Snow, Erastus Fairbanks, 1818-1888
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- Existence: 1818 - 1888
Biographical History
Erastus Fairbanks Snow (1818-1888) was an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a prominent settler of Southern Utah.
Erastus Snow was born on November 19, 1818 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Snow joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1833 when he was 15 years old. He served several missions for the Church, including one to Denmark. Because of his time in Europe, he was responsible for the translation of the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and other Church publications into Danish. He, with Orson Pratt, was one of the first pioneers to enter the Salt Lake Valley. He was later called to be an Apostle in 1849. In 1855 he served as director of the LDS Emigration Office in St. Louis. In 1861 he was asked to settle southern Utah and played a crucial role in the settlement of St. George. He married Artimesia Beman on December 3, 1838, and they had eleven children together. He is known to have had multiple wives. Erastus Snow died on May 27, 1888 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Citation:
Washington County Historical Society, via WWW, August 10, 2016 (Erastus Snow; b. November 19, 1818; joined the church at 15, served several missions; was responsible for the translation of the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and other Church publications into Dutch; served as an Apostle, supervised the settlement of southern Utah and St. George; d. May 27, 1888)Church News archives, via WWW, August 10, 2016 (with Orson Pratt was the first of the Pioneers to enter the Salt Lake Valley, crucial in the settlement of St. George)
Wikipedia, via WWW, May 19, 2017 (Born St. Johnsbury, Vermont; had multiple wives; died Salt Lake City)
BYU Religious Studies Center, via WWW, April 16, 2018 (called as apostle in 1849)
UPB files, Feb. 3, 2021 (served as director of the LDS Emigration Office in St. Louis in 1855)
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Edward H. Snow papers
This collection contains material from the life of Edward Hunter Snow and covers the years 1878-1932. These materials are in addition to other materials previously acquired by BYU.
Edward Hunter Snow papers
Erastus Fairbanks and Artemisia Beman Snow family temple records
Erastus Fairbanks Snow agreements
Collection contains two agreements signed by Erastus Snow related to water rights in St. George, Utah. The first agreement, between Snow and Z.C. Rio Virgen Manufacturing Company, is dated January 10, 1888. The second document is a certificate of confirmation of agreement signed by the Clerk of the Water Commissioners Court of Washington County, UT and dated June 6th, 1888.
Erastus Fairbanks Snow correspondence and an autobiography
Handwritten correspondnece with photocopies and an autbiography. The materials include correspondence between Snow and his family, 1847-1887, a report on the possibilities of Mormons settling in the Gila River Valley of Arizona and in Mexico, and an autobiography dictated to Snow's son, Franklin Snow. In the autobiography Erastus Snow tells about his work in the settling of St. George, Utah.
Erastus Fairbanks Snow letter to James McGaw
Erastus Fairbanks Snow papers
Photocopies of handwritten diaries from about 1836 to 1857, a notebook from 1848, correspondence from 1847 to 1888, financial papers from 1855 to 1883, miscellaneous items from 1840 to 1879, and copy of a revelation given in 1836 which is now found in Doctrine and Covenants, Sec. 111. The materials relate to Snow's finances and activities.
Erastus Fairbanks Snow promissory note
Handwritten promissory note. Snow agrees to pay Peter Harrocks thirty six dollars at 20% per anum interest.
Erastus Fairbanks Snow statement
Handwritten statement dated 9 April 1872. Snow claims that he is the owner of eight lots of land in St. George, Utah.
Ammon M. Tenney papers
Handwritten correspondence, certificates, patriarchal blessings, family histories, and genealogies. The items relate to Ammon M. Tenney and to other members of the Tenney family. The letters and certificates are from prominent Mormon Church leaders.
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