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George Cannon biography

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1753
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed biography of George Cannon, English convert to the Mormon Church, who emigrated to the United States and settled in Nauvoo. He made coffins for the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith (1805-1844), and his brother, Hyrum, and plaster casts of their heads.

Dates: approximately 1955
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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  • Names: Cannon, George, 1794-1844 X
  • Subject: Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History X

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