American Fork (Utah) -- History
Found in 258 Collections and/or Records:
Short history of Mary Bathgate Logan Adams : hand cart pioneer to Utah 1856, pioneer of American Fork 1856
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Mary Bathgate Logan Adams was born 22 March 1844 in England. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1856 with the handcart companies. She later settled in American Fork, had a large family, and died in 1901.
Short history of Mary Hoggard Adams : pioneer of American Fork, Utah, 1856
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Mary Huggard was born on 22 November 1843. Her family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah in 1856, and settled in American Fork. She married Joshua Adams in 1862 and had a large family.
Short sketch of Alice Mitchell Steele : came to Utah, 1861
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Alice Mitchell was born in England in 1860. Her family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and then migrated to Utah in 1861 and settled in American Fork. She married Richard Reese Steele in 1877 and had nine children.
Short sketch of Mary Shuttleworth Wild : came to Utah 1859
This item was photocopied from a microfilm copy of a typed biography. Mary Shuttleworth was born in England in 1832 and married Joseph Wild in 1854. They joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migreated in Utah in 1859 where they settled in American Fork. She was a kind worman who loved her children. She died in 1902.
Short sketch of the life of Lydia Thornton Adams : pioneer of American Fork, Utah, 1852
Photocopy of microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Lydia Thornton was born in 1830 in Canada. Her family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She migrated to Missouri; Nauvoo, Illinois; and to Utah in 1852. She settled in American Fork, Utah, married Joshua Adams, had 10 children, and died in 1901.
Short sketch of the life of Thomas Shelley and Charlotte Elsmore : pioneers of American Fork, Utah, 1851
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography. Thomas Shelley was born in England in 1822, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, married Charlotte Elsmore, and migrated to Utah in 1851. He worked as a farmer in American Fork and died in 1902. Charlotte Elsmore Shelley was born in 1828 in England, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, married Thomas Shelley, and migrated to Utah. She died in 1904. They had eight children.
Sketches of the life of Leonard E. Harrington
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten autobiography of Leonard E. Harrington. Harrington was born in 1816 in New York and joined the Mormon Church in 1840. He migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois, and to Utah in 1847. He moved to American Fork, Utah, in 1850 where he served as mayor for 29 years. He died in 1883.
Biography of James Spratley, senior
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography. James Spratley was born in Virginia (later West Virginia) in 1837, he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850, and migrated to Utah in 1851. He settled in American Fork where he served as a city marshall. He died in 1925.
Biography of Mary Ann Reece Steele
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Mary Ann Reece was born in 1823 in England. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when she was 17 years old and came to America to follow her religion. She married Richard Steele in 1845 in Nauvoo, Illinois. She migrated to Utah in 1851 and settled in American Fork. She died in 1888.
Short sketch of Richard Reese Steele
Photocopy of a micrifilm copy of a typewritten biography. Richard Reese Steele was born in 1854 and died in 1933. He was born in American Fork, Utah, where he went to school, grew up, married, and had a family.