Samuel Alger

Samuel Alger (1786-1874) was born 14 Feb. 1786 in Uxbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He was the son of John Alger and Elizabeth. He married Clarissa Hancock. He was baptized in Nov. 1830. He served on the Utah Territorial Legislature in 1854 along with Wilford Woodruff. He died 24 Sep. 1874 in St. George, Washington Co., Utah Territory.

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Samuel Alger (KWVQ-F4S), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 15 Jun. 2022). Samuel Alger, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/samuel-alger, accessed 15 Jun. 2022). "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 15 Ju. 2022); Samuel Alger, birth, 14 Feb. 1786, Uxbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, no. A33; citing Uxbridge, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, “Vital records (1717-1894) and index (1834-1894),” image 141/259; DGS 7011163. “Samuel Alger” (1786-1874), memorial no. 107789; Find A Grave (https://findagrave.com, accessed 15 Jun. 2022). Deseret News, “Died” (Salt Lake City, Utah), 14 Oct. 1874, vol. XXIII, no. 37, p. 583; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org/, accessed 15 Jun. 2022).