Joseph Edward Taylor diary [typescript]

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS 0297

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Scope and Contents

The Joseph Edward Taylor diary [typescript] (1849-1877) consists of brief entires that cover certain events in Taylor's, and his family's, life. The diary covers the years 1849-1877, and covers Taylor's life as a newly converted missionary to the LDS Church, in England, his trip aboard a steamer to New Orleans, and his travels from Council Bluffs across the plains to Salt Lake City. The diary entries average a sentence per week; one exception to this is an entry concerning the "Utah War" and the impact of the army at Fort Bridger and Camp Floyd. Given the brevity of the entries, one significant aspect of the diary is Taylor's family history. At the end of the diary are several letters from Heber J. Grant. In one of these, Grant thanks Taylor for writing an article, "Back to the Home," which was published in The Young Womens Journal, the News, and the Juvenile. The latter of the two publications are probably the Deseret News and the Juvenile Instructor.

Dates

1849-1877

Creator

Taylor, Joseph E. (Joseph Edward), 1830-1913 (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Joseph Edward Taylor (b. 1830), when Taylor was twenty-two, married seventeen year old Louisa Rebecca Capener. Their first son, Joseph William, was born in 1855, and they had a child roughly every two years after that: Louisa Maria, 1857; Elinor Grove, 1861; Sarah Isabell, 1863; Alvin Verender, 1965; Elizabeth Margaret, 1867; Josephine Lowella, 1869; Jennie Eliza, 1871; and Fannie Augusta, 1847. In 1875, Joseph Taylor married his wife's younger sister, Jane Maria Capener, and then in 1876 he married Lisadore Williams. Apparently he had several children with his second and third wives.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Joseph Edward Taylor diary [typescript] (1849-1877) consists of brief entires that cover certain events in Taylor's, and his family's, life. The diary covers events in Taylor's life such as converting to the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints (LDS), in England, his trip aboard a steamer to New Orleans, his travels from Council Bluffs across the plains to Salt Lake City, and the "Utah War" and the impact of the army at Fort Bridger and Camp Floyd.