- Gender
- Male
Sayers, Edward
Biography
9 Feb. 1800–17 July 1861. Horticulturalist. Born in Canterbury, Kent Co., England. Son of Edward Sayers and Mary. Married Ruth D. Vose, 23 Jan. 1841, in St. Louis. Purchased land in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, from JS and Emma Smith, 19 May 1841. Moved to Nauvoo, before 1842. JS hid at Sayers’s home, Aug. 1842, to avoid arrest for his alleged complicity in attempt to kill former Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs. Migrated to Utah Territory with Silas Richards's pioneer company, summer 1849. Lived at Salt Lake City for remainder of life.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Deed to Edward Sayers, 19 May 1841
- History Draft [1 July–31 December 1842]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Letter to Newel K., Elizabeth Ann Smith, and Sarah Ann Whitney, 18 August 1842