American Fork (Utah) -- History
Found in 258 Collections and/or Records:
Biography : Robert Kirkman
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Kirkman was born in 1845 in England. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and he migrated to Utah in 1856 with the ill-fated Willie handcart company. Robert Kirkman lost part of his toes to the cold. He settled in American Fork, Utah, where he died in 1902.
Biography : Rosa Able Bourne
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Rosa Able was born in 1858 in England. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah in 1863, and settled in American Fork. She married Elijah Bourne in 1880 and died in 1925.
Biography : Sarah Elizabeth Harrington Robinson
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Sarah E. Harrington was born in 1848 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was a daughter of pioneers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her family later moved to American Fork, Utah, where Sarah lived most of her life. Sarah married Edward Robinson, Jr. when she was fifteen years old. She had eight children and died in 1917.
Biography : Soren Jensen and wife Annie Kerstin Christensen
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typed biography. Soren Jensen was born in Denmark in 1837, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah in 1868, settled in American Fork, and died in 1913. Annie Kerstine Christensen was born in 1843 in Denmark, married Soren, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah, settled in American Fork, and died in 1906.
Biography William Smith Robinson, pioneer : came to Utah Oct. 28, 1849 in Ezra T. Benson Company
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typed biography. William Smith Robinson was born in 1840 in England and died in 1936. His family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, went to Nauvoo, Illiinois, and migrated to Utah in 1849. Most of the biography is a word-for-word transcription of interviews of Robinson by Seastrand. Robinson talks about coming to Utah and about his life in American Fork.
George Robert Bird commission
Handwritten and printed commission authorizing George Robert Bird to be a minister and missionary for the Presbyterian Church in the Sandy and American Fork areas of Utah. The item also stipulates the duties, regulations, and salary of the commission.
Elisha H. Boley mission papers
Account of Elisha H. Boley's daily missionary service in the Eastern States Mission for the Mormon Church. He spent much of his time working in Pennsylvania. Also includes ledgers maintained by Elisha Boley and a photograph of the missionaries in the Northern States Mission from approximately 1910-1912.
Biography : Henry Boley and wives Barbara Hart and Mary Anderson came to Utah 1850
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Henry Boley and Barbara Hart were born in Berlin, Germany. Henry was born in 1795 and Barbara was born in 1793. They married and later came to Pennsylvania where they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They later moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, and migrated to Utah in 1850. They finally settled in American Fork. After the death of Barbara, Henry married Mary Anderson. Dated 1944.
Biography : Henry Davis Boley
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Henry Davis Boley was born in 1850 in Iowa and came to Utah in the same year with his parents who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He settled in American Fork, Utah, and married Melissa Chipman in 1873. He died in 1910.
Biography : Elijah Bourne, native pioneer
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Elijah was born in 1851 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and he married mary Ann Able in 1871 and Rosa Abel in 1880. He served time in prison for polygamy and died in 1890. He lived in American Fork, Utah, his entire life.