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Lee, John D. (John Doyle), 1812-1877

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1812 - 1877

Biographical History

John D. Lee (1812-1877) was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and colonizer. He was executed for his participation in the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

Citation:
His Journals of John D. Lee, 1846-47 and 1859, 1984.

Wikipedia, website viewed 21 July 2011 (John D. Lee; John Doyle Lee; b. September 12, 1812 in Kaskaskia, Illinois territory; d. March 23, 1877, Mountain Meadows, Utah; Joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1838; mission to Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee; practiced plural marriage; farming and rancher in Utah; US Indian Agent in Iron County, Utah in 1856; member of the Utah Territorial Legislature, 1848; Member of the "Council of Fifty"; established a ferry crossing on the Colorado River called Lee's Ferry near his ranch which was named Lonely Dell Ranch; involved in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, September 1857)

Pioneers and prominent men of Utah; L.D.S. biographical dictionary

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Andrew Amundsen journal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305267]
Identifier: MSS SC 786
Scope and Contents Photocopy of typescript. Author describes the trip from the Lehi, Utah, area in company with his fellow missionaries to Moencopi, Arizona, where the group farmed, lived among the Indians, learned their language, and taught them about the Mormon Church. Amundsen also records his impressions of the Indians as a people and gives a day-by-day account of the Mormons' relations with them, as well as providing descriptions of various sites the group explored for potential settlement by Mormon...
Dates: 1873
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Andrew Amundsen journal

George H. Carver diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 524
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of handwritten diaries. The collection consists of two diaries. The first was kept from 1879 to 1880 while Carver was serving in the Southern States. The second was kept from 1898 to 1899 while Carter was working in the Northwestern States. Also included is an account of Carter's interview with a female servant of the infamous John D. Lee, who was associated with the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857.

Dates: 1879-1899
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George H. Carver diaries

Geroge Washington Hickerson correspondence and family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 840
Scope and Contents Handwritten correspondence largely to and from family members. Also included are biographies and a genealogy of Hickerson family members. Hickerson lived much of his life in Davis County, Utah. Some of the letters were written by Hickerson while serving on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois. Several of the letters were written by Hickerson's son, Isaac Hickerson, when he was in California and in Carson City, Nevada. Among the items is a letter from...
Dates: 1852-1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Geroge Washington Hickerson correspondence and family papers

John D. Lee diary

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 449
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary with a typed copy of the item. Lee kept this diary while serving in Tennessee as a missionary for the Mormon Church. Lee writes about his experiences as a missionary, the people with whom he stayed, the distances he travelled, and the debates he held with local ministers. He also includes poems, illustrations, and some genealogical notes.

Dates: 1840-1841
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John D. Lee diary

William Henry Solomon's diary of the Arizona mission

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305465]
Identifier: MSS SC 790
Scope and Contents Photocopy of typescript. Discusses in detail the daily life of Mormon missionaries among the Indians on the Arizona frontier and the problems with the Indians that eventually forced the missionaries to withdraw to Kanab, Utah, in 1874. Some personal and family matters are also covered, including divorce from one of the author's plural wives. Excerpts from other records of Solomon's are included at the end of the record to cover gaps in the main diary. Notes by the compiler, P. T. Reilly, are...
Dates: 1873-1874
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Henry Solomon's diary of the Arizona mission

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