Immigration and American Expansion
Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:
Chapman Duncan diary
Kate Dunlap diary
Simon A. Dunn papers
Photograph (photocopy) and typescript: Mormon missionary, Nauvoo, Illinois policeman, and pioneer. The collection contains a biographical sketch written by his granddaughter, Eva D. Snow, another of unknown authorship, genealogical data, and a photograph of Dunn.
Durfee family papers
Three typewritten biographical sketches which tell of immigration to Utah and settling Almo, Idaho. Includes photocopy of Henry Durfee's obituary and a TLS from the donor.
Thomas Durham autobiography and diary
Biography : Elizabeth Jane Ginger Durrant
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Elizabeth Ginger was born in 1853 in England. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1868. She married John Durrant in 1869 and had 10 children. She died in 1932. Even though Ella Durrant is listed as the author, this item is an autobiography of Elizabeth.
Biography : John Durrant
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. John Durrant was born in England in 1837 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1858. He migrated to Utah in 1861 and settled in American Fork in 1862. He married Jemima Berry Henson, Elizabeth Jane Ginger, and Kena Keys. He died in 1914.
Biography : Kezia Keys Durrant
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Kezia Keys was born in 1844, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1856, and migrated to Utah in 1866. She settled in American Fork and married John Durrant in 1867. She lived for years with Ada Smith, her daughter, and died in 1917.
E. R. C. letter
Handwritten letter written in San Francisco, California, dated May 28, 1852, addressed to "My dear Squanquill," and signed E.R.C. The author was some sort of United States government official who had been recently sent to San Francisco to investigate government matters there. E.R.C. describes some of his work in California and his journey by ship to Panama, across the isthmus and from there to San Francisco.
Joseph Ira Earl journal
A handwritten journal kept by Joseph Ira Earl from 1881 to 1885, in Bunkerville, Nevada. It documents Joseph's life in short daily entries, documenting the weather and farm, blacksmith and construction work, births, sicknesses, and references to speeches of and conversations with members in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.