American Fork Ward (1st)
congregation #14796
created 2019-01-21 by mpimport
official name: Lake City Ward
assertion #3001213 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
official name: American Fork Ward (ended: 14 Jul 1901)
assertion #3001214 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
official name: American Fork 1st Ward (started: 14 Jul 1901)
assertion #3001216 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
is a(n): dual-branch (started: 25 May 1851, ended: between 27 Sep 1852 and 1853)
Presiding Bishop Leonard E. Harrington
assertion #3001224 by bplewe on 2019-10-07: confidence 80%.
is a(n): ward (started: between 1852 and 1853)
assertion #3001229 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
started: 25 May 1851 (source: American Fork RoM, source: American Fork Rec)
assertion #3001211 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
religion: LDS
assertion #3001209 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
location: 40°22'36"N, 111°47'57"W (ended: 1901-07-14, approximate size: 10000-100000 m, accurate within: 1000-10000 m)
assertion #3300550 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 60%.
located at: American Fork, Utah
assertion #3001210 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
location: 40°22'21"N, 111°47'37"W (started: 1901-07-14, approximate size: 1000-10000 m, accurate within: 100-1000 m)
assertion #3300673 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 70%.
membership/population: 1007 (on: 31 Dec 1930)
assertion #3001241 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
membership/population: 223 (on: 6 Oct 1855)
assertion #3001238 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
membership/population: 135 (on: 6 Oct 1853)
assertion #3001235 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Highland Ward (Utah) (ended: 14 Jul 1901)
Highland was originally a dependent branch
entity #12122, assertion #3022313 by bplewe on 2019-10-07: confidence 100%.
part of: Alpine Stake (started: 13 Jan 1901)
entity #500429, assertion #3001220 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
part of: Provo/Utah Stake (ended: 13 Jan 1901)
entity #500046, assertion #3001218 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
divided into: American Fork 3rd Ward
entity #9911, assertion #3001337 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
divided into: American Fork 4th Ward
entity #15326, assertion #3001374 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
divided into: American Fork 2nd Ward
entity #13951, assertion #3001300 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
in group: stake congregations
assertion #3001290 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has boundary: Main St (started: 14 Jul 1901)
entity #900069, assertion #3001232 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has boundary: Center St (started: 14 Jul 1901)
entity #900038, assertion #3001231 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has boundary: Utah Lake
entity #900076, assertion #3001230 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
quote: "Meeting of the Inhabitants living near the American Creek held at Hyrum Motts May 25th 1851. Meeting open'd by prayer. Elder John Banks Chosen to preside; meeting appointed for the organizing the people into a branch of the Church Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Whereupon Leonard E. Harrington whas chosen Presiding Bishop of the same & Arza Adams, & James Guyman Councilors & John S. Elderedge, clerk" (source: American Fork Rec)
assertion #3001246 by bplewe on 2019-10-07: confidence 100%.
claimed with confidence (0 to 1): 0.91
assertion #3001247 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: CHL Local Records (catalog entry: catalog.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, source part: LR 10621)
American Fork 1st Ward
entity #800110, assertion #3001278 by bplewe on 2019-10-07: confidence 100%.
see also: FHL Record of Members (catalog entry: www.familysearch.org, source part: 1907-1948 E 025,558)
entity #800111, assertion #3001266 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: FHL Record of Members (catalog entry: www.familysearch.org, source part: 1851-1884 Mem 002,036)
entity #800111, assertion #3001254 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: FHL Record of Members (catalog entry: www.familysearch.org, source part: 1901-1948 Mem 025,559)
entity #800111, assertion #3001263 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: CHL Local Records (catalog entry: catalog.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, source part: LR 10636)
early American Fork Ward
entity #800110, assertion #3001281 by bplewe on 2019-10-07: confidence 100%.
see also: LUHF (source part: 108)
entity #800109, assertion #3001276 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: CDOL books (source part: 1931:43)
entity #800108, assertion #3001274 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: CDOL books (source part: 1892:33)
entity #800108, assertion #3001272 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: CDOL (: 14796)
entity #800107, assertion #3001284 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: American Fork RoM
entity #800008, assertion #3001289 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: Shelley 1945
entity #800007, assertion #3001288 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: Encyclopedic History (image: archive.org, source part: 20)
entity #800001, assertion #3001248 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: American Fork Rec
entity #700267, assertion #4006438 by bplewe on 2019-10-07: confidence 100%.
appears in: DN 3:19:74
8 Oct 1853, Report of Bishops: American Fork, L.E. Harrington, 135 members
entity #800205, assertion #4009318 by bplewe on 2021-04-25: confidence 100%.
appears in: Directory 1853
Oct 1853 list of county officers: Lake City, Leonard E. Harrington, President of Branch and Bishop
entity #700323, assertion #4009402 by bplewe on 2021-04-25: confidence 100%.
appears in: DN 22:7:103
entity #700282, assertion #3001286 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
notes: early settlement names included McArthursville (which may have been somewhere else) and Lake City, but these do not appear to have been used for the congregation.
assertion #3001244 by bplewe on 2019-10-07: confidence 100%.
notes: A bishop was ordained, but it was still called a branch on 9/27/1852
assertion #3001245 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
