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Carter, William, 1821-1896

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1821 - 1896

biographical statement

Citation:
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 1913: p. 797 (born February 12, 1821, in Sudbury, Herefordshire, England to Thomas and Sarah Parker Carter; on December 5, 1843, he married Ellen Benbow in Nauvoo, Illinois; on November 29, 1853, Carter took his first plural wife, Harriet Temperance Utley; Carter took another plural wife, Sophrona Ellen Turnbow on February 8, 1857.) William Carter: first plowman in Utah, 1821-1896, 1999: p.7-23, 112-114 (Carter was among the Advanced Company to arrive in the Salt Lake Valley on July 22, 1847, and is known to have plowed the first acre of land in Utah; Carter's family settled in Salt Lake City; his families would later be assigned to help settle St. George, Utah; Carter helped build the St. George Temple; he was known for building a system of ditches from the Virgin River to help water crops in the St. George area; died on June 22, 1896, in St. George, Utah.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Biographical sketch of William Carter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489184]
Identifier: MSS 528
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography. Also included is a typewritten poem by Johnson. William Carter was a Mormon who lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, migrated to Utah in 1847, and lived in Salt Lake City and later in St. George, Utah. He was a polygamist who spent time in the Utah penitentiary for bigamy.

Dates: 1938
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Biographical sketch of William Carter

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