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Bailey, Langley Allgood, 1838-1929

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1838 - 1929

Biographical History

Langley Allgood Bailey (1838-1929) was a handcart pioneer, missionary to England, and early settler of Utah.

Langley Allgood Bailey was born in 1838 to Jane Allgood and Henrey Williams in Leicestershire, England. He spent his childhood years there then later immigrated to the United States with his parents and siblings in 1856. He was a member of the Martin Handcart Company and served a mission to England in 1885. He was very active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a clerk keeping detailed financial records for the church. He married Sarah Andrews in 1861, and they became the parents of twelve children. He later married Sarah Emma Warner in 1883, and they had five children together. Bailey died September 13, 1929 in Nephi, Juab County, Utah.

Citation:
The journal of Langley Allgood Bailey, 1998: page 2 (born Mar. 27, 1838) page 60 (died Sept. 13, 1929)

history.lds.org, via WWW, May 13, 2019 (spent his childhood years there then later immigrated to the U.S. with his parents and siblings in 1856; was a member of the Martin handcart company and served a mission to England in 1885; wwas very active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a clerk keeping detailed financial records for the church; married Sarah Andrews in 1861 and they were the parents of twelve children; later married Sarah Emma Warner in 1883 and had five children with her)

Pioneer Overland Travel, via WWW, November 15, 2019 (Langley Allgood Bailey; born March 27, 1838 to John Bailey Sr. and Jane Bailey; sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Horizon; traveled to Utah in the Edward Martin Company in 1856 with his parents and brothers; died September 13, 1929)

Early Missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, via WWW, November 15, 2019 (Langley Allgood Bailey, Sr.; served mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to British Mission in 1885)

FamilySearch, via WWW, November 15, 2019 (Langley Allgood Bailey Sr.; born in Whitwick, England, on March 27, 1838 to John Bailey and Jane Allgood; immigrated to Utah with his family by handcart in 1856; was a tithing clerk for 21 years; had 17 children; died in Nephi, Utah, on September 13, 1929)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Langley Allgood Bailey scrapbook and diary

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239252684]
Identifier: MSS 9344
Scope and Contents Includes a photocopy of Langley Allgood Bailey's diary, kept from about 1885 to 1927, providing an autobiographical sketch of Bailey's early life, his journey as a pioneer in the Martin Handcart Company, and his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also includes a scrapbook kept by Langley with documents and articles related to his life and his obituary in 1928. The scrapbook also includes several original poems and was kept in a Juab Stake annual report ledger,...
Dates: approximately 1880-1928
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Langley Allgood Bailey scrapbook and diary

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