Marriage Certificate for Henry H. Wilson and Frances Kelley, between 23 April and circa 13 May 1843

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Marriage Certificate for Henry H. Wilson and Frances Kelley, between 23 April and circa 13 May 1843
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Thomas Grover
22 July 1807–20 Feb. 1886. Farmer, boat operator. Born at Whitehall, Washington Co., New York. Son of Thomas Grover and Polly Spaulding. Married first Caroline Whiting of Whitehall, 1828. Became a Methodist preacher, by 1834. Moved to Freedom, Cattaraugus...
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, Marriage Certificate for
Henry H. Wilson
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and Frances Kelley,
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, between 23 Apr. and ca. 13 May 1843; handwriting presumably of
Thomas Grover
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; endorsement in handwriting of
James Sloan
28 Oct. 1792–24 Oct. 1886. City recorder, notary public, attorney, judge, farmer. Born in Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Alexander Sloan and Anne. Married Mary Magill. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordained an elder, ...
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; notation in unidentified handwriting; one page; CHL.

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This Certifyes that I
Thomas Grover
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An
Elder
A male leader in the church generally; an ecclesiastical and priesthood office or one holding that office; a proselytizing missionary. The Book of Mormon explained that elders ordained priests and teachers and administered “the flesh and blood of Christ unto...
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of the
Church of gesus Christ
The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...
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have on the 23d day of April administerd the mattrimonial Serameny to
Henry H Wilson
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and Frances Kelley, in the sity of
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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1843

Thomas Grover
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<Recd. [illegible] 13th. 1843. & 50 ¢.—>
Endorsement in handwriting of James Sloan.
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