1834 - 1859 (24 years)
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Name |
Hawkins, Leo |
Birth |
19 Jul 1834 |
London, Middlesex, England |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
23 Aug 1850 |
St Louis Ward 5, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA [1] |
Age: 16y |
Occupation |
Between 1853 and 1856 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah |
Historian for Joseph Smith, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
- From the church historians office, Leo worked with Jonathan Grimshaw as transcriber / recorder for Joseph Smith's legacy. Leo's handwriting can be found, for example on Page 146, The Joseph Smith Papers, History (1 May 1844 - 8 August 1844) See: http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paperSummary/history-1838-1856-volume-f-1-1-may-1844-8-august-1844?p=152&highlight=leo%20hawkins Joseph Smith passed away in 1844, prior to Leo Hawkins arrival at Salt Lake City. Scholars debate the authenticity of these recorded histories. Regardless, Leo, along with other historians such as Jonathan Grimshaw were very active in the tasl of documenting the LDS Church History Narriative.
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Death |
29 May 1859 |
Person ID |
I245 |
Bratt Family Tree |
Last Modified |
18 Aug 2016 |
Father |
Hawkins, Samuel Harris, b. 22 Mar 1804, London, Middlesex, England d. 22 Jan 1852, 12 Mile Grove, Pottawattamie Co. IA (Age 47 years) |
Mother |
Savage, Charlotte, b. 10 Mar 1805, Titchfield (Fareham) Hampshire, England (UK) d. 17 Apr 1887, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 82 years) |
Marriage |
12 Feb 1829 |
St. Martins in the Field, Middlesex England, UK |
Family ID |
F58 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S128] Census 1850 St Louis Ward 5, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA M432_417; Page: 270A; Image: 545, (M432_417; Page: 270A; Image: 545).
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