Eliza R. SnowEliza Roxey Snow (January 21, 1804 – December 5, 1887) was a Mormon Pioneer, poet, and second Relief Society general president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which she re-established in the Utah Territory in 1866. She was also one of the plural wives of Joseph Smith and then later of Brigham Young after Smith's death. Eliza R. Snow was the older sister of Lorenzo Snow, the LDS Church's fifth president.
Nauvoo, IllinoisNauvoo ( NAW-voo; from the Hebrew: נָאווּ, Modern: Navu, Tiberian: Nâwû, 'they are beautiful') is a small city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River near Fort Madison, Iowa. The population of Nauvoo was 950 at the 2020 census.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Christian denomination and the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement. Founded during the Second Great Awakening, the church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, and has established congregations and built temples worldwide.
IllinoisIllinois ( IL-ih-NOY) is a state in the Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-most land area. Its capital city is Springfield in the center of the state, and the state's largest city is Chicago, located in northeastern Illinois.List of presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsThis article lists the presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Each of the included persons has served as president and been considered the prophet, seer, and revelator of the LDS Church.
OhioU.S. stateState in the United StatesOhio ( ) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north (through Lake Erie), Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Ohio is the 34th-largest state by area, at 44,825 sq mi (116,100 km), and the seventh-most populous state, with a population of nearly 11.9 million.
Book of MormonThe Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, first published in 1830 by Joseph Smith as The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi. The book is one of the earliest and most well-known unique writings of the Latter Day Saint movement.
ConnecticutConnecticut ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford, and its most populous city is Bridgeport.
MassachusettsMassachusetts ( MASS-ə-CHOO-sits, -zits; Massachusett: Muhsachuweesut [məhswatʃəwiːsət]), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York to its west. Massachusetts is the seventh-smallest state by land area.
Connecticut Western ReserveThe Connecticut Western Reserve was a portion of land claimed by the Connecticut Colony and later state of Connecticut in what is now mostly Northeast Ohio. The Western Reserve had been granted to Connecticut under the terms of its colonial charter by Charles II of England. The county seat of the Western Reserve was Warren, Ohio.
New EnglandRegion in the Northeastern United StatesRegion in the United StatesNew England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick to the northeast and Quebec to the north. The Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean are to the east and southeast, and Long Island Sound is to the southwest.
Mantua Township, OhioMantua Township (, ) is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,576 people in the township. Name and historyMantua Township was named in commemoration of Mantua, Italy, which in 1796 was besieged by Napoleon, during the Napoleonic Wars. It is the only Mantua Township statewide.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.