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Little, J. C. (Jesse Carter), 1815-1893

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1815 - 1893

biographical statement

Citation:
Salt Lake City (Utah). Quarantine. Notice to emigrants, 1863: t.p. (J.C. Little, marshal of G.S.L. City)

MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Little, J. C. (Jesse Carter), 1815-1893; usage: J.C. Little; Elder J.C. Little, president of the 'Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,' in the Eastern States; variant: Col. Jesse C. Little; note: Church leader and pioneer; Utah businessman)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Apr. 24, 2013 (Jesse Carter Little; Jesse C. Little; J. C. Little; b. Sept. 26, 1815 in Belmont, Me.; parents: Thomas Little and Relief White; m. Sept. 26, 1840 in Petersboro, N.H. to Eliza Greenwood French (1818-1899), 11 children; m. Jan. 29, 1855 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Mary Maria Holbrook (1836-1906), 5 children; m. Jan. 29, 1855 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Emily Hoagland (1837-1906), 12 children; d. Dec. 24, 1893 in Salt Lake City, Utah; pioneer, farmer)

Familysearch.org, via WWW, Apr. 23, 2013 (Jesse Carter Little; b. Sept. 26, 1815 in Belmont, Me.; baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Apr. 1839; d. Dec. 25, 1893)

Pioneers and prominent men of Utah, 1913: p. 61 (Jesse C. Little; b. 1808 in Me.; arrived in Utah, July 24, 1847; high councilor, fire chief, town marshal) p. 1008 (d. Dec. 26, 1893 in Salt Lake City, Utah; farmer and sexton)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Sam Brannan correspondence and other material

 Collection
Identifier: Vault MSS 37
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed correspondence and legal documents. Most of the correspondence is from Sam Brannan to Jesse C. Little from 1880 to 1888, and he discusses his efforts to colonize and mine in Sonora, Mexico. Also includes some correspondence from Little to Brannan, dated 1885-1888, and printed documents, maps, and other papers related to colonizing and mining in Mexico. Dated approximately 1875 to 1888.

Dates: approximately 1875-1888

Jesse C. Little correspondence, approximately 1881-1888

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 37 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains letter written by Jesse C. Little. Most of the letters are written to Sam Brannan regarding colonizing in Mexico. Also includes a letter from T. B. H. Stenhouse and letters written to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Dated approximately 1881-1888.

Dates: approximately 1881-1888

Sam Brannan collection of Mexico colonization records, approximately 1880-1887

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 37 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains a collection of records related to the colonization of Mexico. Several were created by or are connected Sam Brannan and Jesse C. Little. Most relate specifically to colonizing and mining in Sonora, Mexico. Many of the items are broadsides, maps, and records of colonization associations. Also includes some correspondence. Dated approximately 1880-1887.

Dates: approximately 1880-1887

Sam Brannan correspondence, 1880-1888

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 37 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains letters written from Sam Brannan between 1880 and 1888. All of the letters are written to Jesse C. Little regarding colonizing in Mexico. Also includes a folder that contains a summary of the correspondence, written by Jesse C. Little. Dated 1880-1888.

Dates: 1880-1888

Filtered By

  • Subject: Sonora (Mexico : State) -- History X

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 3
Collection 1
 
Subject
Correspondence 3
Expeditions and Adventure 3
Immigration and American Expansion 3
Letters 3
Mexico -- Colonization -- History 3