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Latter Day Saints -- England -- History

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Biographical sketch of the life of Samuel Wagstaff

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230339456]
Identifier: MSS SC 3343
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Samuel Wagstaff was born in 1820 in England, married Lucy Webb in 1840, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1849. He migrated to Utah in 1862 and settled in American Fork. Samuel went to prison for polygamy in 1888 and died in 1897. The title page of the item states, "by Ada W. Barratt." At the end of the biography is written, "Sketch written by Bertha N. Sager."

Dates: 1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Biographical sketch of the life of Samuel Wagstaff

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