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Lester James Herrick

14 December 1827—18 April 1892

1 Born at Nelson, Portage County, Ohio; son of Sally Judd and Lemuel Herrick. 2 Lived at Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio; at Jackson County, Missouri; and at Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri. 3 Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1850. 4 Settled at Ogden, Weber County, Utah Territory. 5 Married Sarah Ann Garner, 1851; participated in plural marriage. 6 Served as counselor and bishop of the Ogden Second Ward and as presiding bishop over Weber County; appointed counselor in the Weber Stake presidency, 1877. 7 Died at Ogden. 8 (See Document 3.26)

Footnotes

  1. 1 “Lester J. Herrick,” in “Voice of the Pioneers” (Salt Lake City: Sons of the Utah Pioneers, 1960); qtd. in John Lester Herrick, Josephine Preston Madsen, comp. (n.p., ca. 1992), p. 9, CHL. “Utah Cemeteries and Burials,” database, Utah Division of State History (https://history.utah.gov/cemeteries, accessed Apr. 2014), Lester James Herrick. “Utah Cemeteries and Burials,” database, Lester James Herrick.

  2. 2 “Lester J. Herrick,” 9.

  3. 3 “Lester J. Herrick,” 9. “Death of Elder L. J. Herrick,” Deseret News, Apr. 19, 1892, 4.

  4. 4 “Lester James Herrick,” Church History Biographical Database (history.churchofjesuschrist.org/chd/landing, accessed Nov. 2023).

  5. 5 “Lester J. Herrick,” 9. “Death of Elder L. J. Herrick,” 4.

  6. 6 “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org, accessed Aug. 2014), Lester James Herrick KWJZ-HT2. “U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560–1900,” database, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Oct. 2014), Lester James Herrick; citing Yates Publishing, Provo, UT.

  7. 7 “Lester J. Herrick,” 9. “Death of Elder L. J. Herrick,” 4.

  8. 8 “Utah Cemeteries and Burials,” database, Lester James Herrick.