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Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 206 Collections and/or Records:

Jacob Hamblin papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 815
Scope and Contents

The letter from Brigham Young to Jacob Hamblin in this collection was written about one month before the Mountain Meadows Massacre took place. In it, Young appoints Hamblin to be president of the Santa Clara Indian mission and tells him to keep good relations with the Indians. This collection also contains four blessings given to Jacob Hamblin.

Dates: 1857-1885
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jacob Hamblin papers

Albert Alonzo Haws journal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331578]
Identifier: MSS SC 2935
Scope and Contents Journal detailing Haws' travels and work for the LDS church in St. Paul, Minnesota, including the cities of Minneapolis, MN; Albert Lea, MN; Wabasha, MN; Winona, MN; St. Paul, MN; Lake City, MN; Preston, MN; Glencoe, MN; Caledonia, MN; LaCrosse, WI; Manti, UT; Provo, UT; and Vernal, UT. Includes three patriarchal blessings at the end of the volume, one for Haws and two for his children. The first given by Zebridee Cotrin in Provo, Utah in 1884; the second blessing was given by Nelson...
Dates: 1899-1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Albert Alonzo Haws journal

Electa Coltrin Higginson family papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230350149]
Identifier: MSS 4176
Abstract

Electa Higginson family papers containing a biographical record of Higginson’s father, Zebedee Coltrin, a patriarchal blessing for Mary Margurett Shults and a patriarchal blessing for John Albison, 1841-1977.

Dates: 1841-1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Electa Coltrin Higginson family papers

Higgs family history

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313253]
Identifier: MSS SC 1570
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a file of 46 Higgs family history documents (120 leaves), including genealogy notes, pedigree charts, certificates, patriarchal blessings, clippings, temple records, and a talk B.T. Higgs gave to a group of college students at Brigham Young University in 1936. Family names in the records include Higgs, Hodges, Summers, Stowe, Reynolds, Kite, and Brazier. Dated 1863 to 1975.

Dates: 1863-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Higgs family history

Willard George Homer journal

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230349844]
Identifier: MSS 4099
Abstract

William George Homer’s journal, 107 typed pages.

Dates: 1893-1899
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Willard George Homer journal

Richard S. Horne patriarchal blessing

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308089]
Identifier: MSS SC 1014
Scope and Contents

Holograph document. Patriarchal blessing given to Margrata Fredrica Stenquist by Patriarch Richard S. Horne in the Salt Lake City Temple, January 14, 1913. It concerns Margrata's call to do genealogical research and serve in the Mormon temple in Salt Lake City.

Dates: 1913
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Richard S. Horne patriarchal blessing

Howard Coray patriarchal blessings, 1840-1889

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232536422], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 1422
Dates: 1840-1889
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1422, Coray family papers

Ann Evans Francis Howells family record book

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232579349]
Identifier: MSS 8909
Scope and Contents

Handwritten, leather-bound compilation of a journal, talks, and family records of Howells' family sewn together in one volume. Includes patriarchal blessings given to Howells' mother, Margaret Evans Francis, in 1853. Most of the items are in Welsh and do not have a date. The patriarchal blessings were translated into English and added to the middle of the volume. Dated approximately 1853.

Dates: approximately 1853
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ann Evans Francis Howells family record book

Harvey Coe Hullinger scrapbook and family history

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239236208]
Identifier: MSS 8903
Scope and Contents Collection contains a digital copy on a compact disk of a scrapbook and family history related to Harvey Coe Hullinger. The scrapbook dates from 1860 to 1925, and includes mostly typed letters, poetry, prayers, visions, notes on gospel topics, and other items written by or to Hullinger from 1900-1925. Includes letters written on nearly each birthday from the time he turned 90 years old. Also includes a handwritten patriarchal blessing for Hullinger given by John Young, dated 1860. The family...
Dates: 1860-1997; Majority of material found within 1900-1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Harvey Coe Hullinger scrapbook and family history

Oliver Boardman Huntington papers

 Collection — Box 3
Identifier: MSS 162
Scope and Contents

Collection contains diaries, ephemera, and patriarchal blessings produced by Oliver Boardman Huntington and his son, Oliver B. Huntington. Items document the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Latter-day Saint exodus to the West, and the establishment and early development of Utah. Materials date from between 1843 and 1932.

Transcriptions of most items also available.

Dates: 1843-1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Oliver Boardman Huntington papers

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