Ira Nathaniel Hinckley (October 30, 1828 – April 10, 1904) was an early

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leader who supervised the construction and maintenance of Cove Fort, along with his brother Arza Hinckley, a strategically placed fortification about halfway between

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and

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. He was the father of author

Bryant S. Hinckley Bryant Stringham Hinckley (July 9, 1867 – June 5, 1961) was an American author, religious speaker, civic leader and educator. He served as a prominent mid-level leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the early 20th centur ...

and LDS apostle Alonzo A. Hinckley, the grandfather of LDS church president

Gordon B. Hinckley Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 1995 until his death in January 200 ...

, and an acquaintance of

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. Hinckley was born in Bastard Township,

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. He joined the

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in 1844.

In 1867, Hinckley was living on his farm in Coalville, Utah Territory, when

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asked him to build a fortified way station at Cove Creek. Hinckley left for the area within days. The fort was restored in the early 1990s. "Safety in High Walls and Civilization: Cove Fort"
, utah.com, accessed 13 August 2007. Hinckley practiced

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. He had four wives, but never more than three at one time: Eliza Jane Evans, Adelaide Cameron Noble, her sister Angeline Wilcox Noble, and Margaret Harley, who was 31 years his junior. Hinckley was the father of 21 children. The last-born, a daughter of Harley who was born when Ira was 61, did not meet her father until she was almost two years old because he was afraid that he might be arrested for cohabitation if he visited her house. Hinckley ultimately was arrested and fined $200.

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Ira Nathaniel Hinckley diary and family papers, MSS SC 3206
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L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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1828 births 1904 deaths American people convicted of bigamy Canadian leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Hinckley family Mormon pioneers People from Coalville, Utah People from Millard County, Utah Pre-Confederation Canadian emigrants to the United States {{utah-bio-stub

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