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History of Sarah Studevant Leavitt [copy], 1919
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Leavitt, Sarah Studevant
- Title
- History of Sarah Studevant Leavitt [copy]
- Dates
- 191919191919
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- MS 0062
- Summary
- The Sarah Studevant Leavitt history [typescript] deals mostly with the migration of her family from Canada, beginning in 1835, to Nauvoo, Illinois, and then to Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Sarah Studevant Leavitt was born approximately 4 October 1798 to Lemuel Studevant and Priscilla Tompson in Lime, Grafton County, New Hampshire. She married Jeremiah Leavitt 6 March 1817 in Vermont and then moved with him to Canada. Sarah and her family were later converted to Mormonism. They moved to Kirtland, Ohio, and then to Nauvoo. Her husband died at Mt. Pisgah in 1846. She moved on to Utah, settling in Tooele. Sarah left Tooele due to Indians stealing cattle. Her history does not record where she next moved.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Sarah Studevant Leavitt history [typescript] deals mostly with the migration of her family from Canada, beginning in 1835, to Nauvoo, Illinois, and then to Salt Lake City, Utah. Of interest are her accounts of seeing Egyptian mummies and the Book of Abraham while in Kirtland, Ohio; as well as seeing the martyred bodies of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. This history was copied by Juanita Leavitt Pulsipher Brooks in 1919.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
Processed by Linda Herrick in 1974.
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | History of Sarah Studevant Leavitt | 1919 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Frontier and pioneer life--19th century--Sources
- Latter Day Saint converts--19th century--Biography
- Latter Day Saint pioneers--United States--19th century--Biography
- Latter Day Saint women--19th century--Biography
- Widows' writings--19th century--Specimens
Personal Names
- Leavitt, Jeremiah, 1796-1846
- Leavitt, Sarah Studevant--Family
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844--Death
Corporate Names
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Relations--Christianity--19th century
Geographical Names
- Canada--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Latter Day Saint churches--19th century
- Kirtland (Ohio)--Description and travel--19th century
- Nauvoo (Ill.)--Biography
- Nauvoo (Ill.)--Expulsion of the Latter Day Saints
- Tooele (Utah)--Biography
Form or Genre Terms
- Autobiographies
- Typescripts
Finding aid prepared by Linda Herrick.
1974 (last modified: 2019)
