Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Emigration
Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:
Wesley Pratt Larsen papers
Thomas A. Leishman papers
The Thomas A. Leishman papers (1887-1998) contain his mission diary and various personal and biographical documents. Leishman was born in Scotland and emigrated to Utah in 1852. He helped lay out the city of Wellsville, Utah, and assisted in the construction of every public building in the community. He later served an LDS mission to England and Scotland form 1887 to 1889.
Mark Lindsey papers
The Mark Lindsey papers (1851-1997) consist of diaries (1851-1896), personal papers, and business records. Included are miscellaneous materials related to Lindsey Gardens.
John Loveless autobiography
The John Loveless autobiography (1807-1859) details his life in the LDS Church, the Church's expulsion from Missouri, his departure from Nauvoo, his trek west, and arrival in Salt Lake City.
Eliza Lowe biography
The Eliza Lowe biography consist of a brief history of Eliza Lowe and her husband, Thomas, compiled by their granddaughter, Mary Belnap Lowe.
John Lowry Sr. and John Lowry Jr. biographies
The John Lowry Sr. and John Lowry Jr. biographies of both these early settlers to Utah are undated.
Wandle Mace papers
The Wandle Mace papers (circa 1800s) contain typescripts of an autobiography and journal of Wandle Mace (1809-1890).
Cyprian Marsh papers
The Cyprian Marsh papers (1829-1996) consists of the diary of Cyprian Marsh (1829-1886), a certificate of ordination as an elder signed by Joseph Smith (1842), a history of family ownership of the diary, and loose notes thought to be written by Cyprian Marsh. Marsh was a convert to the LDS Church who fled Nauvoo in 1846 and came to Utah in 1853.
Peter McIntyre autobiography
The Peter McIntyre autobiography (1790-1872) contains information about McIntyre, a soldier, pioneer, and preacher from Scotland.
William Athole Macmaster diaries [photocopies]
The William Athole Macmaster diaries [photocopies] (1851-1869) detail McMaster's early life, conversion to the LDS Church, his LDS mission experiences, and his family's move to Salt Lake City, Utah. William McMaster (1816-1887) was an early Mormon convert in Scotland.
Nicholas Groesbeck Morgan papers
The Nicholas Groesbeck Morgan papers (1885-1997) consist of archaeological and historical materials pertaining to Utah and United States. The bulk of this collection is devoted to notable Utah/Mormon personalities and figures as well as buildings, places, etc. that are held in historical reverence concerning pioneering and the Salt Lake area.
Murdock family papers
The Murdock family papers (1850s-1970s) contain genealogical and biographical information on four generations of the Joseph Stacey Murdock family. Joseph Stacey Murdock and wife emigrated from Nauvoo to Utah in 1847 and settled in the Heber City, Utah, area.
Clara Jenson Myers biography of Hannah and Peter Jenson
The Clara Jenson Myers biography of Hannah and Peter Jenson (1956) details the life of her parents, Hannah and Peter Jenson, Swedish converts to the LDS Church. Myers also includes some of her own reminiscences of her life prior to marriage.
John Nielsen autobiography
The John Nielsen autobiography (1858-1881) consist of a life sketch of John Nielsen (b. 1858), detailing his early life and affiliation with the LDS Church.
Frederick J. Pack papers
The Frederick J. Pack papers (circa 1907-1950) consist of a news article written by Pack (b. 1875), his autobiography, family genealogical materials, family biographies, and publications.
John Pack record book
The John Pack record book (1840s) is entitled "Record of the Third Hundred or Grand Division of the first Company, Organized November 18th, 1845." Contains a listing of individuals including the names of Jedediah M. Grant, the Captain of the third Division, and David Candland, the General Clerk. Also included in the ledger are minutes of four meetings of the third Division, along with other accounts such as a listing of information regarding pioneer groups.
Henry Rampton diary [typescript]
This collection consists of an exact copy of Henry Rampton's own diary which he wrote during the years 1853 to 1881. Provides retrospective remembrances of life in England and Utah by a Mormon convert who emigrated to Salt Lake City in 1856.
Laura Burbank and David Morgan Rees family history
The Laura Burbank and David Morgan Rees family history (1988) details four generations of the descendents of Laura Burbank and David Morgan Rees.
William Fletcher Reynolds biography [photocopy]
The William Fletcher Reynolds biography [photocopy] consist of a sketch of the life of William Fletcher Reynolds, Utah pioneer of 1852, dictated and prepared by his eldest daughter, Ellis Reynolds Shipp.
Isaac Riddle autobiography
The Isaac Riddle autobiography is an addendum to that written by two of his daughters, and a news article. Isaac Riddle (1830-1906) was baptized into the LDS Church in 1844.