Harriet Ann Thatcher Preston diary 1872-1873

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Harriet Ann Thatcher Preston diary 1872-1873

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L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Preston, Harriet A. Thatcher, 1839-1920

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Mormon woman living in Utah and wife of William B. Preston, Presiding Bishop of the Mormon Church. From the guide to the Harriet Ann Thatcher Preston diary, 1872-1873, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Preston, William Bowker, 1830-1908

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William Bowker Preston, 1830-1908, fourth presiding bishop of the Mormon Church, was born in Virginia. In 1852, Preston joined the California gold rush. He settled in Yolo County, California where he met and married Harriet Thatcher in 1858. In 1859 he joined the Hezikiah Thatcher family in settling Cache Valley--located on the Utah-Idaho border. Preston eventually became a prominent Utah businessman, politician and LDS church leader. From the description of William Bowker Preston pa...