Collection, 1868,1982.

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Collection, 1868,1982.

Collection, 1868, 1982, and undated includes: biographical materials; mostly photocopies and transcriptions of correspondence to or from Watson with other Strangite Mormons and his family members; copies of articles he wrote and published; and copies of Strangite Mormon articles he reprinted. A user's copy of the collection is available for researchers.

2 cubic ft. (in 2 boxes) : ill.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7435915

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Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites)

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For information on Strangites see the Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) main collection. From the description of Miscellaneous Collection, 1814,1989. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 41321303 The Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) was established by James Jesse Strang in 1844, though they claim to be the successor of the Mormon Church founded in 1830. From the description of Church of Jesus Christ records, 1844-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record ...

Strang, James Jesse, 1813-1856

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Leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Strangites). From the description of Legal documents, 1849. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367397492 From the guide to the Documents in the Case of John W. Archer vs. James J. Strang and John Cole, 1849, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Mormon religious leader. From the description of Collection, 1846-1944 1846-1856(bulk). (Southern Methodist University). WorldCat record id: 17927225 M...

Hickey, Lorenzo Dow, 1817-1897.

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Hickey (born on Feb. 15, 1817 in Palmyra, NY and died on April 25, 1897 in Coldwater, MI) was a prominent preacher and leader of the Strangite Mormon Church following the death of James Jesse Strang. A polygamist, he married at least three wives, Mrs. Ann Davis, on Dec. 9, 1841, with whom he had three children; Francis Miller, with whom he had three children; and Sarah Ann Linnell (born on Nov. 11, 1834) with whom he had ten children. A fourth wife may have died in childbirth. (For further infor...

Watson, Wingfield

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Wingfield Watson was born in 1828 in Ireland. He was a loyal disciple of James Jesse Strang, who started the Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites). In 1848 Watson migrated to America. In St. Louis (Mo.) he read and was moved profoundly by Mormon books. As a result, he was later baptized into the faith and moved to Beaver Island (Mich.) to live among Strangite Mormons. When Strang was murdered in 1856, Watson fled with his wife and family to Chicago (Ill.). The Watsons later moved to Boyne City (Mi...

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

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Papers are actually undated 20th century transcriptions of two letters from Mormon missionaries found in the Evening and Morning Star (EMS), a monthly Mormon newspaper, in Ohio and Mich. The letters include one from Samuel Bent in Pontiac, Feb. 16, 1833, published in the April 1833 EMS, and a letter from Gideon (Simeon?) H. Carter in Kirtland (Ohio), dated May 1833 published in the July 1833 EMS. Also, there are notes on the obituaries of William Scoby who died on Dec. 4, 1833 age 22, published ...

Watson, Wingfield, 1828-1922.

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Wingfield Watson (1828-1922) follower of James J. Strang, faithful Strangite leader, son of Thomas Wingfield and Eliza Leviston. Married Jane Thompson, wrote many pamphlets and articles defending James J. Strang and the Strangites. From the description of Papers, 1860-1922. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51605904 ...

Smith, Joseph

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Epithet: Secretary to Sir J Williamson, afterwards Provost of Queen's College, Oxford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001199.0x0000c8 First president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. From the description of Letter, 1856. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699842 From the description of Letters, 1867-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122606187 From t...

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...