James Chauncey SNOW

                   Went on a mission to the New England part of the United States

Arrived in SLC 9 October 1852

Blessing received in the Kirtland Temple

Lot 19 Block 13 Plat A Grv

Also sealed to wife 2 Dec 1856 EH

Seal to Parents:  6 Jul 1889 MANTI - Manti Utah

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James Chauncey Snow - born 11 Jan 1817 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire - parents were Gardner and Sarah Sawyer Hastings Snow - died 30 April 1884 in Pettyville, Sanpete, Utah - arrived in valley: 12 October 1852 in the James Chauncey Snow Company.
*married 1st Eliza Ann Carter on 10 Feb 1838 in Kirtland, Ohio - Eliza born 28 Sep 1818
    in Newry, Oxford, Maine - parents: John and Hannah Knight Libby Carter - died: 9 Mar
    1897 in Provo, Utah, Utah
**married 2nd - Jane Cecelia Roberts Wheeler Snow (wid) on 2 Dec 1856 in Provo,
      Utah - born 4 June 1836 in Winchester, Scott, Illinois - parents: Horace and Harriet
      McEvers Roberts- died 19 Feb 1910 in Castle Dale, Emery, Utah
***married 3rd - Lydia Chadwick on 20 Feb 1856 (div)
****married 4th - Ann Clark on 13 Mar 1857 (div)
James and his parents moved to St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in 1818.  He was baptized in 1833.  In 1834 he and his cousin went on short term missions in New England.  He returned home to Kirtland where his family had moved.  During his mission in Maine, he met a convert, Eliza Ann.  She moved to Kirtland where they took up their friendship and were married.  They went with the group to Far West but were forced to leave by the mobs.  They settled for a time in Lima, Illinois, until again they were forced from their home by a mob.  They lived in Nauvoo until forced out of there.  They lived in Iowa until 1852, when they formed a company with James at the head to travel to Salt Lake.  It was hard for him to take other wives as advised by President Young, but his faith was great and he complied.  In 1868 he was called by Brigham Young to go to Dixie to lay out tracts for townships.  He took Jane with him.  In 1876, after his mission was completed, he moved his family to Pettyville where he was made superintendent of the Sunday School and postmaster.  He and his sons helped build the school house.  He surveyed and laid out the town.  Several years later they moved to Sterling where James was a successful farmer.  He ran the post office for several years.  He died while living here.

Children of 1st wife:
1- Sarah Jane born 30 Oct 1838 in Far West, Missouri - married 1st 5 Dec 1853 to Marshall C. Kinsman - married       2nd 6 April 1867 to Joseph Young - died 11 Nov 1910 in Provo, Utah
2- John Carter born 28 June 1940 in Morley, Illinois - married 1st, 6 Oct 1859 to Harriet Baker - married 2nd, 25 Oct 1883 to Esther C. Pulsipher - died 10 July 1909 to Provo, Utah
3- Don Carlos born 22 Jan 1842 in Morley, Illinois - married 1st, 20 Oct 1862 to Mary Elizabeth Hallett - married 2nd, 6 Dec 1875 to Sarah Montague - died 17 Nov 1897 in Provo, Utah
4 - Eliza Ann born 25 August 1843 in Morley, Illinois - married 16 July 1862 to Caleb William Haws - died 8 Feb 1901 in Provo, Utah

James Chauncey Snow was leader of a pioneer company who departed on 5 July 1852 for the Salt Lake Valley.  They reached Salt Lake on 9-10 October 1852. When they left the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs) there were 250 individuals and about 55 wagons.  Members of the Snow Family were Dominicus Carter (1) Snow, Don Carlos Snow  (10) Eliza Ann Snow 9 Elizabeth Ann Carter 33 James Chauncy Snow 35 James Erastus Snow 6 John Chancy Snow 12 Richard Carter Snow 4 Sarah Jane Snow 14.

«b»Utah Burials Database«/b» - James C. Snow - born 11 January 1817 in Chester County, American - died 30 April 188 of congestion of bowels - bured Manti Ct Cemetery Lot 19 Block 13 Plat A Grv - Source: donated - Relatives: Sarah H. Snow (Mother) Gardner Sno (Father)
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Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia - Volume 1 - Biographies - Snow, James Chaney

Snow, James Chaney, president of the Utah (or Provo) Stake of Zion from 1853-1858, was born 11 Jan 1817 in the town of Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, son of Gardner Snow and Sarah Hasting.  He was reared from a child, eighteen months old, to manhood in the State of Vermont.  He was baptized into the Church 19 October 1833, was ordained a Teacher 23 June 1834, and ordained a Priest 23 Nov 1834.  In the year 1836 he filled a mission to the New England States, where he baptized many, among whom Elizabeth Cluff and Lucy Smith.  April 20, 1837, he received a patriarchal blessing in the Kirtland Temple under the hands of Patriarch Joseph Smith, Senior.  In 1838, he married Eliza Ann Carter at Kirtland, Ohio, and with his wife he traveled to Missouri in the Kirtland camp; thence went to Illinois and settled in Nauvoo, where he became a member of the Nauvoo Legion.  May 17, 1844, he left his home in Illinoise to go on a special mission, on which he was instructed also to electioneer for Joseph Smith, who was a candidate for the presidency of the United States.  A response to this call required a great sacrifice on Elder Snow's part as his family, consisting of a wife and four children, were in poor circumstances; they had not even flour in the house at the time, but his wife told him to go and do his duty, and God would provide; and so he did.

Elder Snow arrived at Addison, Indiana, 24 June 1844, after walking 52 miles.  At that place he was joined by Dominicus Carter; and the two Elders started out together without purse or scrip, and God blessed them.  On the 27th of June, the very day on which Joseph and Hyrum Smith were martyred, Elder Snow was preaching at Milroy, Rush, Indiana. After the martyred Prophets Brother Snow, together with other missionaries, was called home shortly after the martyrdom, and he was present at the meeting when the mantle of Joseph fell upon Brigham Young - an event of which he often testified afterwards.

Together with his family, he left Nauvoo in 1846, to go to the Valleys of the Mountains.  They remained at Council Bluffs until 1852, when they started across the plains with Brother Snow as captain of the company.  After enduring the hardships and privation of a long and toilsome journey, they arrived in Salt Lake City 9 October 1852.  Later in the fall, Brother Snow and family moved to Provo, Utah County and in 1853 he was appointed president of the Utah Stake of Zion, which position he held until 1858, when he resigned.  In the spring of 1857 he accompanied the civil positions in the community.  Thus he served as a member of the Utah legislature in 1856, and was appointed United States deputy marshal in 1853.  In 1858 he was elected surveyor of Utah county; and he was re-elected to located at Pettyville, where he died 30 April 1884 aged 67 years, 3 months and 19 days.  His body was taken to Manti for interment.  Elder Snow was loved and respected by all who knew him and remained firm and faithful in the Church till the last.  He was father of twenty children.

James C. Snow led  the James C. Snow Company that traveled across the plains in 1852 July-October.  There were 11 people in his family who made the trip.  James served as Captain of the company.  He was age 35 yrs.

James Chauncey Snow - buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti - Lot 19 Blk 13 Plat A Grv

«b»Deseret News - 11 October 1876«/b»
Local and Other Matters From Monday's Daily, October 9
Postmaster - James C. Snow has been appointed postmaster of Pettyville, Sanpete County, Utah.

James C. Snow Company arrived in the Salt Lake Valley 9 Oct 1852

«b»History of Manti by M.F. Farnsworth, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1936
«/b»James C. Snow died 30 April 1884 in Manti, Utah