HAGGERTY, Lucinda Catherine
Brother Brigham
Submitted by David Hinton Born: 29 Jan 1816, Branchville, Sussex, New Jersey Died: 26 January 1906, Deseret Utah Compiled by Lila B. Badger, a great-granddaughter Great-grandma, Lucinda Catherine Haggerty, and…
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HARRIS, Silas: YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO FIRE A GUN
Silas Harris was born in Lawrence County, Indiana, on October 14, 1824. He was the son of Moses and Fanny Smith Harris. He was baptized a member of the CHurch…
POWELL, Joseph and Thurza Ann
This article originally appeared in Vol. 58 No.2 (2011) edition of Pioneer Magazine Joseph Powell was born Dec. 11, 1831, to George and Susan Pike Powell in Bridport, Dorsetshire, England.…
SHIRTS, Peter
The road was to follow an old Indian trail on the west edge of the Black Ridge. When asked how the wagons would get across the deep canyon which barred the way, he replied, “We’ll leap it!” The 165 ft deep canyon crossing became “Peter’s Leap.” The stream became “Leap Creek.” A sturdy windlass was erected on top of the north canyon wall. The wagons coming from the north were stopped here. The cargo was lashed securely to the wagon box. The teams were unhitched and led down the winding 30 percent grade to the canyon bottom.
KILLIAN, Captain John
When the Elders administered to me, Brother Killian being mouth, I was in bed. He poured the oil on my forehead and I jumped right out of bed and put on my clothes. On hearing that Robbins was going to Quincy in the morning, I walked up to his house, three-quarters of a mile, and went with him in his carriage to Quincy, remained all day and returned with him at night.”
ALLEN, Jude
In May 1845, the company turned west from their northwestern trek and moved across western Iowa to Fort Vermillion, a French trading post in the present south-eastern part of South Dakota. This group of Mormons was probably the first Anglo American settlers in South Dakota. Jude and the others in the company spent the next ten months hunting buffalo, herding cattle, putting up log cabins, raising vegetables and putting up hay.
CHAMBERLAIN, Solomon
One of the first missionaries of the Restoration The earliest missionary of the Church to publicly teach about the Book of Mormon may very well have been Solomon Chamberlain. Even…
BLAIR, Seth M.
The following biography was previously submitted to www.pioneerstories.com Spouse: Cornelia Jane Espy, Harriett, Sarah Pioneer Type: Early Pioneer Seth was raised in Tennessee along the banks of the Mississippi River…
