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Barfoot, Joseph L.

 Person

Biography

Joseph Lindsay Barfoot was born in Warwick Castle, England on March 29, 1816. He married Mary Ann Knapp in 1842 and together they had one daughter, Elizabeth Lindsay Barfoot. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1856 while living in London. He immigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1865 and married Sarah Ann Carpenter in 1866. A devoted naturalist, he was the second curator of the Salt Lake City Museum and Menagerie. The museum flourished and grew scientifically while he was in charge. He died on April 23, 1882 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
ChestofBooks.com, via WWW, November 3, 2020 (Joseph L. Barfoot; b. March 29, 1816 in Warwick Castle, England; joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1856 while living in London; immigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1865, lived there until his death) MyHeritage.com, via WWW, November 3, 2020 (Joseph L. Barfoot; m. Mary Ann Knapp 1842; had one daughter, Elizabeth Lindsay Barfoot; m. Sarah Ann Carpenter 1866) Encyclopedia of Mormonism, via WWW, November 3, 2020 (Joseph L. Barfoot; devoted naturalist; second curator of the Salt Lake City Museum and Menagerie; Under his supervision, the museum flourished and grew scientifically) Church of Jesus Christ Pioneer Database via WWW, 03 November 2020 (Joseph L. Barfoot; died on April 23, 1882)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Deseret Museum museum register

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233245023]
Identifier: MSS SC 598
Scope and Contents

The collection includes a fragment of the printer register with handwritten notations, some by Joseph L. Barfoot, curator, and newspaper clippings about the Great Salt Lake and other miscellaneous subjects concerning Utah. Also is an undated loose page of butterfly illustrations from a German publication by Hubner, Exot, Schmett., Vol. 1, plate 6, sent to G. Reynolds, curator of the Museum of Natural History.

Dates: 1874-1877
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Deseret Museum museum register

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