Elizabeth Hoagland Cannon
Elizabeth Hoagland Cannon (1835-1882) was born 2 Nov. 1835 in Royal Oak, Oakland Co., Michigan. She was the daughter of Abraham Hoagland and Margaret Quick. She married George Quayle Cannon on 11 Dec. 1854, and they had eleven children. She was visited by Wilford Woodruff in 1863 and 1864. She died 25 Jan. 1882 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, and Wilford Woodruff spoke at her funeral.
Footnotes
Elizabeth Hoagland (KWNL-FL5), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 3 Sep. 2022). Elizabeth Hoagland Cannon, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/elizabeth-hoagland-cannon, accessed 3 Sep. 2022). Elizabeth Hoagland, The Journal of George Q. Cannon (https://www.churchhistorianspress.org/george-q-cannon/people/elizabeth-hoagland?letter=H&lang=eng, accessed 3 Sep. 2022). Salt Lake Herald-Republican, “Mrs. Cannon Dead” (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory), 26 Jan. 1886, vol. XII, no. 200, p. 8; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org/, accessed 3 Sep. 2022).
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Excerpt:Feb 6, 1864 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave 20 their Endowment W. Woodruff sealed 14 couple I spent the afternoon in the office writing I attended the Theater in the Evening February 7, 1864 ~ Sunday 7 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting at the Tabernacle Henry I. Doremus & Joseph Young spoke in the morning, & J McKnight &
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Excerpt:Dec 24 1863 [FIGURE] I received a letter from my son Wilford in Liverpool He wrote to His Mother, Sister Bulah, Brother & Sister Smoot, & sister Sayers. December 25, 1863 ~ Friday 25. Chrismass Morning A Hard snow storm I spent the fore part of the day in the office the evening at home December 26, 1863 ~ Saturday 246. I spent most of the ...
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Excerpt:January 21, 1882 ~ Saturday Jan 221 1882 [FIGURE] I returned from the field & wrote 2 letters to McAllister & John Rowley President Taylor says yes Baptise children at 8 years old in the Font in St Georg Temple There will be figured 2 after J. T. whare 2d Anointing is recommended I went to the field 6 M[iles] January 22, 1882 ~ Sunday 22 I spSunday I returned from the ...
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Excerpt:January 26, 1882 ~ Thursday Jan 26, 1882 I met with the board of Zions Saving Bank at 10 oclok I attended the funeral of Father Vance in the 7 ward school house at 12 oclok & spoke 30 Minuts a few remarks mad by Bishop Thorn & Jenkins I went to the field & spent the night 6 Mils January 27, 1882 ~ Friday 27 I returned from the farm in a heavy snow storm I spent the day in writing ...
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Part of Discourse 1896-07-26Excerpt:PRESIDENT WILFORD WOODRUFF then arose and said: "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them." [Revelation 14:13] If there is a spirit on earth who will rest from his labors it is Brother Abra- ham Hoagland Cannon, whose body lies before us this afternoon; and his works will surely follow him. I have almost felt that his labors were too much. He was overwhelmed ...
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Part of Discourse 1882-01-29Excerpt:President Woodruff made the fol- lowing remarks: We are again called to pay our last respects to the dead. Upon this oc- casion it is one of the daughters of the Lord, a mother of Zion who has filled the measure of her creation. Sister Cannon was a noble woman, a noble mother in Israel who has raised a noble posterity; and she has now gone to rest after spending her life in upholding the principles of truth and making them honorable in the earth. There are some things connected ...
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Excerpt:One of the Most important Dams in America. I spent the day in my room August 31, 1896 ~ Monday 31. Aug Several of our Brethren Met with us to go out on a fishing excursion. They were Olef Hammer & wife Elders P T Wright & wife E. A. Bushman Joseph A Barry & Miss Cooper of San Diego Capt Paulson took myself ^Emma^ President Cannon &
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Excerpt:September 5, 1896 ~ Saturday They gave a very interesting History of it I spent most of the Day in my room reading the Steamer came in in the evening I saw most of the people of the place went to the shore when the Steamer came in September 6, 1896 ~ Sunday 6 Sunday I rode out in the morning with Asahel Emma & Sister Cannon in the Glass Bottom boat and in 50 & 60 feet ...
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Excerpt:(8) wise to separate the Elders and remove Bro. Schettler to labor with Bro. John L. Smith, who was much in need of his help, and with whom he could labor with greater pleasure and harmony than where he was. I investigated the difficulty, and though the principal opponent of Bro. Vander Woude evidently had a bad spirit, yet Bro. Vander Woude's course had been a very unwise one. The latter promised to do bet- ter and the difficulty was settled, only, however, to break out with ...