Kent's Ancestors in Early Nauvoo

Nauvoo Land and Records Office

Kent has several ancestors that were in old Nauvoo.  We made a visit to the Land and Records Office in Nauvoo in October 2012. This office has a variety of information about most of the people who lived in Nauvoo between 1839 and 1846.  On this visit we got a CD that contains information about all of our ancestors that were here during that period. There were 18 ancestors included in the CD. Seven of these individuals died in Nauvoo. Two were born just prior to coming to Nauvoo.

The map below shows the locations of property owned or occupied by Kent's ancestors.  

So who were these people?

Joshua (Jr.) and Prudence Fairchild are my 3rd grandparents. 

Joshua was born in Canada in 1797 and died in Basin, Idaho in 1891.

Joshua Fairchild Jr - 1797

Prudence was born in Rhode Island in 1799 and died in Tooele, Utah in 1895.  There is more to their story ... to be told at a later time.

Prudence Fenner Fairchild - 1799

Timothy Bradley Foote is my 3rd great grandfather, on my mothers side, and was born in upper New York in 1799.  He died in Nephi, Utah in 1886.  

He was a colorful character ... again much more to his story.

Timothy Bradley Foote - 1799

Stephen Foote is Timothy Bradley Foote's father.  He was born in Connecticut in 1774 and died in Nauvoo in June 1844.

John Riley is the father of Nancy Jane Riley, Timothy Bradley Foote's 2nd wife (they married in 1847 after the death of TB Foote's 2nd wife about six months earlier).  John Riley was born in Ireland and died in or near Quincy, Illinois.

Samuel Henderson is my 4th great grandfather (on my mothers side).  He was born in Tennessee in 1785 an died in Salt Lake City in 1856.

Samuel Henderson - 1785

In addition to those listed above there were others who lived or owned property in areas outside of Nauvoo.  Joshua also owned property south of Nauvoo, as did John Riley and Absolom Tidwell. The Tidwell family was burned out of their home and came into Nauvoo in 1846.  Timothy Bradley Foote also had property in Quincy, Illinois (about 50 miles south of Nauvoo).