Joseph Abbott

Joseph Abbott (1840-1859) was born 3 Oct. 1840 in Lee Co., Iowa Territory. He was the son of Lewis Abbott and Ann Marsh. He died 18 May 1859 in Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, and Wilford Woodruff mentioned the event in his journal.

Footnotes

Joseph Abbott (KD1F-3PK), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 15 Jun. 2022). Joseph Abbott, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/joseph-abbott, accessed 15 Jun. 2022). “Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008 / 1840-1849 / 1847 January-June,” entry for Joseph Abbott, 21 Jun. 1847, p. 7, image 986/1138, CR 100 137; Church History Library (https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/, accessed 15 Jun. 2022). "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 15 Jun. 2022); Lewis Abbot and Ann Marsh, 29 Oct. 1827, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, vol. 1, p. 11; citing Boston, Massachusetts, City Registrar, “Marriages (1646-1900), register of marriages (1891-1892), and index of marriages (1646-1869),” image 14/409; DGS 4277237. 1840 U.S. Census, Township 66, Lee Co., Iowa Territory, p. 200, Lewis Abbott; FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 15 Jun. 2022). 1850 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Utah Territory, p. 11 (front), Joseph Abbott; FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 15 Jun. 2022). Deseret News, “A Sad Occurrence” (Salt Lake City, Utah), 25 May 1859, vol. IX, no. 12, p. 1; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org/, accessed 15 Jun. 2022).

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    May 20, 1859 ~ Friday May 20th 1859 We arose this morning took breakfast of my fowles, but I felt as though I had been foundered I was vary sore & stiff still we went into the mountain & performed the same labour as yesterday in the snow we cut about another Hundred of dry pine poles & slid them down the mountain over the snow It was the first time in my life I had laboured in 3 feet of snow on the 20 day of may, we had cut during 3 day about 300 ...
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