Immigration and American Expansion
Found in 1066 Collections and/or Records:
Biography of Joseph Grafton Hovey
Typescripts of material of Joseph Hovey, a Mormon convert in Illinois in 1839 and later a pioneer to Utah, compiled and written by his grandson, including a detailed journal written in the first person for the years 1839 to April 1854 and a brief journal concerning life in central Utah in 1855-1856. Also included is supplementary material taken from a journal of Joseph Hovey's wife, Lusannah.
Biography of Margaret Crystal Robinson
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Margaret Crystal was born in Scotland in 1858. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and migrated to Utah in 1863. She married George Heber Robinson in 1878, had six children, lived in American Fork, Utah, and died in 1939.
Biography of Margaret Grovenor Robinson
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Margaret Grovenor was born in England in 1811, married Edward Robinson, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah in 1864, and settled in American Fork. She died in 1889.
Biography of Marillah Olney Adams : pioneer 1852
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Marillah Olnew was born in1833 in Canada. Her family soon joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She migrated to Utah in 1852 and settled in American Fork. She married Arza Adams in 1859, and she died in 1899.
Biography of Martha Bush Roberts
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Martha Bush was born in 1843 in England. Her family had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and they migrated to Utah with Martha in 1866. Martha married John Benjamin Roberts in 1867 in American Fork, Utah. She died in 1931.
Biography of Martha Richards Featherstone
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten autobiography. Martha Richards was born in England in 1844, her family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1849, and migrated to Utah in 1864. She married Thomas Featherstone in 1866.
Biography of Mary Ann Covington Stratton West
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a tyewritten biography. Mary Ann Covington was born in 1815 in England, and she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1840. She emigrated to Utah in 1847 in the company of her husband, Joseph Albert Stratton. Her husband died in 1850, and she married Chauncey Walker West in 1852. She had no children and died in 1908.
Biography of Mary Bathgate Shelley
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Mary Bathgate was born in 1798 in Scotland. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1856 in Dan McArthur's handcart company. She married James Boyonton Shelley in 1856 and lived in American Fork, Utah. She wrote poetry and died in 1884.
Biography of Mary E. Steele Hansen
Phtocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Mary was born in 1823 in England, and she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when she was seventeen. She married Richard Steele in 1845 in Nauvoo, Illinois. Mary migrated to Utah in 1851 and settled in American Fork in 1852.
Biography of Mary Elizabeth Coursey Hoover : pioneer, came to Utah in 1849
Typewritten biography. The item was originally presented to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers meeting in 1925. Mary's father joined the Mormon Church and moved his family to Nauvoo, Illinois and later to Utah. Mary married John Witmer Hoover in 1855, had twelve children, and spent most of her adult life in Provo, Utah.