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William D. Huntington, Report, circa 26 August 1842

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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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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. 26 Aug. 1842. Version published in Wasp, 27 Aug. 1842, p. [3].

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See Introduction to Nauvoo City Sexton Records.

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By an ordinance recently passed, it is made the duty of the city sexton to report the number of deaths in the city weekly, with the names, age, and disease. In accordance with which we have recieved the following:
Report of deaths for the week, ending on Friday evening, Aug. 26 [1842].
Geo. F. Merriman, aged 10 years, contusion of the brain.
David N. Crenshaw, aged 7 years and 6 months, ague and fever.
Mary E. McIntire, aged 10 months, black canker.
Saben Thayre, aged 45 years, fever
Charles Shumway, 1 year and 3 months, fever.
Larkin Davis, aged 15 years and 10 months, drowned
Total 6 for the week.
WM. [D.] HUNTINGTON, JR.

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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