Samuel Claridge
Subtitle: pioneering the outposts of Zion
By: by S. George Ellsworth.
Publisher: S.G. Ellsworth; Distributed by Howe Bros.
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Logan, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
Subjects: Claridge, Samuel, 1828-1919.; Mormon pioneers -- United States -- Biography.; Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
Description: Biography of Samuel Claridge (1828-1919), a Mormon convert who immigrated in 1853 from England to Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a pioneer in the settlement of five different areas located in Utah, Nevada and Arizona. One of these areas was Orderville, where he lived as part of the Orderville United Order. From there he filled a proselyting mission to England, and several years after his return, he retired from Orderville because of the problems there. This time he settled in Gila Valley, Arizona, helping found Thatcher. Includes appendices of some family history and family connections.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 299-335.
Includes index.