Bateman, Marinda Allen, 1838-1919
Dates
- Existence: 1838 - 1919
Biography
Marinda Allen Bateman (1838-1919) was a Utah pioneer and midwife.
Marinda Allen was born 21 June 1838 in Jamaica, Queens, New York to Daniel R. Allen and Eliza Martin. She was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1847, and emigrated to Utah in 1853. In 1853 she met Samuel Bateman, and they married on 27 November 1854 in West Jordan, Utah. They were later sealed in the Endowment House in March 1861. Samuel and Marinda had 13 children together.
Marinda serve as president of the Relief Society in West Jordan. We also raised chickens, ducks, and geese and used their feathers to make bed ticks and pillows. Marinda was a registered midwife in the Salt Lake Valley and helped deliver over 700 babies.
Marinda Allen Bateman died on 18 March 1919 in West Jordan, Utah, during the influenza epidemic.