Skip to main content

Immigrants -- Utah

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:

Biography of Elizabeth Williams Grant

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338276]
Identifier: MSS 2796
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. This item was "narrated by her daughter, Mary Grant Marshall written by camp historian Laura Logie Timpson." Elizabeth Williams was born in Wales in 1838. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1856 with the Bunker handcart company. Elizabeth married David Grant in 1856 and became his fourth wife. She had eight children and lived in American Fork, Utah. She later married Alex...
Dates: 1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biography of Lizzie Grant

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338268]
Identifier: MSS 2798
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Lizzie Grant was born in 1863 on 25 Dec. in England. Her parents were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They migrated to Utah in 1866, but Lizzie died in Silver Creek, Wyoming, on 13 August 1866.

Dates: 1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William Greenwood autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230339126]
Identifier: MSS 2442
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten autobiography and diary. The manuscript was read by Jennie Greenwood, William's grand daugther-in-law, at a meeting of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers in Utah County, Utah. Greenwood writes about his life to the year 1848 and then starts a diary which has many gaps. Greenwood was born in England and later moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, with the Mormons. He migrated to Utah in 1847 and was active in many building projects in Salt Lake City. He...
Dates: 1848-1889
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biography of Inger Mortensen Hansen

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338169]
Identifier: MSS 2802
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Inger Mortensen Hansen was born in Denmark in 1826. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1861. He came by handcart to Utah and went to Genoa where he lived in a dugout on the side of a hill. He later settled in American Fork, Utah.

Dates: 1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

History and the life of Lewis Peter Johnson : early pioneer and scout in Utah

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330786]
Identifier: MSS SC 3123
Scope and Contents Biography of Lewis Peter Johnson. "In 1925-26 when Lewis Peter Johnson was in his early 80's, he dictated his biography to his son, Lucius Johnson." Lewis Johnson was born in Denmark on 12 March 1844. He was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1853. Soon after, he migrated to Utah and settled in Brigham City. He returned east several times to help other Momons come to Utah. Johnson also tells about his various occupations. He cut timber, worked on...
Dates: 1925-1926
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

History of Hans Christian Hansen

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225524294]
Identifier: MSS 2976
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten biography. Hans Christian Hansen was born in Denmark in 1848. He later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah. He settled in the Pine Canyon farming area near Tooele, Utah, and died in 1924.

Dates: approximately 1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

James Humphries Biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329622]
Identifier: MSS SC 3094
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of James Humphries, who was born in Bradford on Avon, England, in 1831. He tells about going to Australia in 1850, joining the Mormon Church in 1854, and starting to migrate to Utah in 1855. He writes about his many callings for the Mormon Church. "August 24, 1910. I have been very sick several days. Today I am very sick. It seems my last days has come now. I want to ask our children one and all if I am taken,...
Dates: 1910
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William Lawrence Hutchings diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332337]
Identifier: MSS SC 3271
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten diary. Hutchings writes about migrating from England to Utah in 1857. He also tells about his life in the Salt Lake City, Utah, area until 1877. There are many gaps in the diary. Also included are financial records for the years 1876-7 and 1885.

Dates: 1857-1885
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

History of W. W. Jackson

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340389]
Identifier: MSS 2453
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. William W. Jackson was born in 1831 in England. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah in 1853, and settled In American Fork. He died in 1895.

Dates: 1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ann Prior Jarvis autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329689]
Identifier: MSS SC 3096
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of Ann Prior Jarvis. Ann was born in England and joined the Mormon Church in 1848. Ann writes about an experience in which her daughter lived when she was expected to die. The doctor "came in the parlour as usual and he spoke very low and said: 'She is gone,' then I said, 'Yes sir, she is gone--into the kitchen.' He went with me into the kitchen. I know the change was so great he was frightened." She...
Dates: approximately 1885
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Staff Interface | Send Feedback or Report a Problem

More information about Special Collections including Hours, Services, Events, and Exhibits can be found at lib.byu.edu/special-collections.

The BYU Library aims to create descriptions of collections that are inclusive and support an “environment of belonging.” If you encounter language in finding aids, catalog records, or collection descriptions that you find offensive or believe to be harmful, we invite your feedback at librarydescription@byu.edu.