Lorin Farr
Born 27 July 1820 in Waterford, Caledonia Co., Vermont.[1] Son of Winslow Farr Sr. and Olive Hovey Freeman.[2] Baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Lyman Johnson, May 1833.[3] Served missions in the northern U.S., 1842, and the eastern U.S., 1843.[4] Married Nancy Bailey Chase, 1 Jan. 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois.[5] Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley with the Ira Eldredge and Daniel Spencer pioneer company, arriving 19 Sept. 1847.[6] President of the branch of the church in Weber Co., Utah Territory, 1851; president of the Weber Stake, 1851.[7] Mayor of Ogden, Weber Co., 1851–1870, 1877–1878.[8] Member of the Utah territorial legislature, 1852–1884.[9] Served a mission to England, Oct. 1870–Sept. 1871.[10] Met with EBW in her office, 26 May 1875.[11] Administered to Louie Wells while in San Francisco, 25 Feb. 1887.[12] Served in meetings attended by EBW, 1900–1908.[13] Died 12 Jan. 1909 in Ogden.[14] EBW reminisced about his life, 1909.[15]
[1] Waterford, VT, Town Clerk, Births (1883–1939), Marriages (1884–1950), Deaths, (1883–2001), and Indexes (1748–2001), Indexes to Vital Records, Births and Deaths, 1748–1861, p. F, Loring Farr, 27 July 1820, microfilm 2314001, item 2, DGS 5488213, image 78/113, FHL. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 19 June 2021), Lorin Farr (L1W1-7QZ).
[2] Waterford, VT, Town Clerk, Vital Records, 1809–1931, p. 229, Winslow Farr and Olive H. Freeman, 5 Dec. 1816, microfilm 29053, item 1, DGS 5464977, image 115/326, FHL. Vermont, Secretary of State, General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, Early to 1870, Farnam–Farrington, D., Lorring Farr, microfilm 27544, DGS 4543224, image 2398/3664, FHL.
[3] Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860–1959, vol. A, 25 Apr. 1860–27 Apr. 1894, p. 17, line 741, Lorin Farr, CR 301 22, image 24/160, CHL.
[4] General Church Recorder, Far West and Nauvoo Elders’ Certificates, 1837–1838, 1840–1846, p. 93, CR 100 402, image 258/305, CHL. JS History, 1838–1856, vol. D-1, p. 1525, CHL. “Elders Conference,” Times and Seasons, 1 Apr. 1843, 4:157–158.
[5] Marriage Record, Feb. 1842–Dec. 1845, Loren Far and Nana Chase, 1 Jan. 1845, MS 3444, image 36/82, CHL. “Sealings and Adoptions of the Living, 1846–1857; Index, 1846–1857,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nauvoo Temple, vol. A, 1846–1857, p. 279, line 2141, Lorin Farr and Nancy Bailey Chase, 7 Feb. 1846, microfilm 183374, DGS 5265582 (restricted access), FHL.
[6] “Lorin Farr,” Pioneer Database (https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel, accessed 19 Mar. 2021).
[7] “Visit of the Presidency to Weber,” Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 8 Feb. 1851, 5. “Fifth General Epistle,” Deseret News, 8 Apr. 1851, 8.
[8] Richard C. Roberts and Richard W. Sadler, A History of Weber County (Weber County, UT: Weber County Commission, 1997), 61. “Ogden Election,” Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 14 Feb. 1877, 4.
[9] “Territory of Utah Legislative Assembly Rosters, 1851–1894,” Utah Division of Archive and Record Service (https://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/legislative-assembly.htm, accessed 22 Mar. 2021).
[10] “Fortieth Semi-Annual Conference,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 8 Oct. 1870, 2. Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860–1959, vol. A, 25 Apr. 1860–27 Apr. 1894, pp. 17–18, line 41, Lorin Farr, CR 301 22, image 24/160, CHL.
[11] EBW, Diary, 26 May 1875.
[12] EBW, Diary, 25 Feb. 1887.
[13] EBW, Diary, 23 Dec. 1900; 7 June 1908; 2 Aug. 1908; 6 Sept. 1908.
[14] “Utah State Archives Indexes,” database and images, Utah State Archives (https://archives.utah.gov, accessed 11 Mar. 2021); Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records and Statistics Death Certificates, series 81448, file no. 7/600 (1909), Lorin Farr.
[15] EBW, Diary, 14 Jan. 1909.