Short history of my grandfather: Horace Fish and family
Scope and Contents
Horace Fish records his family data; his conversion to Mormonism, 1836; his exodus west; the temporary settlement near the Des Moines River in Iowa; mob activities against the Mormons in that area; a settlement near Council Point, Iowa, 1847; his journey across the plains in 1850 in the Milo Andrus Company; his settlement in Centerville, Utah; the settlement in Parowan, Utah, 1853; a fight with the Indians; notes on John Calvin Lazell Smith, first president of the Parowan Stake; the reformation of 1856; the Johnston's Army episode; and pioneer life and activities.
Dates
- 1941
Creator
- Fish, Horace, 1799-1870 (author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public access.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Short history of my grandfather: Horace Fish and family must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical history
Horace fish was born on January 6, 1799 in Hatley, Stansteed Co., Quebec to Joseph Fish and Sarah (Sally) Spear. He married Hannah Leavitt in Hatley on March 18, 1824. He died in Beaver, Utah, July 6, 1870.
Extent
1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Formerly in film call number: 920 no. 1.
Custodial History
These items were donated to Special Collections in 2007.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Short history of my grandfather: Horace Fish and family
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lucy Brimhall
- Date
- 2013 February 26
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- 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