Dates

• Existence: 1842 - 1924

Biographical History

Joseph Robert Meservy (1842-1924) was a pioneer for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the British isle of Jersey who moved to the Salt Lake Valley. While in his service to the Church, he served as a missionary, built the "Spanish Wall" in Salt Lake City, and served in various Church callings for thirty-five years until his death in Fremont, Idaho.

Joseph Robert Meservy was born in the British isle of Jersey on April 30, 1842. After spending his childhood in French school, after his family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints they emigrated to Utah in April 1853 via New Orleans. Once they arrived, he served in various positions in both Utah and Idaho for the Church. In addition to serving in various Church callings from being a missionary to serving as a clerk and MIA leader in his local ward, he also built the "Spanish Wall" in Salt Lake City to protect the city from Native American attacks, established various settlements in the "belt" from Santaquin, Utah to Franklin, Idaho, and aided other settlers to the region. After marrying Augusta P. Cook, Laura Stuttleworth, and Mary Kingsbury and having a total of fourteen children with the three wives, he died in Fremont County, Idaho on June 6, 1924.

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