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Thomas McLelland

29 March 1819—12 May 1890

1 Born at Culmore, County Londonderry, Ireland; son of Mary Lockhart and Edward McLelland. 2 Baptized in Scotland, 1841. 3 Married Elizabeth Murphy, 1842; participated in plural marriage. 4 Immigrated to the United States and settled at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, 1844. 5 Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1848. 6 Settled at Salt Lake City. 7 Served as bishop of the Salt Lake City Seventh Ward, 1862–1876. 8 Died at Salt Lake City. 9 (See Document 3.3)

Footnotes

  1. 1 “Utah Death Registers, 1847–1966,” p. 50 (1890), Thomas McLelland; database and images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Dec. 2014); citing series 21866, from Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Utah State Archives and Records Service, Salt Lake City, UT. Find a Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com, accessed Apr. 2014), memorial no. 60625117, Thomas McLelland; Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, UT.

  2. 2 Joanne McLelland Allen, “History of Thomas McLelland, 1819–1890,” typescript, n.p., FHL microfilm 1307506, item 51, FHL. “Utah Death Registers, 1847–1966,” database, Thomas McLelland.

  3. 3 Allen, “History of Thomas McLelland,” [1].

  4. 4 “Thomas McLellan, 1819–1890,” Individual Record, Family Tree database (Ancestor ID: KWVP-68X), FamilySearch, accessed 22 Nov. 2023, familysearch.org. “Elizabeth Murphy, 1824–1900,” Individual Record, Family Tree database (Ancestor ID: LKVT-LGY), FamilySearch, accessed 22 Nov. 2023, familysearch.org. Allen, “History of Thomas McLelland,” [1]. Allen, “History of Thomas McLelland,” [2–3].

  5. 5 “Pioneer Woman Dead,” Deseret News, Apr. 13, 1900, 1.

  6. 6 “Thomas McLelland,” Church History Biographical Database (history.churchofjesuschrist.org/chd/landing, accessed Nov. 2023).

  7. 7 1860 U.S. census, Great Salt Lake City Ward 7, Great Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, p. 115, Thomas Mcleland [sic]; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Dec. 2014); from NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1313.

  8. 8 “Death of Bishop McLelland,” Salt Lake Herald, May 13, 1890, 8. Seventh Ward Relief Society, Minutes, Jan. 4 and 28, 1868, vol. 1, 1848–1869, Relief Society minutes and records, 1848–1922, Seventh Ward, Pioneer Stake, CHL.

  9. 9“Utah Death Registers, 1847–1966,” database, Thomas McLelland. Find a Grave, memorial no. 60625117. “Death of Bishop McLelland,” 8.