Edmunds Act passed: plural marriage a felony, cohabitation a misdemeanor.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 03, 1882 ~ Wednesday
3. I attended the funeral of Jacob Gibson I spoke 30 M
followed By Bishop S Woolley & Joseph Taylor & L W Hardy
3I attended council in the Afternoon
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Gibson, Jacob
1 Jan 1814 - 1 May 1882
49 mentions
Taylor, Joseph Edward
11 Dec 1830 - 13 Feb 1913
69 mentions
Hardy, Leonard Wilford
31 Dec 1805 - 31 Jul 1884
233 mentions
Family
Woolley, Samuel Amos
11 Sep 1825 - 23 Mar 1900
24 mentions
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First Presidency counsels men to live with "only one wife under the same roof."
Sixth Constitutional Convention for Utah held; Congress rejects petition for statehood on February 23, 1883.