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William D. Huntington, Report, circa 15 September 1845

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William D. Huntington

28 Feb. 1818–20 Mar. 1887. Constable, sexton, carpenter, farmer, postmaster. Born in Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York. Son of William Huntington and Zina Baker. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Luke Johnson, Aug. 1836. Moved ...

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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, ca. 15 Sept. 1845. Version published in “Sexton’s Weekly Report,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 17 Sept. 1845, p. [3].

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SEXTON’S WEEKLY REPORT.
Sept. 15th. [1845]
Wm. H. Presley Jr., 5m Diarrhea.
Maria E. Barton of Pilot grove, 33y 7m 14d fever.
Wm. Williams, 20y Billieus fever.
Wm. J. Thompson, 38y 11m 23d affection of the liver.
Lydia Losee infant.
Sarah E. Griffith 1y 1m croup.
Leatus Newell, 39y inflammation inthe head.
Thomas Bedford of
Iowa

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803. First permanent white settlements established, ca. 1833. Organized as territory, 1838, containing all of present-day Iowa, much of present-day Minnesota, and parts of North and South Dakota. Population in...

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, 10y 10m 9d Billious fever.
Lydia Turner of
Macedonia

Area settled, 1826. Founded by Latter-day Saints, 1839–1840, following exodus from Missouri. Town platted, Aug. 1840. Post office established, Sept. 1840. Incorporated as Macedonia, Mar. 1843. Renamed Webster, 23 July 1847. Population in 1845 about 380. Crooked...

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, 76y Billious fever.
Emma W. Kilbreath, 1y 7m 22d.
Henry King 11y 3m Diarrhea & Canker.
James Sanderson of
St. Louis

Located on west side of Mississippi River about fifteen miles south of confluence with Missouri River. Founded as fur-trading post by French settlers, 1764. Incorporated as town, 1809. First Mississippi steamboat docked by town, 1817. Incorporated as city...

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, 41y 2m 13d Billous fever.
Wm. Mosly 35y Black Canker.
Samuel Clark, 42y 9m 1d Nervous fever.
Salmon Gee of Iowa, 52y 10m 1d Chill fever.
Martha Lord, 57y, fever.
Sally Fisher, 68y 6m 22d.
W[illiam] D. HUNTINGTON

28 Feb. 1818–20 Mar. 1887. Constable, sexton, carpenter, farmer, postmaster. Born in Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York. Son of William Huntington and Zina Baker. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Luke Johnson, Aug. 1836. Moved ...

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