Brown, Lorenzo, 1823-1902

Mormon missionary, colonizer, farmer, and pioneer.

From the description of Diary and autobiography, 1856-1899. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497430

Mormon missionary and bishop.

From the description of Diary, 1875-1880. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 366744565

From the guide to the Lorenzo Brown diary, 1875-1880, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Biographical note: Mormon pioneer businessman; Lorenzo Brown was born in New York in 1823; became a Mormon in the 1830s and participated in the major church movements as they traveled westward.

From the description of Lorenzo Brown typescript diaries, ca. 1883-1853, 1883-1902 (bulk 1883-1902) (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 317366243

Lorenzo Brown (1823-1902) was a Mormon missionary, colonizer, farmer, and pioneer in Utah.

Lorenzo Brown was born on February 2, 1823 in Pomfret, New York to Benjamin Brown and Sarah Mumford. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1838, and moved with his family to Nauvoo, Illinois in 1839. There he worked as a farmer and barge laborer, while also contributing work to the Nauvoo Temple. In 1846 he left Illinois with the Mormon exodus, staying temporarily in Winter Quarters, Nebraska before arriving in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1848. In 1856 and 1857 he was sent to settle Las Vegas, Nevada, but returned to Utah in advance of the approaching Utah Expedition. In 1862 he was sent to settle Washington County, Utah, establishing his family in St. George. Between 1875 and 1876 he served a mission for the church in England, where he presided over the Leeds Conference. He later moved from St. George to Arizona, where he died on December 28, 1902.

From the guide to the Lorenzo Brown diary and autobiography, 1856-1899, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)