Judd, Zadok Knapp, 1828-1909

Zadok Knapp Judd was born on October 15, 1828 (or 1827) in Bastard, Canada. His family converted to Mormonism while he was a child and emigrated to the United States in 1838. He served in the Mormon Battalion, and was one of the first settlers of Santa Clara, Utah, where he served as Bishop beginning in 1856. Judd died in Kanab, Utah, on January 18, 1909.

From the description of Account of the settlement of Santa Clara, Utah, circa 1891. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228770263

Zadok Knapp Judd was born in Leads, Canada, on October 15, 1827. He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1837, and in 1838 traveled with his family to Kirtland, Ohio, where they remained briefly before joining other Mormons departing for Far West, Missouri. Following the death of his father Judd moved with his stepmother to Nauvoo, Illinois. He later traveled to California with the Mormon Battalion. After leaving the Mormon Battalion Judd sought work as a tailor in San Francisco before traveling up the Truckee River in search of gold. He drove cattle to Salt Lake City in 1849 and soon settled near Parowan and later Kanab, Utah. Judd died in 1909.

From the description of Autobiography of Zadok Knapp Judd, after 1892. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 676924346