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pm from Brian:

"Hi and many thanks for all your posts which will help me sort a few things out.
Kindest regards, Brian"

You're welcome Brian, at least I think we've proved Mercy Ann Deuel was Lorenzo's daughter-in-law and not one of his wives.

If you need any more help on the family then just add it onto this thread.

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1880 United States Federal Census about Myron S. Roundy
Name: Myron S. Roundy
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1880: Kanara, Kane, Utah
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mercy A. Roundy
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farmer
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Household Members:
Name Age
Myron S. Roundy 36
Mercy A. Roundy 35
Myron S. Roundy 14
William W. Roundy 12
Eliza A. Roundy 8
Minerva S. Roundy 6
Byron A. Roundy 4
Mercy L. Roundy 1


Name: Mercy Ann Deuel
Spouse: Myron Shadrack Roundy
Parents: William Henry Deuel, Eliza Avery Whitting
Birth Place: Lee, Montrose, IA
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1845
Death Date: 10 May 1889

Various records I've found indicate that Mercy Ann Deuel married Myron Roundy.

This is the marriage of one of their children:

"Utah, Marriages, 1887-1966," Mercy Ann Deuel in entry for Myron Shadrach Roundy and Edna Dalton Peterson, 1919

groom's name: Myron Shadrach Roundy
groom's birth date: 1866
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 53
bride's name: Edna Dalton Peterson
bride's birth date: 1876
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 43
marriage date: 02 Sep 1919
marriage place:
groom's father's name: Myron Shadrach Roundy <<
groom's mother's name: Mercy Ann Deuel <<
bride's father's name: Charles A. Dalton
bride's mother's name: Wiley
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: I00426-3
system origin: Utah-EASy
source film number: 481518
reference number: 1845

Source Citation
"Utah, Marriages, 1887-1966," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8G4-H9M : accessed 02 Sep 2012), Mercy Ann Deuel in entry for Myron Shadrach Roundy and Edna Dalton Peterson, 02 Sep 1919.

I don't know how many Mercy Ann Roundy's there were but if this was Lorenzo's wife she couldn't have had babies up to 1901 .....

"BillionGraves Index," Mercy Ann Roundy, 1889

name: Mercy Ann Roundy
event: Burial
event date: 10 May 1889
event place: Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States
cemetery: Kanarraville Cemetery
birth date: 31 Jul 1845
marriage date:
death date: 10 May 1889
maiden name: Deuel
cemetery latitude: 37.538890838623
cemetery longitude: -113.195831298828
billion graves image id: 1313816
billion graves created timestamp: 2012-06-02 13:24:35

Source Citation
"BillionGraves Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KSGW-YLQ : accessed 02 Sep 2012), Mercy Ann Roundy, 10 May 1889; citing BillionGraves.com (http://billiongraves.com : 2012).

I'm sure you have this and all his other details.


Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835–1846 about Lorenzo Wesley Roundy
Name: Lorenzo Wesley Roundy
Birth Date: 1819
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 1876
Death Place: Arizona
Father: Shadrack Roundy
Mother: Betxy Quimby
Wives: Parrish, Priscilla (8); Wallace, Susannah (8); Whiting, Adeline (2)
Quorum: Q2
Nauvoo Data: Baptized 1837; Endowed Nauvoo Temple 1/22/46 (Seventy); High Priest May 1845
Post-Nauvoo Data: Centerville UT; Farmer
Sources: M37:783; N512; Q2+

The Quorums of the Seventy are members of the Church of Latter Day Saints.

That's a good find Adeline - you can read the whole book of his life.

This only mentions two wives (one of them twice):

Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
Name: Lorenzo Wesley Roundy
Spouse: Susannah Wallace, Priscilla Parish, Priscilla Parish
Birth Date: 18 Jun 1819
Birth Place: Spafford, Onandago, N.Y.
Death Date: 24 May 1876
Death Place: Lee's Ferry, Coconino, AZ
Pioneer: before 1869
Chapter: B.Y.U.
Donor: Russell R. Margaret C. Rich

It seems he was a Mormon. Have you seen this account of his life?

http://aeb.buchananspot.com/histories/LWR/LWR_Ch1.html

If he was in Salt Lake City he could possibly be polygamous ......

I have Lorenzo married to Adeline Whiting 1 may 1843 in Nauvoo, Hancock, IL with 2 children born 1844 and 1845. Also married to Susannah Wallace 16 may 1847 in Spafford, Onondago, NY with 8 children between 1848 and 1859. Also married to Priscilla Parrish 22 April 1857 in Salt Lake City with 8 children born between 1858 and 1875. Lastley married to Mercy Ann Deuel 3 Dec 1863 in Salt Lke City with 11 children born between 1865 and 1901.
I have obtained this data fron Gencircles.com and Ancestry.com but it seems wrong that 2 children to Susannah were born after the marriage to Priscilla and 5 children were born to Priscilla after the marriage to Mercy Ann.
In addition, I have Lorenzoo`s death as 24 1876 and the records show that 5 children were born to Mercy after this date.
Was it common in those days for a man to re marry and still have children by his previoius wife?. Would also appreciate clarification of the death date for Lorenzo.
Many thanks in anticipation.