Immigration and American Expansion
Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:
Milan Packard biography
Typewritten biography of Packard taken from "Portrait: Genealogical and Biographical Record of the State of Utah."
Abraham Palmer papers
Typescripts (some duplicated), printed forms with typescript entries, and photographs (photocopies). The collection includes life sketches of Palmer and his first wife, Patience D. P. Palmer. Tells of persecutions in Missouri, immigration to Utah, and teaching school in Fayette, Utah. Includes two photographs and genealogical data.
James Pollock Park
Typewritten biography. The item describes Park's conversion to the Mormon faith, his various travels, and his final stay in Utah.
Biography of Abraham L. Parker
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typed biography. Abraham L. Parker was born in 1825 in England, he married Barbara Scott, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He migrated to Utah in 1869, and lived in Henefer and Ogden, Utah.
Life of John Parker
Photocopy of a typewritten biography of John Parker (1812-1886). Parker was a convert to the Mormon Church and a pioneer to Utah who settled in Washington County and Bountiful, Utah.
Biography of Mary Ann Child Parker, pioneer
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Mary Ann Child Parker was born in England in 1821. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843 and migrated to Utah in 1852 where she settled in American Fork. She married William Parker in 1847 and died in 1892.
Biography of William Parker, pioneer
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Parker was born in England in 1821 and later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He migrated to Iowa and then to Utah where he settled in American Fork. He had eight children and died in 1905.
Parkinson family photographs and book, undated
Parry family biographical collection
Collection contains the autobiography of Joseph Parry, a transcript of the journal of John Parry, and photocopies of miscellaneous articles on Joseph Parry and the Fort Lemhi and Salmon River Mission. Joseph Parry's autobiography covers the period 1837 to 1855, including a description of his mother's death, his conversion to Mormonism, an incomplete account of his mission to the Salmon River Valley and the construction of Fort Lemhi, and his later settlement in Ogden, Utah.
James Walter Paxman diaries
Handwritten diaries covering the years from 1884 to 1886 when Paxman was serving in England as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also included are diaries for the years 1897 to 1909, 1926, and 1927. Paxman writes about his business and Church activities.