Little, J. C. (Jesse Carter), 1815-1893
Dates
- Existence: 1815 - 1893
biographical statement
Citation:
Salt Lake City (Utah). Quarantine. Notice to emigrants, 1863: t.p. (J.C. Little, marshal of G.S.L. City)MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Little, J. C. (Jesse Carter), 1815-1893; usage: J.C. Little; Elder J.C. Little, president of the 'Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,' in the Eastern States; variant: Col. Jesse C. Little; note: Church leader and pioneer; Utah businessman)
Ancestry.com, via WWW, Apr. 24, 2013 (Jesse Carter Little; Jesse C. Little; J. C. Little; b. Sept. 26, 1815 in Belmont, Me.; parents: Thomas Little and Relief White; m. Sept. 26, 1840 in Petersboro, N.H. to Eliza Greenwood French (1818-1899), 11 children; m. Jan. 29, 1855 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Mary Maria Holbrook (1836-1906), 5 children; m. Jan. 29, 1855 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Emily Hoagland (1837-1906), 12 children; d. Dec. 24, 1893 in Salt Lake City, Utah; pioneer, farmer)
Familysearch.org, via WWW, Apr. 23, 2013 (Jesse Carter Little; b. Sept. 26, 1815 in Belmont, Me.; baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Apr. 1839; d. Dec. 25, 1893)
Pioneers and prominent men of Utah, 1913: p. 61 (Jesse C. Little; b. 1808 in Me.; arrived in Utah, July 24, 1847; high councilor, fire chief, town marshal) p. 1008 (d. Dec. 26, 1893 in Salt Lake City, Utah; farmer and sexton)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Sam Brannan correspondence and other material
Handwritten and signed correspondence and legal documents. Most of the correspondence is from Sam Brannan to Jesse C. Little from 1880 to 1888, and he discusses his efforts to colonize and mine in Sonora, Mexico. Also includes some correspondence from Little to Brannan, dated 1885-1888, and printed documents, maps, and other papers related to colonizing and mining in Mexico. Dated approximately 1875 to 1888.
Jesse C. Little correspondence, approximately 1881-1888
Contains letter written by Jesse C. Little. Most of the letters are written to Sam Brannan regarding colonizing in Mexico. Also includes a letter from T. B. H. Stenhouse and letters written to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Dated approximately 1881-1888.
Jesse C. Little letters received and pamphlets
Letters received, miscellaneous items, and pamphlets composed by Little. These materials largely deal with Little's activities in the mission field in the 1840's. Letters are from such prominent individuals as Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Thomas L. Kane.
Sam Brannan correspondence, 1880-1888
Contains letters written from Sam Brannan between 1880 and 1888. All of the letters are written to Jesse C. Little regarding colonizing in Mexico. Also includes a folder that contains a summary of the correspondence, written by Jesse C. Little. Dated 1880-1888.
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- Correspondence 3
- Expeditions and Adventure 3
- Immigration and American Expansion 3
- Mexico -- Colonization -- History 3
- Sonora (Mexico : State) -- History 3
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
- Latter Day Saint churches -- History -- 19th century 1
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Middle West -- History 1
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- New England -- History 1
- Latter Day Saints -- Correspondence 1
- Missions and Missionaries 1
- Pamphlets 1 + ∧ less