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Leany, William, 1815-1891

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1815 - 1891

Biographical History

William Leany (1815-1891) was a pioneer for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an early settler of southern Utah.

William Leany (or Laney) was born on December 19, 1815, in Franklin, Kentucky, to Culbert Means Laney and Margaret Cook. He was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843 along with his twin brother, Isaac. Together they traveled with the Saints to Missouri and Illinois. William was married to Elizabeth Scearce on September 7, 1845, in Nauvoo, Illinois, and they had nine children together.

Leany and his family made the journey to Utah in 1847 in the Edward Hunter - Jacob Foutz Company, arriving in September that year. In the fall of 1850, Leany was called to help settle Parowan in southern Utah. The family eventually moved to Harrisburg where they raised grapes, cotton, and indigo. In 1870, Leany took a second wife, Mary Condie, and they had two children together, both of whom died as infants.

William Leany died on December 29, 1891, in Harrisburg, Utah.

Citation:
Find-a-grave.com, via WWW, July 30, 2018 (William Leany (or Laney). b. December 19, 1815, in Franklin, Kentucky, to Culbert Means Laney and Margaret Cook; baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843 along with his twin brother, Isaac; together they traveled with the Saints to Missouri and Illinois; m. Elizabeth Scearce on September 7, 1845, in Nauvoo, Illinois; had nine children together; arrived in Utah in September 1847; in the fall of 1850, Leany was called to help settle Parowan in southern Utah; the family eventually moved to Harrisburg where they raised grapes, cotton, and indigo; in 1870, Leany took a second wife, Mary Condie, and they had two children together, both of whom died as infants; d. on December 29, 1891, in Harrisburg, Utah)

Pioneer Overland Travel website, on history.lds.org, via WWW, July 30, 2018 (made the journey to Utah in 1847 in the Edward Hunter - Jacob Foutz Company)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Leany family history as written from memory by William Leany

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323310]
Identifier: MSS SC 2411
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography, will, and testimony to the veracity of the Mormon Church. Also included are photocopies and typescripts of these items. Leany was a convert to the Mormon Church who moved to Missouri in 1836. He was present at the Haun's Mill Massacre. He moved to Nauvoo, Illinois and later migrated to Utah living in Parowan and Harrisburg.

Dates: 1888-1891
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William Leany autobiography

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 482
Scope and Contents

Contains a handwritten autobiography of William Leany. Includes a description of Leany's life and experiences as an early Mormon pioneer in Nauvoo, Illinois, his journey to Utah, and settling in southern Utah. Dated January 1888.

Dates: 1888 January
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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