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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. San Juan Stake (Utah)

 Organization

Biography

The San Juan Stake (1883-1974) was an ecclesiastical unit of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in San Juan County and part of Grand County in southern Utah and, for a time, included parts of Colorado and New Mexico.

The San Juan Stake was scouted out in 1855 by church leaders looking for opportunities to migrate to the area. On September 23, 1883 the stake was organized. The stake participated in correspondence with church leaders and has a history of pioneer life. The stake was renamed Monticello Utah Stake in 1974.

Citation:
Francis Asbury Hammond papers, 1851-1901 (San Juan Stake; southern Utah; correspondence, pioneers)

Family Search, via WWW, June 9, 2022 (San Juan Stake, organized September 23, 1883; migration; includes San Juan County and part of Grand County, Utah)

Encyclopedic history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1941: page 772 (San Juan Stake of Zion; in 1930 consisted of Blanding, Monticello, and Moab Utah) page 773 (stake organized September 23, 1883 with Platte D. Lyman as president; on May 21, 1912 divided to remove the New Mexico and Colorado areas to the Young Stake)

Deseret News, via WWW, 22 November 1997 (San Juan Stake became Monticello Utah Stake in 1974 due to change in Church policy regarding unit names) https://www.thechurchnews.com/archives/1997-11-22/historical-highlights-of-monticello-area-129002

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Francis Asbury Hammond and Mary Hammond journals (photocopies), 1884-1900

 Series
Identifier: MSS 18 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection contains materials related to Hammond dealing with the early settlement of San Juan County in southern Utah and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) business of the San Juan Stake which comprised a large portion of southern Utah as well as parts of Colorado and Arizona. The collection includes personal and family correspondence, ecclesiastical correspondence, and journals. Personal and family correspondence relates to pioneer life in southern Utah in...
Dates: 1884-1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 18, Francis Asbury Hammond papers

Francis Asbury Hammond ecclesiastical correspondence, 1871-1899

 Series
Identifier: MSS 18 Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection contains materials related to Hammond dealing with the early settlement of San Juan County in southern Utah and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) business of the San Juan Stake which comprised a large portion of southern Utah as well as parts of Colorado and Arizona. The collection includes personal and family correspondence, ecclesiastical correspondence, and journals. Personal and family correspondence relates to pioneer life in southern Utah in...
Dates: 1871-1899
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 18, Francis Asbury Hammond papers

Francis Asbury Hammond journals and family documents (originals), 1853-1900

 Series
Identifier: MSS 18 Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection contains materials related to Hammond dealing with the early settlement of San Juan County in southern Utah and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) business of the San Juan Stake which comprised a large portion of southern Utah as well as parts of Colorado and Arizona. The collection includes personal and family correspondence, ecclesiastical correspondence, and journals. Personal and family correspondence relates to pioneer life in southern Utah in...
Dates: 1853-1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 18, Francis Asbury Hammond papers

Francis Asbury Hammond papers

 Collection — Box 7: [Barcode: 31197233598173]
Identifier: MSS 18
Scope and Contents Collection contains materials related to Hammond dealing with the early settlement of San Juan County in southern Utah and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) business of the San Juan Stake which comprised a large portion of southern Utah as well as parts of Colorado and Arizona. The collection includes personal and family correspondence, ecclesiastical correspondence, and journals. Personal and family correspondence relates to pioneer life in southern Utah in...
Dates: approximately 1851-1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Francis Asbury Hammond papers

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Subject
Diaries 3
Letters 2
Photocopies 1
 

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