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Pettit, Genevieve Johnson, 1885-1977

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1885 - 1977

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Genevieve Johnson Pettit diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331875]
Identifier: MSS SC 3242
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten diary. The author writes about her migration from Arizona to Raymond, Alberta, Canada. On the way, she stayed with her aunt Daisy Dixon in Parowan, Utah. She tells about her daily activities, Church meetings, and a young man who visited her named Jim S.

Dates: 1903-1904
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Genevieve Johnson Pettit diary

Genevieve Johnson Pettit journal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230312107]
Identifier: MSS SC 1527
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript of a journal by Genevieve Johnson Pettit. In this journal Pettit tells of her journey from Arizona to Canada with a group of 41 travellers, her impressions of various towns she passed through, and her dates with Jim Sirrine.

Dates: 1902
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Genevieve Johnson Pettit journal

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Alberta -- History 1
Expeditions and Adventure 1
Latter Day Saint women -- Alberta 1
Latter Day Saint women -- Arizona -- History 1
Latter Day Saint women -- Arizona -- Tempe 1
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Latter Day Saint women -- Diaries 1
Payson (Utah) -- History 1
Pioneers 1
Tempe (Ariz.) -- History -- Sources 1
United States -- Description and travel 1
Utah -- Emigration and immigration 1
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