Petition from Nathan Cheney and Others, 4 April 1842

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Nathan Cheney and 38 others, Petition,
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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 Nauvoo City Council, 4 Apr. 1842; handwriting of Nathan Cheney; signatures of petitioners; two pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.

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Jacob Johnson	Abraham Stevens
Addison Pratt 21 Feb. 1802–14 Oct. 1872. Sailor, farmer, carpenter. Born in Winchester, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Son of Henry Pratt and Rebekah Jewell. Married Louisa Barnes, 3 Apr. 1831, in Dunham, Lower Canada. Settled on banks of Lake Erie, in New York, where he... View Full Bio	Nathan West 10 Apr. 1801–8 May 1888. Joiner, farmer. Born in Hubbard, Trumbull Co., Ohio. Son of William West and Mary Ayers. Married first Mary Hulet, 25 Oct. 1828, in Portage Co., Ohio. Moved to Nelson, Portage Co., by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of ... View Full Bio
William Earl	Caroline Murdock
Harvy Omsead [Harvey Olmsted]	Merit Rockwell
Eli Weed	Horace Rockwell
Reuben Oaks	Sarah Rockwell
Joseph Remington	Matthew Manfield
B[enjamin] S. Wilber 19 Apr. 1810–by 10 Aug. 1853. Merchant. Born in Barnard, Windsor Co., Vermont. Son of Aaron Wilber and Abigail Salisbury. Married first Sally Ann. Married second Sophia F. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by 3 Mar. 1836. Ordained... View Full Bio	Edmond Nelson
Noah T Guyman	Charlotte Carter
Daniel Allen	Phineas R Bird 29 Jan. 1802–25 July 1850. Weaver, stone mason. Born in Trenton, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey. Son of Benjamin Bird and Mary. Moved to Romulus, Seneca Co., New York, by 1810. Moved to Wells, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Captain in U.S. Army, 10 Jan. ... View Full Bio
	Charles McGary
	Daniel S Thomas

[See Report of Committee, 9 Apr. 1842–C.] [p. [2]]

Jacob Johnson	Abraham Stevens
Addison Pratt 21 Feb. 1802–14 Oct. 1872. Sailor, farmer, carpenter. Born in Winchester, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Son of Henry Pratt and Rebekah Jewell. Married Louisa Barnes, 3 Apr. 1831, in Dunham, Lower Canada. Settled on banks of Lake Erie, in New York, where he... View Full Bio	Nathan West 10 Apr. 1801–8 May 1888. Joiner, farmer. Born in Hubbard, Trumbull Co., Ohio. Son of William West and Mary Ayers. Married first Mary Hulet, 25 Oct. 1828, in Portage Co., Ohio. Moved to Nelson, Portage Co., by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of ... View Full Bio
William Earl	Caroline Murdock
Harvy Omsead [Harvey Olmsted]	Merit Rockwell
Eli Weed	Horace Rockwell
Reuben Oaks	Sarah Rockwell
Joseph Remington	Matthew Manfield
Benjamin S. Wilber 19 Apr. 1810–by 10 Aug. 1853. Merchant. Born in Barnard, Windsor Co., Vermont. Son of Aaron Wilber and Abigail Salisbury. Married first Sally Ann. Married second Sophia F. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by 3 Mar. 1836. Ordained... View Full Bio	Edmond Nelson
Noah T Guyman	Charlotte Carter
Daniel Allen	Phineas R Bird 29 Jan. 1802–25 July 1850. Weaver, stone mason. Born in Trenton, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey. Son of Benjamin Bird and Mary. Moved to Romulus, Seneca Co., New York, by 1810. Moved to Wells, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Captain in U.S. Army, 10 Jan. ... View Full Bio
	Charles McGary
	Daniel S Thomas

[See Report of Committee, 9 Apr. 1842–C.] [p. [2]]

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Editorial Title
Petition from Nathan Cheney and Others, 4 April 1842
ID #
12142
Total Pages
2
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- Jacob Johnson
- Abraham Stevens
- Addison Pratt
- Nathan West
- Unidentified
- Caroline Murdock
- Harvey Olmstead
- Mathew Manfield
- Benjamin S. Wilber
- Edmund Nelson
- Noah Guyman
- Daniel Allen
- Phineas R. Bird
- Daniel Thomas