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Consecration -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Dingle Ward records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232558145]
Identifier: MSS 7874
Scope and Contents

Contains records of the Dingle Ward, dated 1887-1904 and 1942-1951. Includes a bishop's storehouse ledger, two Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association roll books, a freewill offering day book, and a record of ward funds ledger.

Dates: 1887-1904; 1942-1951

Mary Jane McCleve Meeks biography

 Collection — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1627
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the biography of Mary Jane McCleve Meeks written by Naomi A. Jensen. Mary Jane McCleve was born in Crawfordsburn, Ireland, in 1840. Mary Jane emigrated to Utah with her family at the age of 16. The family traveled with the S. Curling ship to Boston and crossed the plains with the Daniel D. McArthur Company. She married Dr. Priddy Meeks in 1856 and they had eleven children. She died at the age of 93 in 1933.

Dates: 1969 July 21

Utah County record books

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3905
Scope and Contents

Includes nine bound record books spanning the years 1851-1864. They record deeds of transfer, land survey certificates, deeds of consecration, and transfer records of enslaved people. Most of the records were kept by Lucius N. Scovil, the county recorder of Utah County, but some were also kept by Dominicus Carter, Isaac Higbee, and Howard Coray. The deeds of consecration recorded in Utah County begin in 1855 and primarily mention land and property rather than cash contributions.

Dates: 1851-1864