Item Detail
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Bleak, Elizabeth Moore
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1828-1899
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MSS 8; 920 no.91 (23)
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Biography
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Elizabeth Moore Bleak was born March 6, 1828 in Twig Folly, London, Middlesex, England to John Moore and Eunice Holding. She married James Godson Bleak in June of 1849 and joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints not long after. Together, James and Elizabeth had ten children. The family later migrated to Utah, and Elizabeth was among the first women to be called to serve in the St. George Temple. She died December 19, 1899.
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This two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection briefly records the general biographical information of Elizabeth Moore Bleak. She is described as a noble woman and very talented with embroidery. Microfilm: This is a one-page biography of Elizabeth Moore Bleak. It contains the same information as in the manuscript, relating the basic biographical events of Elizabeth's life.
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1852-1933