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Utah -- Emigration and immigration

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:

Sketch of Sarah Shelley Conder wife of Edward Conder

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332915]
Identifier: MSS SC 3298
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biogaphy of Sarah Shelley Conder. Sarah Shelley was born in England in 1840. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah in 1851, and settled in American Fork. She married Edward Conder in 1855, had eleven children, and died in 1917.

Dates: 1930

Sketch of the life of Hannah Hardy Eckersley Crompton

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332956]
Identifier: MSS SC 3302
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography of Hannah Crompton by an unknown author. Hannah was born in 1815 in England, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, came to the United States, migrated to Utah, lived in Salt Lake City, and later went to American Fork and then to Sanpete County. She died in 1901.

Dates: 1930

Biographical sketch of James Crystal,|f1930.

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332881]
Identifier: MSS SC 3295
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography of James Crystal. Crystal was born in Scotland in 1839 and later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He migrated to Utah in 1866 where he lived in Salt Lake City. He died in 1924.

Dates: 1930

Biographical sketch of George Cunningham

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230327816]
Identifier: MSS SC 3288
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Loveless writes about the live of George Cunningham. Cunningham was born in 1840 in England an later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with his parents. He migrated to Utah in 1856 with the James Willie handcart company. Most of the biography is Cunningham's account of the miseries of the trek in the handcart company, written when he was 30 years old. Cunningham settled in American Fork, Utah, and was a...
Dates: 1870-1930

Joseph Curtis diaries

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331719]
Identifier: MSS SC 3245
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of handwritten diaries. Curtis also writes about his early life. He was born in Pennsylvania and joined the Mormon Church in 1833. He lived in Missouri and told about the persecution of Mormons there. He later lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, and served on two missions at that time. He came to Utah in 1848 and later settled in Utah Valley, Utah. Curtis was involved in numerous activities including defending Utah from the Utah Expedition in 1858.

Dates: 1836-1858

Thomas Dorey letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315225]
Identifier: MSS SC 1796
Scope and Contents Copy of handwritten letter by Thomas Dorey on October 21, 1850. It consists of Thomas Dorey talking about his goals of travelling to Oregon to possibly work in the mines and later travel to Hawaii and South America. Dorey also warns people to not move to Utah as, according to him, the supplies were scarce, and people were very poor. Dorey suggests he was instructed by the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Twelve Apostles that emigrants should avoid going to...
Dates: 1850 October 21

Biographical sketch of Sinah Chipman Eldredge

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332972]
Identifier: MSS SC 3304
Scope and Contents

Phtocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography of Sinah Chipman Eldredge. Sinah was born in Canada in 1831 and soon joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She moved to Missouri; Nauvoo, Illinois; Iowa; and to Utah in 1847. She later settled in American Fork, Utah, and died in 1895

Dates: 1930

Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney papers, 1957, 1847-1885

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, a poem, and patriarchal blessing of Whitney, dating from between 1847 and 1885. Primarily relates to Whitney's life in Utah, including business and family affairs.

Dates: 1957; 1847-1885

Life history of Martin Hansen

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333038]
Identifier: MSS SC 3307
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten autobiography. Hansen migrated to Utah in 1857 by handcart. He also wrote about the problems of hunger and finding food from 1857 to 1859 when he was in Utah. He settled in American Fork, Utah.

Dates: 1930

Eugene A. Henriod autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333046]
Identifier: MSS SC 3308
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten autobiography. Henriod was born in France and joined the Mormon Church when he was 17. He migrated to Utah in 1853 where he settled in American Fork. He was was a city recorder, notary, and a missionary for the Mormon Church in France.

Dates: 1920