Immigration and American Expansion
Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:
James Farmer autobiography and diaries
Two holograph volumes in three parts with accompanying carbon and ribbon copy typescripts; typescript and draft of typescript of 1881-1882 diary. Describes his early life in England, missionary work for the Mormon Church in England, his immigration to Utah and accounts of ship passage, overland travel to Salt Lake City, Utah and settlement and life in Sanpete County, Utah. The 1881-82 diary deals with a mission to England. Also includes patriarchal blessings.
Autobiography and biographies of Stephen and Eliza Lewis Farnsworth
Photocopies of a typewritten autobiography and typewritten biographies. Stephen and Eliza Lewis Farnsworth lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, Utah, and Arizona. Eliza L. Farnsworth Gilbert writes about her early life in Jerrico, Joseph City, Salt Lake City, and Roosevelt, Utah. The date of the composition of these items is uncertain.
William Fawcett papers
Photocopies of handwritten autobiographies, a poem, lists, notes, and letters. Fawcett was born in England, joined the Mormon Church in 1840, migrated to Utah in 1850, and settled in St. George, Utah where he served as a Mormon bishop. The other materials relate to Fawcett's work for the Mormon Church in St. George.
Biography : Emma Smith Featherstone
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Emma Smith was born in 1832 in Enlgand. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1853 and migrated to Utah in 1857. She married Thomas Featherston and settled in American Fork, Utah. She died in 1913.
Biography : Thomas Featherstone
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Featherstone was born in 1834 in England, and he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1849. He mirgrated to Utah in 1857 and settled in American Fork. He had seven children and died in 1918.
James Fennemore letter
Handwritten letter addressed to George and dated October 19, 1866. Fennemore gives an account of his family migrating to Utah, outlines the condition of their subsequent lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, and presents a description of the city.
Joseph M. Ferguson letter to Nancy W. Ott
The Joseph M. Ferguson letter consists of one letter, written 11 August 1849, from J. M. Ferguson to his sister, Nancy W. Ott. The letter concerns his sister's resettlement in Salt Lake City.
A few important events in the life of John Horrocks' wife and family
Handwritten biographical sketch of a Mormon pioneer and his wife, residents of Heber, Utah.
John Fisk incoming letters
Lucy H. Flake journals
Holograph journals which contain Flake's autobiography, covering the years 1842 to 1894. Includes details of her life in Beaver, Utah, and a detailed account of her life colonizing Snowflake, Arizona. Also included are details of her funeral by her daughter, Roberta Clayton, and Flake family genealogical data.