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Tripp, Enoch B. (Enoch Bartlett), 1823-1909

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1823 - 1909

Biographical History

Enoch B. Tripp was born in Bethel, Maine on May 29, 1823, to Methodist preacher and shoemaker William Tripp, and Naamah Hall Bartlett. His family was somewhat prominent in Maine, and his father and his older brother both served in the legislature of that state. Enoch attended an academy at age 18, and worked in shoemaking in Maine. Tripp became familiar with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he heard of their movement west and went to visit his Aunt, Patty Sessions, who was a member living in Nauvoo. He eventually joined the Church in Nauvoo, Illinois in 1846, and married Roxanna Sophia Billings that same year. He lived in Iowa from 1846 to 1853 before emigrating to Utah in 1853 with the Enoch Bartlett Tripp Company. Tripp settled in Salt Lake City, Utah. He served three missions to Maine. In 1857, he was made a captain of the first fifty in Major F. Kester's Battalion of the territorial militia. He went with his company to Echo Canyon to defend Utah from the army until the army had set up camp at Hams Fork. Later, in 1858, he moved his family from Salt Lake to Provo, following the command of Brigham Young to abandon Salt Lake City. Enoch was appointed captain of the guard of the city west of Main Street, which was in the city while the army passed through. After the crisis was over, Enoch moved his family back to Salt Lake. He was a practicer of plural marriage, taking four more wives throughout his life. He owned various businesses, and served as justice of the peace for several terms in different districts. Tripp died January 25, 1909 in Murray, Utah.

Citation:
Enoch B. Tripp papers, 1841-1908, (Enoch Bartlett Tripp, 25 May 1823-25 January 1909; Joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nauvoo, Illinois in 1846; Lived in Iowa from 1846 to 1853; Served three missions to Maine; Was a practicer of plural marriage) Churchofjesuschrist, via WWW, June 9, 2021 (The Tripp family traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in 1853 with the Enoch Bartlett Tripp Company) Familysearch, via WWW, June 9, 2021 (Enoch Bartlett Tripp was born on May 29, 1823, in Bethel Maine, to William Tripp and Naamah Hall Bartlett. He married Roxanna Sophia Billings on March 29, 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. He died on 25 January 1909, in Murray, Utah) Jay Robert Johnston with his Descendants & Ancestors, 1986 (Methodist preacher and shoemaker William Tripp; His family was somewhat prominent in Maine, and his father and his older brother both served in the legislature of that state. Enoch attended an academy at age 18, and worked in shoemaking; became familiar with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he heard of their movement west and went to visit his Aunt, Patty Sessions, who was a member living in Nauvoo; In 1857, he was made a captain of the first fifty in Major F. Kester's Battalion of the territorial militia. He went with his company to Echo Canyon to defend Utah from the army until the army had set up camp at Hams Fork. Later, in 1858, he moved his family from Salt Lake to Provo, following the command of Brigham Young to abandon Salt Lake City; Appointed captain of the guard of the city west of Main Street, which was in the city while the army passed through; moved his family back to Salt Lake; was a practicer of plural marriage, taking four more wives throughout his life; He owned various businesses, and served as justice of the peace for several terms in different districts)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Enoch B. Tripp journals, 1854-1908

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2032 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains 18 journals kepts by Enoch B. Tripp, dated 1854 to 1908.

Dates: 1854-1908

Enoch B. Tripp personal papers, 1841-1906

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2032 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, writings, and other personal documents such as a license, a certificate, and blessings. Dated 1841 to 1906.

Dates: 1841-1906

Enoch B. Tripp papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2032
Scope and Contents Eighteen volumes of journals and other papers. Volumes document Enoch B. Tripp's conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his missions to the state of Maine, his visit with Joseph Smith's mother (Lucy Mack Smith), wife (Emma Smith), and son (Joseph Smith III) in Nauvoo in November 1855, his participation in the Utah War in 1857, and his life in Salt Lake City. Tripp discusses anti-polygamy legislation, his time on the Mormon "Underground" to avoid arrest for practicing...
Dates: 1841-1908

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Diaries 2
Letters 2
Certificates 1
Licenses 1
Poetry 1