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Immigration and American Expansion

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:

Biography of Annie Marie Jensen Armstrong

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337849]
Identifier: MSS 2751
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Annie Marie Jensen Armstrong was born in 1860 in Denmark, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and migrated to Utah in 1868. She settled in American Fork, Utah, married James Henry Armstrong in 1884, had seven children, and died in 1929. The item was co-authored by Fern Armstrong Gray, another daughter of Annie Marie Jensen Armstrong.

Dates: 1954
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biography of Annie Wood Ruston

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337963]
Identifier: MSS 2747
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Annie Wood was born in England in 1853. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1861 where she settled in American Fork. She married John Willard Ruston in 1868 and had seven children.

Dates: approximately 1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biography of Barbara Scott Parker

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337005]
Identifier: MSS 2700
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Parker was born in England in 1820, came to Pennsylvania, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and migrated to Utah where she settled in American Fork.

Dates: 1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biography of Benjamin Young Greenwood and Sarah Jane Julian Greenwood : pioneers came to Utah in 1850

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230339118]
Identifier: MSS 2443
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography of Benjamin Young Greenwood and Sarah Jane Julian Greenwood. Benjamin was born in Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1846 and was brought by his parents to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1847. He was a farmer most of his life. Benjamin died in 1930. He married Sarah Jane Julian in 1883, had five children, and lived in American Fork, Utah. Sarah was born in 1849 in England, migrated to the United States in 1856, and came to Utah in 1862. She died in...
Dates: approximately 1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biography of Caroline Hansen Adams : came to Utah in 1861

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340801]
Identifier: MSS 2508
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Caroline Hansen was born in Denmark in 1849, and her family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They tried to migrate to Utah by handcart in 1857 but could not make the entire journey. They stayed near Council Bluffs, Iowa, for four years and came to Utah in 1861. She fixed meals for the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young, and later settled in American Fork. She married Jos. Adams and died in...
Dates: 1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biography of Catherine Cradock Armstrong : wife of William Armstrong

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338995]
Identifier: MSS 2414
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a micorfilm copy of a typed biography of Catherine Cradock Armstrong. Catherine Cradock was born in 1819 in England and married William Armstrong. She later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She migrated to Utah in 1853, settled in American Fork in 1862, and died in 1903.

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

Biography of Charles Stagg

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337955]
Identifier: MSS 2748
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Charles Stagg was born in England in 1840, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and migrated to Utah in 1868, where he settled in American Fork. He married Eliza Gilbert in 1877 and died in 1910.

Dates: circa 1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biography of David Daniel Peet

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338557]
Identifier: MSS 2812
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typed biography. David Daniel Peet was born in 1849 in St. Louis, Missouri. His family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. David migrated to Utah and settled in American Fork. He married Mary Elizabeth Thornton in 1877, and they had 11 children. He died in 1928. This item was co-authored by Laura Logie Timpson.

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

Biography of Ebenezer Hunter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230339282]
Identifier: MSS 2450
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography. Ebenezer Hunter was born in Scotland in 1831. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He migrated to Utah in 1863 and settled in American Fork. He married Agnes Martin, Martha Alice Parker, and Martha Hannas Booth. The biography presents the name and birth date of the children by each marriage. Ebenezer died in 1908.

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

Biography of Elizabeth Okey Spratley

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340496]
Identifier: MSS 2468
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography. Elizabeth Okey was born in 1843 in Nauvoo, Illinois. She migrated with her family to Utah in 1851 and later settled in American Fork. She married James Spratley in 1862, and they had 12 children. Elizabeth was a member of the Church of Jesus Chirst of Latter-day Saints and died in 1930.

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

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