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Adams, Arza, 1804-1889

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1804 - 1889

Biographical History

Arza Adams (1804-1889) was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and pioneer in Utah.

Citation:
Adams, Effie W. Arza Adams, chronicle of a pioneer, 1999: p. 34 (b. Jan. 22, 1804) p. 166 (d. Apr. 15, 1889)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Biographical sketch of Arza Adams

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332436]
Identifier: MSS SC 3281
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Anderson writes about her father, Arza Adams. Adams was born in 1804, he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to New York state. He suffered persecutions with the Mormons in Missouri, igrated to Salt Lake Valley in 1848, and participated in the settling of American Fork, Utah. He died in 1889.

Dates: approximately 1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Biographical sketch of Arza Adams

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  • Subject: American Fork (Utah) -- History X

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