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Francis Asbury Hammond

1 November 1822—27 November 19001

Born at Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York; son of Charity Edwards and Samuel Smith Hammond.2 Baptized in San Francisco, 1847.3 Migrated from California to the Salt Lake Valley, 1848.4 Married Mary Jane Dilworth, 1848; participated in plural marriage.5 Lived at Huntsville, Weber County, Utah Territory; moved to Bluff, San Juan County, Utah Territory, 1884.6 Served as president of the San Juan Stake, 1884–1900.7 Died at Bloomfield, San Juan County, New Mexico Territory; buried at Huntsville.8 (See Document 4.21)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1901), 1:351–353. Find a Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com, accessed Oct. 2014), memorial no. 21098303, Francis A. Hammond; Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, UT.

  2. 2 Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 1:353. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org, accessed Oct. 2014), Francis Asbury Hammond KWJX-YZM.

  3. 3 Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 1:352.

  4. 4 “Francis Asbury Hammond," Church History Biographical Database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/chd/landing, accessed Nov. 2023).

  5. 5 Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 1:352–353.

  6. 6 Ibid.

  7. 7 Ibid., 353.

  8. 8 Ibid. “Utah Cemeteries and Burials,” database, Utah Division of State History (https://history.utah.gov/cemeteries/, accessed Nov. 2023), F. A. Hammond. Find a Grave, memorial no. 21098303.