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Harmony Ward

congregation #12793
created 2019-01-21 by mpimport
official name: Harmony Ward   (started: 20 May 1855, ended: 22 Dec 1861)
assertion #4007675 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
official name: Harmony Branch   (started: 22 Dec 1861, ended: 20 Aug 1867)
assertion #4007676 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
official name: Harmony Branch   (started: between Nov 1852 and 17 Sep 1854, ended: 20 May 1855)
assertion #3020889 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
official name: Harmony Ward   (started: 20 Aug 1867)
assertion #3020892 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
is a(n): dependent branch   (started: 22 Dec 1861, ended: 20 Aug 1867)
assertion #3020898 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
is a(n): ward   (started: 20 Aug 1867)
assertion #3020900 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
is a(n): dual-leader branch   (started: 17 Sep 1854, ended: 20 May 1855)
Pres. John D. Lee, Bishop William R. Davies
assertion #4007669 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
is a(n): ward   (started: 20 May 1855, ended: 22 Dec 1861)
Rarely specifically called a ward, but led by only a bishop
assertion #4007670 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
started: between Nov 1852 and 17 Sep 1854
assertion #3020887 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
ended: open
assertion #3020888 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
religion: LDS
assertion #3020885 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
located at: New Harmony, Utah
assertion #3020886 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
location: 37°28'42"N, 113°18'31"W   (approximate size: 10000-100000 m, accurate within: 1000-10000 m)
assertion #3300612 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 60%.
membership/population: 151   (on: 31 Dec 1930)
assertion #3020909 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
membership/population: 90   (on: 6 Oct 1855)
assertion #3020906 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
part of: Parowan Stake   (started: 29 Jul 1877, ended: 16 Mar 1878)
After the dissolution of the Cedar Stake
entity #500194, assertion #4007693 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
part of: Parowan Stake   (started: 17 Sep 1854, ended: 20 May 1855)
entity #500194, assertion #4007668 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
part of: Parowan Stake   (started: 29 Jul 1859, ended: between 1861 and 1869)
entity #500194, assertion #4007739 by bplewe on 2021-01-16: confidence 100%.
part of: St. George Stake   (started: between 1861 and 1869, ended: 29 Jul 1877)
entity #500089, assertion #4007740 by bplewe on 2021-01-16: confidence 100%.
part of: St. George Stake   (started: 16 Mar 1878, ended: 1902)
entity #500089, assertion #3020894 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Toquerville Ward
entity #13625, assertion #3058930 by bplewe on 2020-12-06: confidence 100%.
has part: Pine Valley Ward   (started: between 1857 and 10 Apr 1858, ended: 1859)
entity #426911, assertion #4007242 by bplewe on 2020-09-20: confidence 100%.
part of: Cedar City Stake   (started: 20 May 1855, ended: 29 Jul 1859)
entity #1989081, assertion #4007666 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
has part: Washington Ward   (started: 7 May 1857, ended: 1 Aug 1858)
entity #13781, assertion #4007512 by bplewe on 2020-12-06: confidence 100%.
part of: Cedar City Ward (1st)   (started: 22 Dec 1861, ended: 20 Aug 1867)
entity #14036, assertion #3020902 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
part of: Parowan Stake   (started: 1902)
entity #500194, assertion #3020896 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
created from: Cedar City Ward (1st)
entity #14036, assertion #3020905 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has member: Pinto Ward   (started: Spring 1857, ended: 17 Jul 1859)
entity #2073471, assertion #4007254 by bplewe on 2020-09-21: confidence 100%.
has member: New Harmony
entity #481971, assertion #4007664 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
has member: Fort Harmony
entity #481810, assertion #4007663 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
in group: stake congregations
assertion #3020936 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
confidence in this page (0 to 1): 0.76
assertion #3020913 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: LUHF   (source part: 1968)
entity #800109, assertion #3020927 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: Directory 1878-06-21
21 June 1878: list of wards and stakes; Harmony listed in St. George Stake
entity #700351, assertion #4008282 by bplewe on 2021-02-09: confidence 100%.
see also: CDOL   (: 12793)
entity #800107, assertion #3020932 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: FHL Record of Members   (catalog entry: www.familysearch.org, source part: 1907-1948 E 026,216)
entity #800111, assertion #3020920 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: CHL Local Records   (catalog entry: catalog.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, source part: LR 6031)
entity #800110, assertion #3020929 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: FHL Record of Members   (catalog entry: www.familysearch.org, source part: 1847-1949 Mem 026,216)
entity #800111, assertion #3020917 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: Directory 1873-03-19
19 March 1873: list of bishops, Harmony, W.D. Pace
entity #700282, assertion #3020934 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
appears in: Annals Southern Utah 1:247
4 November 1864: Southern Mission Conference; Harmony Branch, Cedar Ward, and Kanarra Branch listed. [Are they part of this mission or the Parowan Stake? Also represented in 1865]
entity #700296, assertion #4007699 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
appears in: Annals Southern Utah   (image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, source part: V.1 p.61)
1858: new branches in Pinto, Pine Valley, Washington, and Toquerville (then Virgen City in 1859) are dependent on Harmony Ward
entity #700270, assertion #4007684 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
appears in: Annals Southern Utah   (source part: 1878 p.13)
16 March 1878: Harmony and Kanarra Wards moved from Parowan Stake to St. George Stake
entity #700270, assertion #4007710 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
appears in: Annals Southern Utah   (source part: V.1 p.114)
22 Dec 1861: Harmony reorganized as a branch, Presiding Elder John D. Lee
entity #700270, assertion #4007687 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
appears in: Annals Southern Utah   (source part: V.1 p.205)
5 Mar 1864: John D. Lee resigns as presiding elder, James H. Imlay appointed presiding elder of Harmony
entity #700270, assertion #4007697 by bplewe on 2021-01-16: confidence 100%.
appears in: Annals Southern Utah   (image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, source part: 1874 p.92)
7 April 1874: United order organized by Brigham Young in "Harmony Ward of St. George Stake", Bishop Wilson D. Pace, president
entity #700270, assertion #4007728 by bplewe on 2021-01-16: confidence 100%.
appears in: St. George 1869-11-05
5 Nov 1869: Organization of St. George Stake includes Harmony, Bishop and presiding high priest W.D. Pace
entity #700271, assertion #4007731 by bplewe on 2021-01-16: confidence 100%.
appears in: CDOL books   (source part: 1892:29)
entity #800108, assertion #3020923 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: LDS Bio Encyclopedia   (image: archive.org, source part: V.4 p.573)
20 Aug 1867: Harmony Ward reorganized, Bishop William D. Pace ordained
entity #700325, assertion #4007700 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
appears in: Directory 1868-04-25
25 Apr 1868 list of bishops: Harmony, Wilson D. Pace
entity #700394, assertion #4020469 by bplewe on 2024-07-01: confidence 100%.
appears in: Bishops Reports 1850s   (image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, source part: 1854 October)
October 1854: Fort Harmony (Ward?), (Bishop?) Wiliam R. Davis, 81 members
entity #700811, assertion #4024614 by bplewe on 2024-07-07: confidence 100%.
appears in: Encyclopedic History   (image: archive.org, source part: 316)
entity #800001, assertion #3020914 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: CDOL books   (source part: 1931:86)
entity #800108, assertion #3020925 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: GCM 1855:91
20 May 1855: part of new Cedar Stake, Bishop William R. Davies ordained [ward with only bishop?]
entity #700319, assertion #4007683 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
appears in: Parowan 1877-07-29
29 July 1877: Parowan Stake reorganization, William G. Pace, Bishop of Harmony
entity #700321, assertion #4007709 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
appears in: Parowan 1854
17 Sep 1854: Parowan Stake Conference; John D. Lee president of Harmony Branch, William R. Davies, [acting?] bishop with counselors
entity #700324, assertion #4007682 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.
notes: CDOL doesn't mention dependent branch period
assertion #3020912 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
notes: For most of its early existence after the dissolution of Cedar Stake, Harmony Branch/Ward was part of St. George Stake, not Parowan Stake, even though it was closer to Cedar and Parowan than St. George. Not sure why this was.
assertion #4007738 by bplewe on 2021-01-16: confidence 100%.

Leaders:

Presiding Elder: John Doyle Lee
FamilySearch: KWN4-6TW , Started: 1854 , Ended: 1864
assertion #2117 by on : confidence 0%.
Presiding Elder: James Havens Imlay
FamilySearch: KWNT-9S7 , Started: 1864 , Ended: 1867
assertion #2118 by on : confidence 0%.
Bishop: Wilson Daniel Pace
FamilySearch: KW6M-QLR , Started: 1867 , Ended: 1888
assertion #2119 by on : confidence 0%.
Bishop: Elmer Taylor
FamilySearch: KWNF-SM7 , Started: 1926 , Ended:
assertion #2123 by on : confidence 0%.