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Snow, Erastus Fairbanks, 1818-1888

 Person

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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Erastus Fairbanks Snow promissory note

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318773]
Identifier: MSS SC 1994
Scope and Contents

Handwritten promissory note. Snow agrees to pay Peter Harrocks thirty six dollars at 20% per anum interest.

Dates: 1859

Edwin Dilworth Woolley papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1403
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: approximately 1850-1920

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