Snow, Erastus Fairbanks, 1818-1888
Dates
- Existence: 1818 - 1888
Biographical History
Erastus Fairbanks Snow (1818-1888) was an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a prominent settler of Southern Utah.
Erastus Snow was born on November 19, 1818 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Snow joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1833 when he was 15 years old. He served several missions for the Church, including one to Denmark. Because of his time in Europe, he was responsible for the translation of the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and other Church publications into Danish. He, with Orson Pratt, was one of the first pioneers to enter the Salt Lake Valley. He was later called to be an Apostle in 1849. In 1855 he served as director of the LDS Emigration Office in St. Louis. In 1861 he was asked to settle southern Utah and played a crucial role in the settlement of St. George. He married Artimesia Beman on December 3, 1838, and they had eleven children together. He is known to have had multiple wives. Erastus Snow died on May 27, 1888 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Citation:
Washington County Historical Society, via WWW, August 10, 2016 (Erastus Snow; b. November 19, 1818; joined the church at 15, served several missions; was responsible for the translation of the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and other Church publications into Dutch; served as an Apostle, supervised the settlement of southern Utah and St. George; d. May 27, 1888)Church News archives, via WWW, August 10, 2016 (with Orson Pratt was the first of the Pioneers to enter the Salt Lake Valley, crucial in the settlement of St. George)
Wikipedia, via WWW, May 19, 2017 (Born St. Johnsbury, Vermont; had multiple wives; died Salt Lake City)
BYU Religious Studies Center, via WWW, April 16, 2018 (called as apostle in 1849)
UPB files, Feb. 3, 2021 (served as director of the LDS Emigration Office in St. Louis in 1855)
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Julius S. Dalley collection of Mormon materials
Materials from the lives of Elizabeth R. Snow and Erastus Snow, 1851-1933.
Minute book for William C. Allen's Company
Collection includes one volume containing minutes of the chapter's business meetings from 1876 through 1888 and a second volume containing handwritten copies of the company's business correspondence and letters from various Mormon church leaders.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company records
This collection contains correspondence, reports, documents, and passenger lists of ships of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company. The first folder contains an index of the collection.
Edward Hunter Snow papers
Erastus Fairbanks Snow letter to James McGaw
Ammon M. Tenney papers
Handwritten correspondence, certificates, patriarchal blessings, family histories, and genealogies. The items relate to Ammon M. Tenney and to other members of the Tenney family. The letters and certificates are from prominent Mormon Church leaders.
Edwin Dilworth Woolley papers
Correspondence, diaries, notes, and miscellaneous items relating to Edwin Dilworth Woolley, Erastus Snow, and their families which were related through marriage. The materials deal with family associations with various Mormon Church leaders, the Grand Canyon, and a wide wage of Mormon and Utah history topics.
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