Immigration and American Expansion
Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:
Biography : Soren Jensen and wife Annie Kerstin Christensen
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typed biography. Soren Jensen was born in Denmark in 1837, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah in 1868, settled in American Fork, and died in 1913. Annie Kerstine Christensen was born in 1843 in Denmark, married Soren, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah, settled in American Fork, and died in 1906.
Biography William Smith Robinson, pioneer : came to Utah Oct. 28, 1849 in Ezra T. Benson Company
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typed biography. William Smith Robinson was born in 1840 in England and died in 1936. His family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, went to Nauvoo, Illiinois, and migrated to Utah in 1849. Most of the biography is a word-for-word transcription of interviews of Robinson by Seastrand. Robinson talks about coming to Utah and about his life in American Fork.
Edwin R. Bird papers
Collection includes a diary, correspondence, and poetry written by Bird between 1851 and 1860. Includes information on his overland migration to California and his activities after his arrival.
Hoffman Birney bibliography
Typewritten bibliography with handwritten notes. Also included are newspaper clippings relating to books and publications. The items relate to the American West.
Eva Charlotta Anderson Bjork diary
Photocopy of a handwritten diary in six pages. Eva Bjork writes about migrating from Sweden to Utah in 1884. Also included is a biography of Eva's husband, William Bjork. William migrated from Sweden to Utah in 1868. He worked for the railroad and lived in several places in Utah. He finally settled in Provo, Utah. The author of the item is unknown and the date of its composition is uncertain.
Abner Blackburn diary
Typescript of diary which gives accounts of the Mormon experiences in Missouri, frontier and pioneer life, Indian customs and warfare, and gold-digging during the California gold rush of 1849.
Benjamin T. Blanchard autobiography
Notebook tells of Blanchard's conversion to the Mormon Church in Connecticut in 1844 and migration to Nauvoo, Illinois. From Nauvoo he joined the Mormon migration to Utah Valley and settled in Hobble Creek, Utah County, Utah. The notebook includes references to farming in the county, relationships with the Indians, and the Utah War.
Orley Dwight Bliss autobiography and diary
Biography : Henry Boley and wives Barbara Hart and Mary Anderson came to Utah 1850
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.
Biography : Henry Davis Boley
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Henry Davis Boley was born in 1850 in Iowa and came to Utah in the same year with his parents who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He settled in American Fork, Utah, and married Melissa Chipman in 1873. He died in 1910.