Martha Spence Heywood diary [typescript]

Collection

Identifier: MS 0160

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Martha Spence Heywood diary [typescript] (1850-1856) details Heywood's (1812-1873) personal and family life in Utah. She describes her trek west, the scenery, the people, settlements, Indian troubles, births and deaths, and the hardships of pioneering.

Dates

1850-1856

Creator

Heywood, Martha Spence (Person)

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Biographical Sketch

Martha Spence Heywood (1812-1873) was a cap maker and school teacher from Hamilton, Canada. She joined the LDS Church in 1848 and settled in Utah in 1850. In 1851, she became the third polygamous wife of Joseph Leland Heywood (b. 1815) and had two children, Joseph Neal (b. 1851) and Sarepta Maria (b. 1853).