Petition from Stephen Winchester and Others, circa 11 March 1843

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Petition from Stephen Winchester and Others, circa 11 March 1843
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Stephen Winchester
8 May 1795–1 Jan. 1873. Farmer. Born in Vershire, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Benjamin Winchester and Bethia Benjamins. Married Nancy Case, 31 July 1816, in Fort Edward, Washington Co., New York. Moved to Elk Creek, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Baptized...
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and 71 others, Petition,
Nauvoo
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, ca. 11 Mar. 1843; unidentified handwriting; signatures of petitioners; endorsements in handwriting of
James Sloan
28 Oct. 1792–24 Oct. 1886. City recorder, notary public, attorney, judge, farmer. Born in Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Alexander Sloan and Anne. Married Mary Magill. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordained an elder, ...
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; notation in handwriting of
George A. Smith
26 June 1817–1 Sept. 1875. Born at Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., New York. Son of John Smith and Clarissa Lyman. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Joseph H. Wakefield, 10 Sept. 1832, at Potsdam. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio,...
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; one page; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.

See also Petition from Lorenzo Brown and Others, 11 Jan. 1843.
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B. R. Bentl[e]y James [illegible]

Geo W. Pitkin
16 May 1801–26 Nov. 1873. Sheriff, farmer, teacher. Born in Hartford, Windsor Co., Vermont. Son of Paul Pitkin and Abigail Lothrop. Moved to Hiram, Portage Co., Ohio, by 1820. Sheriff of Portage Co. Married first Amanda Egglestone, 8 Feb. 1829, in Portage...
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George W Hickerson
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Jonathan Taylor
6 June 1793–after June 1846. Born at Burlington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Eliza Taylor. Lived at Norton, Medina Co., Ohio, by Aug. 1820. Married first Lydia Azula Taylor, 12 June 1828, in Medina Co. Visited by JS at his home at Norton, 1834. Baptized...
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James Woolsey
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Robert Pixton Stephen Luce—

Francis Clark Daniel G Luce

George Colemen Danford Attwood

Wm Carmichael

Chas E Spencer

Jno Oakley
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John Herrington
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B. T. Mitchell

Henry Sanders

John Alston

John Edger

Nelson McCarty

Jacob Gates
9 Mar. 1811–14 Apr. 1892. Farmer, carpenter, politician. Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont. Son of Thomas Gates and Patty Plumly. Married Mary Minerva Snow, 16 Mar. 1833, in St. Johnsbury. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
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Joseph S Murdock

J[oseph] Holbrook
16 Jan. 1806–14 Nov. 1885. Farmer, teacher, carpenter, miner, clerk, policeman, probate judge. Born at Florence, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Moses Holbrook and Hannah Lucretia Morton. Moved to Worcester Co., Massachusetts, June 1813. Married first Nancy ...
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Armstead Moffett
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Chandler Holbrook

Jacob Peart

Abel Lamb
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Charles Shumway
2 Aug. 1806–21 May 1898. Policeman, carpenter, politician, farmer, miller. Born in Oxford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Son of Parley Shumway and Polly Johnson. Moved to Brimfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, by 1820. Moved to Southbridge, Worcester Co.,...
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Joseph F Palmer

Shadrach Driggs

J[ohn] S Workman
8 Oct. 1789–21 Apr. 1855. Gristmill owner and operator, liquor distiller, farmer. Born in Allegany Co., Maryland. Son of Jacob Workman and Elizabeth Wycoff. Moved to Kentucky, 1808. Married Lydia Bilyeu, in Overton Co., Tennessee, Mar. 1809. Moved to Carlisle...
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Samuel Simpson

Alexander Simpson

Abraham Washburn

F. Mulford

Thomas Carrico [Jr.]
20 Sept. 1801–22 Feb. 1882. Shoemaker. Born at Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Thomas Carrico and Deborah Wallis. Baptized into Unitarian church, 27 Sept. 1801, at Beverly. Married first Mary E. Raymond, 30 Aug. 1827, at Beverly. Wife died, 1833...
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Samuel Eggleston

<No 5— refd to Committee of public grounds.—>

<Petn. rejected April 15th. 1843.>
Endorsements in handwriting of James Sloan.

<Report unfavorable>
Notation in handwriting of George A. Smith, chairman of the committee of public grounds.
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Petition from Stephen Winchester and Others, circa 11 March 1843
ID #
12285
Total Pages
2
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Unidentified
George Pitkin
George W. Hickerson
Jonathan Taylor
James Woolsey
John Oakley
John Harrington
Jacob Gates
Joseph Holbrook
Armstead Moffett
Abel Lamb
Charles Shumway
John Workman
Thomas Carrico Jr.
James Sloan
George A. Smith
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Endorsements in handwriting of James Sloan.
Notation in handwriting of George A. Smith, chairman of the committee of public grounds.