Item Detail
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Phillips, Mary Ann
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1862-1886
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MSS SC 871
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Jonah Phillips, and Ann Thomas Phillips Family Biographies Third Edition, Volume I
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Mary Ann was the daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips; she was their first born child in a family of twelve. She was born on July 26, 1862 in Springville, Utah. She was named after her mother and her mother's half-sister Mary. She was baptized on October 5, 1876 as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She attended school at the Springville pioneer school. She was a very considerate child, always looking after her younger brothers and sisters. As the eldest child much responsibility was placed on her shoulders. She taught the younger children to read, and did household chores and weaving for her mother. When she was fifteen years old her father took her to the endowment house in Salt Lake City where she received her endowment on October 9, 1876. In September of 1886 her younger sister Zillah contracted typhoid fever. Mary Ann herself became very ill and died on December 30, 1886. After her death she was sealed to David Lloid Evans on March 3, 1896.
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This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, both which are available in collections MSS SC 234, MSS SC 1837. This collection has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their children and the wives of their sons. The collection also includes transcripts of obituaries and other essential information. The following women are also included in the collection: Mary Davies Morgan Thomas, mother of Ann Thomas Phillips and Mary Morgan Williams, half-sister of Ann Thomas Phillips; the daughters of Ann Thomas Phillips Mary Ann Phillips, Martha Jane Phillips, Phebe Hannah Phillips Dowdell, Zillah Emma (Celia) Phillips Wilmott, Sarah Elenor Phillips Davies, Alzada Phillips, Alzada Phillips and Adah Phillips Jessee; the daughters-in-law of Jonah and Ann Thomas Phillips Rachel Hannah Crump Phillips, Maria Elizabeth Leah Phillips, Ella Johnson Phillips and Alta Ann Evans Phillips. Pages 37-38 of the collection consist of a history of Mary Ann Phillips written by her sister Phebe Dowdell. Her short biography contains important dates in her life and discusses Phebe's memories of her sister and her kindness towards her. She tells several stories about Mary even though Phebe herself was only fifteen at the time of Mary Ann's death. Mary Ann was very much adored by her family and her death was a great burden for them, especially for her father, of whom she was a favorite.
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1932-1967