Joseph Holbrook autobiography, 1806-1846.

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Joseph Holbrook autobiography, 1806-1846.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/368048028

Autobiography of Joseph Holbrook (typed). The autobiography is of interest to Latter Day Saints because it describes the religious and social climate that surrounded the events of the Restoration, Joseph Holbrook's conversion to the gospel and a first hand account of events of the Church in Ohio and Illinois. Joseph Holbrook lives in Albany, New York, for a time, and discusses his introduction to religion. It contains genealogical information fro the Holbrook family, the Lampson family and the Flint family. It contains brief biographies of 21 high priest quorum members in 1844: Johnathan H. Hale, Benjamin Aber, Anthony Blackburn, John E. Royu, Gidson Allen, Henry W. Wilson, Samuel Heath, Martin H. Peck, Joseph L. Robinson, John Stiles, John Colomere, Geruge W. Pitkin, Gardner Clark, William Milam, Simeon Thayer, Thomas Grover, John Rempton, Thomas Cornice, Archibald Batten, Jeremiah Hatch and Joseph Holbrook.

1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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Holbrook, Joseph, 1806-1885

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Joseph Holbrook, was born Jan. 16, 1806, in New York, and joined the Mormon Church on Jan. 6, 1833. He worked on the Kirtland and Nauvoo Temples, and was a special policeman at Nauvoo. He was a bodyguard of Joseph Smith. On the journey west to Utah, he was a captain of 50 wagons and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sept. 20, 1848. He settled in Sessions' Settlement, Utah (the name was changed in 1855 to Bountiful, Utah). Holbrook was a member of the Utah Territorial Legislature for two terms ...

Latter-day Saints' College (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed in 1830 in New York by Joseph Smith, Jr. Its members later migrated to the American West, specifically the Salt Lake Valley in Utah. Shortly after the founding, missionaries were sent out to teach their message. From the guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints flannel board missionary discussions, Circa 1950-1970, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The documents in this collection span the early year...