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Abbott, Myron, 1837-1907. Journal [microform] 1882, (Typescript).

Title: Journal [microform] 1882, (Typescript).

Born in Pike County, Illinois, son of Stephen Joseph Abbot and Abigail Smith. Family background; conversion to Mormonism of his parents in 1839; removal to Nauvoo, Illinois, 1842; their hardships; exodus west. Included is a sketch of the lives of his parents which describes the following: father's priesthood offices; his 1842 "temporal" mission to gather funds to build the Nauvoo Temple; mission to Wisconsin; his marriage to Abigail Smith; exodus west; his death; Abigail's remarriage to James Brown as a plural wife; Brown's enlistment in the Mormon Battalion; settlement in Ogden, Utah, on land purchased from the Mexican Government; pioneer life and family data.

ArchivalResource: 13 p. ; partial reel : microfilm ; 35 mm.

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Abbott, Myron, 1837-1907. Diaries of Myron Abbott, 1880-1886.

Title: Diaries of Myron Abbott, 1880-1886.

Two volumes containing Myron Abbott's daily diary record from 1880-1886. Abbott includes accounts of his daily activities and family life, and of his work as a miller, farmer, and dam builder in southeastern Nevada. He also includes references to Joseph and Wilmer Earl, Dudley Leavitt, and Stephen and Edward Bunker. Also included in volume II is a 'Family Registry of Stephen and Abigail Abbott' (parents of Myron Abbott). Bound.

ArchivalResource: 2 volumes.

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