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Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843

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Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL, to the United States Senate and House of Representatives,
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Created as district for seat of U.S. federal government by act of Congress, 1790, and named Washington DC, 1791. Named in honor of George Washington. Headquarters of executive, legislative, and judicial branches of U.S. government relocated to Washington ...
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Thomas Bullock
23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...
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; signatures of authors; docket by unidentified scribe; fifty-three pages; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington DC.

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William Jones 12 Feb. 1799–30 Sept. 1879. Stone cutter, stock raiser. Born in Bristol Township (later in Philadelphia), Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Edward Jones and Elizabeth. Married Elizabeth Hughes, ca. 1825. Moved to Cincinnati, by 1836. Baptized into Church... View Full Bio	Constantia E Hutchinson
Elizabeth [Hughes] Jones	Margaret Copeland
Catharine <A> Jones	John Eagle 19 Jan. 1805–ca. 1854. Grocer, laborer. Born in Alexandria, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania. Son of John Eagle and Catharine Spence. Moved to Porter, Huntingdon Co., by 1820. Married Susannah Whitelock, 4 Dec. 1827, in Licking Co., Ohio. Moved to Illinois, by... View Full Bio
Mary E Jones	Susan Eagle
William Jones Jur	E[dwin] D Woolley 27 June 1807–14 Oct. 1881. Farmer, coal miner, cattleman, builder, merchant. Born in East Bradford Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. Son of John Woolley and Rachel Dilworth. Raised in Quaker faith. Married Mary Wickersham, 24 Mar. 1831, in Columbiana Co... View Full Bio
Charlote Jones	S. A. Woolley
Mercy Jones	Mary Woolley
Anna me◊◊ih Jones	Samuel Woolley
Sarah metilda Jones	Ellen Wilding
Warren Markham	Rachel Woolley
Ira Williams	John Woolley
Elizabeth Corbredgy	Franklin Woolley
Mary Corbredy	Susanna Garman
James Corbredy	Q. S. Sparks
Silvia [Butterfield] Morey	Alles [illegible]
George Morey 30 Nov. 1803–15 Dec. 1875. Farmer. Born at Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., New York. Son of William Morey and Anda Martin. Moved to Collinsville, Butler Co., Ohio, 1814. Married Sylvia Butterfield, 29 Oct. 1825, at Butler Co. Moved to Vermillion Co., Illinois,... View Full Bio	Sarah Stanford
J W Johnson	Edward Stanford
Elizabeth Johnson	Nancy W Ott
Orson Pratt 19 Sept. 1811–3 Oct. 1881. Farmer, writer, teacher, merchant, surveyor, editor, publisher. Born at Hartford, Washington Co., New York. Son of Jared Pratt and Charity Dickinson. Moved to New Lebanon, Columbia Co., New York, 1814; to Canaan, Columbia Co., fall... View Full Bio	Frank Ott
Andrew Cahoon	Jacob K Butterfield
Sarah M[arinda Bates] Pratt 5 Feb. 1817–25 Dec. 1888. Seamstress. Born in Henderson, Jefferson Co., New York. Daughter of Cyrus Bates and Lydia Harrington. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Orson Pratt, 18 June 1835, near Sackets Harbor, Jefferson Co. Married... View Full Bio	Alexander Walker
Lydia A Bates	Lorenzo Wells
Graham Coltrin 11 Dec. 1797–24 May 1851. Farmer. Born in Colrain, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Coltrin and Sarah Graham. Moved to Strongsville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1820. Married first Anna Norwood, 16 Nov. 1828, in Painesville, Geauga Co., Ohio. Baptized into... View Full Bio	Louis Walker
	Louisa Butterfield
John Coltrin July 1775–13 Aug. 1846. Born in Tolland, Tolland Co., Connecticut. Son of John Coltrin and Rebecca Maxon. Moved to Colrain, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, by 1790. Married first Sarah Graham, ca. 1793–1794. Moved to New York, ca. late 1790s; to Ovid, Seneca... View Full Bio	Jammima Bell
	Uriah B Johnson
Henry C Coltrin	Simean Mc.intier
Alpha E Davis	Isabella Mc.intier
Benjamin Davis	Josh. Billington
Mary Brown	Martha Billington
A M B Perry	Eliza Billington
Minerva A. Reed	Peter Mattice
Samuel Bell

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William Jones 12 Feb. 1799–30 Sept. 1879. Stone cutter, stock raiser. Born in Bristol Township (later in Philadelphia), Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Edward Jones and Elizabeth. Married Elizabeth Hughes, ca. 1825. Moved to Cincinnati, by 1836. Baptized into Church... View Full Bio	Constantia E Hutchinson
Elizabeth Hughes Jones	Margaret Copeland
Catharine A Jones	John Eagle 19 Jan. 1805–ca. 1854. Grocer, laborer. Born in Alexandria, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania. Son of John Eagle and Catharine Spence. Moved to Porter, Huntingdon Co., by 1820. Married Susannah Whitelock, 4 Dec. 1827, in Licking Co., Ohio. Moved to Illinois, by... View Full Bio
Mary E Jones	Susan Eagle
William Jones Jur	Edwin D Woolley 27 June 1807–14 Oct. 1881. Farmer, coal miner, cattleman, builder, merchant. Born in East Bradford Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. Son of John Woolley and Rachel Dilworth. Raised in Quaker faith. Married Mary Wickersham, 24 Mar. 1831, in Columbiana Co... View Full Bio
Charlote Jones	S. A. Woolley
Mercy Jones	Mary Woolley
Anna meih Jones	Samuel Woolley
Sarah metilda Jones	Ellen Wilding
Warren Markham	Rachel Woolley
Ira Williams	John Woolley
Elizabeth Corbredgy	Franklin Woolley
Mary Corbredy	Susanna Garman
James Corbredy	Q. S. Sparks
Silvia Butterfield Morey	Alles
George Morey 30 Nov. 1803–15 Dec. 1875. Farmer. Born at Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., New York. Son of William Morey and Anda Martin. Moved to Collinsville, Butler Co., Ohio, 1814. Married Sylvia Butterfield, 29 Oct. 1825, at Butler Co. Moved to Vermillion Co., Illinois,... View Full Bio	Sarah Stanford
J W Johnson	Edward Stanford
Elizabeth Johnson	Nancy W Ott
Orson Pratt 19 Sept. 1811–3 Oct. 1881. Farmer, writer, teacher, merchant, surveyor, editor, publisher. Born at Hartford, Washington Co., New York. Son of Jared Pratt and Charity Dickinson. Moved to New Lebanon, Columbia Co., New York, 1814; to Canaan, Columbia Co., fall... View Full Bio	Frank Ott
Andrew Cahoon	Jacob K Butterfield
Sarah Marinda Bates Pratt 5 Feb. 1817–25 Dec. 1888. Seamstress. Born in Henderson, Jefferson Co., New York. Daughter of Cyrus Bates and Lydia Harrington. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Orson Pratt, 18 June 1835, near Sackets Harbor, Jefferson Co. Married... View Full Bio	Alexander Walker
Lydia A Bates	Lorenzo Wells
Graham Coltrin 11 Dec. 1797–24 May 1851. Farmer. Born in Colrain, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Coltrin and Sarah Graham. Moved to Strongsville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1820. Married first Anna Norwood, 16 Nov. 1828, in Painesville, Geauga Co., Ohio. Baptized into... View Full Bio	Louis Walker
	Louisa Butterfield
John Coltrin July 1775–13 Aug. 1846. Born in Tolland, Tolland Co., Connecticut. Son of John Coltrin and Rebecca Maxon. Moved to Colrain, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, by 1790. Married first Sarah Graham, ca. 1793–1794. Moved to New York, ca. late 1790s; to Ovid, Seneca... View Full Bio	Jammima Bell
	Uriah B Johnson
Henry C Coltrin	Simean Mc.intier
Alpha E Davis	Isabella Mc.intier
Benjamin Davis	Josh. Billington
Mary Brown	Martha Billington
A M B Perry	Eliza Billington
Minerva A. Reed	Peter Mattice
Samuel Bell

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Editorial Title
Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
ID #
1208
Total Pages
118
Handwriting on This Page
- William Jones
- Unidentified
- John Eagle
- Edwin Woolley
- George Morey
- Orson Pratt
- Jacob K. Butterfield
- Sarah Marinda Bates Pratt
- Lorenzo Wells
- Graham Coltrin
- John Coltrin

Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843

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