Pioneer History Flashcards
June 27, 1844
Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith
February 4, 1846
Exodus from Nauvoo begins; Brooklyn leaves N.Y.
September 1846
Battle of Nauvoo
July 24, 1847
Brigham Young enters Salt Lake Valley
December 1847
Brigham Young sustained as President
1849-1850
“State of Deseret”
1850-1896
Utah Territory
1852
Doctrine of Plural Marriage made public
1856
Handcart disaster
1857-1858
Utah War
1861-1865
American Civil War
1869
Completion of Transcontinental Railroad
1877
Completion of St. George temple/endowments started
1877 (event #2)
Death of Brigham Young
1887
Death of John Taylor
1890
The Manifesto
1893
Salt Lake Temple completed
1896
Utah becomes a state
1898
Death of Wilford Woodruff
1901
Death of Lorenzo Snow
Moses Harris
Said Salt Lake Valley was an awful place and they should settle elsewhere, pushed the idea for the Cache Valley instead (BY trying to decide where to settle)
Richard Ivie
his shirt that Old Bishop steals, he chases him down and shoots him. Tries to sink his body, but the indians discover it.
Levi Savage
warned saints that leaving late to cross the plains was a bad idea. Urged saints to stay at Winter Quarters for the winter