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Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Biography : Henry Hart Boley

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341767]
Identifier: MSS 2580
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Henry Hart Boley was born in Pennsylvania, and his parents came from Berlin, Germany. The family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. He accidenally shot himself in 1843. Henry Boley came to Uah in 1849 and later settled in American Fork. He had twelve children and died in 1876 from the "lingering affects of the gun wound inflicted while standing guard at the Temple of...
Dates: 1944

Biography : Henry Boley and wives Barbara Hart and Mary Anderson came to Utah 1850

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341775]
Identifier: MSS 2579
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1944

Biography : Agnes Gillispie Crooks

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341874]
Identifier: MSS 2584
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Agnes Gillispie was born in 1810 in Scotland and married Thomas Crooks. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and came to Nauvoo, Illinois. She migrated to Utah in 1850 and settled in American Fork.

Dates: 1944

Biography : Thomas Crooks and son James

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341866]
Identifier: MSS 2583
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Thomas Crooks was born in Scotland, married Agnes Gillispie, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thomas and his son, James, fought in the battle of Nauvoo, Illinois. Thomas and James came to Utah in 1850 and settled in American Fork. Thomas was a blacksmith as was James, his son.

Dates: 1944