Louisa Thalmann Hasler autobiography [photocopy]

Collection

Identifier: MS 0018

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Louisa Thalmann Hasler autobiography [typescript] (1843-1897) discusses her life as an early convert from Switzerland to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who settled in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. Her autobiography describes her early years in Switzerland, her conversion to the LDS Church with her husband, their emigration to Utah, and pioneering in Mt. Pleasant.

Dates

1843-1897

Creator

Hasler, Louisa Thalmann, 1843-1930 (Person)

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Biographical Sketch

Louisa Thalmann was born in the county of Thurgau, Parish Dussnang, Switzerland, in 1843. She married John Hasler in 1869, the same year they had both converted to the LDS faith. They left for Utah that same year and settled in Mt. Pleasant. Louisa served in the Relief Society for thirty-two years and had eight children.