |
Orderville Cemetery 37°16′20″N 112°38′12″W / 37.2722°N 112.6367°W | |
| Spouse(s) | 3 - Mary "Polly" Bartlett Meeks, Sarah Mahurin Meeks, Mary Jane McCleve Meeks | |
| Children | 19 | |
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Priddy Meeks (August 29, 1795 - October 7, 1886) was an American frontier doctor who developed into a minor folk hero and villain. Occasionally a character in Mormon literature such as the short story "They Did Go Forth" by Maurine Whipple. His writing was included in the seminal Mormon anthology A Believing People.
He founded the town of Winsor in present-day Mount Carmel Junction, Utah and is associated with the founding of Utah's Dixie generally.
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