William Greenwood papers 1822-1889

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William Greenwood papers 1822-1889

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The William Greenwood papers (1822-1889) contain correspondence, autobiographical sketch with family genealogy, and a short sketch of the life of Alice Houghton Greenwood. Greenwood (1822-1891) was born in Burnley England in 1822, converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints (LDS) in 1840, immigrated to Illinois in 1842, and later to Salt Lake City in 1886. Greenwood had three wives: Alice Houghton, Emma Johan Mercer, and Bertha Eyring.

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J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division

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Greenwood family

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Greenwood, Alice Houghton, 1823-1886.

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Greenwood was a pioneer to Utah in 1847. From the guide to the Alice Houghton Greenwood letter, 1881, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Greenwood, William, 1822-1891

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William Greenwood (1822-1891) was born on 7 August 1822 in Burnley, England. Against the will of his family, Greenwood converted to the LDS Church in November 1840. In 1842 he left England for Nauvoo, Illinois. A year later he married Alice Houghton, whom he had met on the voyage from England. Alice Houghton was born in Clayton, England on 8 May 1886. Greenwood and his wife migrated to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, arriving there in October. They settled first in Salt Lake City, and later in Ame...