Biography of Martha Clayton Dorton
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Martha Clayton was born in England in 1837, and her family soon joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She migrated to Utah in 1855 and later lived in Lehi. She married Joseph Dorton in 1857 and lived with him in Cedar Valley, Utah. She died in 1923.
Dates
- 1944
Creator
- Varney, Rose Dorton (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Biography of Martha Clayton Dorton must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Varney was a writer of family histories and the daughter of Martha Clayton Dorton. She wrote this biography for the Adams Camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Utah County, American Fork, Utah.
Extent
1 item (5 pages)
Custodial History
This item was phtocopied from reel 52 of the 920 microfilm collection. SCM 000 298. a3101595. a2003-170.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Biography of Martha Clayton Dorton
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 7 April 2011
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States