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Peart, Jacob, 1801-1874

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1801 - 1874

Biographical History

Jacob Peart (1801-1874) was an immigrant from England. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Jacob Peart was born on June 3, 1801 in Alston, Cumberland, England. He married Elizabeth Holden in 1824. His family immigrated to Nauvoo in the spring of 1841, and soon after his wife and three daughters died. He married Phoebe Robson Thompson in 1842.

After missing the first Latter-day Saint company to leave Nauvoo, he left the city in 1846. He traveled back and forth between Council Bluffs and St. Joseph until 1848 when his company left for the Great Salt Lake. He died on April 20, 1874 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Familysearch.org, via WWW, Apr. 30, 2014 (Jacob Peart; b. June 3, 1801 in St. Johns, Garrigill, Cumberland, England; parents: George Peart, Jr. and Ann Peart; m. Dec. 30, 1824 in Alston, England to Elizabeth Haldon, seven children; m. May 6, 1842 in Nauvoo, Ill. to Phebe Robson, three children; m. Nov. 22, 1847 in Winter Quarters, Neb. to Fylinda Angela Loss, seven children; d. Apr. 20, 1874 in Millcreek, Utah)

UPB files, Sept. 13, 2013 (immigrant from England; born June 3, 1801 in Alston, Cumberland, England; married Elizabeth Holden, 1824; immigrated to Nauvoo in spring 1841; wife and three daughters died; married Phoebe Robson Thompson, 1842; missed first Latter-day Saint company to leave Nauvoo; left city in 1846; traveled between Council Bluffs and St. Joseph; company left for Great Salt Lake in 1848; died April 20, 1874 in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Jacob Peart letters and diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3814
Scope and Contents

Contains the typed and transcribed work of Dorothy Jane Larson Bryson, as well as copies of the original diaries of Jacob Peart. Also includes photographs of various people related to the diaries.

Dates: 1801-1874