Hezekiah Peck (1820-1859)

Hezekiah Peck

Early Mormon Pioneer

Vital Stats

 * Father: Benjamin Peck (1795-1829) - b/d - Chenango Co, New York
 * Mother: Phebe Crosby (1772-1850) - Mormon Convert and later married to Joseph Knight Sr.
 * 1820-Mar-12 : Birth in Bainbridge, Shenango Co, New York
 * 1839 (Est) : Marriage to Jemina Smoot (1818-1908) -
 * 1846-Jan-15 : Temple Sealing to wife Jemina, LDS Nauvoo Temple
 * 1848-Sep-24 : Family migration to Utah with Heber C Kimball Wagon Company
 * 1859-Oct-20 : Died in Salt Lake City, Utah

Biography
Family traveled to Utah in 1848 with the Heber C. Kimball Pioneer Company / Departure: 7 June 1848 / Arrival:  24 September 1848 /Company Information:  662 individuals were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Winter Quarters, Nebraska.

Hezekiah died at age 39 in Salt Lake City Utah.

Children

 * 1) Phebe Ann Peck (1841-1917) -
 * 2) Semira Peck (1844-1847) - died young in Iowa
 * 3) Margaret Smoot Peck (1846-1910)
 * 4) Melvin Peck (1847-) - died young in Iowa, not found on Wagon train roster.
 * 5) Benjamin Peck (1848-) -
 * 6) George Smoot Peck (1851-1931) -
 * 7) Ida Deseret Peck (1852-1869) -
 * 8) Melvina Jemima Peck (1854-1940) - moved to Iowa and m. Amazon Badham
 * 9) Hezekiah Owens Peck (1858-1914) -

1848 Heber Kimball Wagon Company Roster

 * Arlytia Lydia Carter Peck (19)
 * Benjamin Peck (infant son of Hezekiah and Jemina)
 * George Peck (2)
 * Hezekiah Peck (28) -
 * Hezekiah Hatch Peck (3)
 * Jemima Smoot Peck (30) - wife of Hezekiah
 * Joseph A Peck (18)
 * Lucius Augustus Peck (infant)
 * Margret Peck (1) - daughter of Hezekiah and Jemima
 * Martin Horton Peck (42)
 * Mary Thorn Peck (32)
 * Phebe Ann Peck (6) - oldest daughter of Hezekiah and Jemima
 * William Page Peck (14)

Utah Death Certificate
Died 20-Oct-1859 in Salt Lake City, Utah