Samuel Claridge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1828
Place of Birth: Leighton Buzzard, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1919
Profession: missionary
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Samuel Claridge
- Samuel Claridge (December 5, 1828 – September 11, 1919) was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who was a prominent early settler of the Muddy River Valley in Nevada and Thatcher, Arizona. Claridge was born in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, to David Claridge and Elizabeth Pratt Hopkins.
- In 1849, he married Charlotte Joy and in 1851 they joined the LDS Church.
- In 1853, they emigrated to Utah Territory, settling in Nephi.
- In 1868, Wilford Woodruff appointed Claridge to preside over the Latter-day Saints living along the Muddy River in Nevada (then in Utah Territory).
- The eastern border of Nevada was later shifted east, and with the attempt to charge back taxes to those living there, the Latter-day Saints moved away.
- Claridge moved to Kane County, Utah. In 1875, Claridge was one of the founders of Orderville, Utah.
- He left his wife and children there in 1877 to serve a church mission in Britain.
- After his mission, Claridge lived in Orderville until he moved to Thatcher, Arizona, in 1883.
- He served as the bishop of the Thatcher Ward and later as the first patriarch of the St.
- Joseph Stake, which was headquartered at Thatcher.
- Among those who received patriarchal blessings from him was Spencer W.
- Kimball. Claridge's daughter, Elizabeth (1852–1924), was the wife of Alfred William McCune, Sr.
- (1849–1927) and a prominent benefactor of the operations of the LDS Church in the 1920s. S.
- George Ellsworth, a grandson of Claridge, wrote a biography of Claridge titled Samuel Claridge: Pioneering the Outposts of Zion.
- Claridge's daughter, Charlotte "Lottie", married Brigham Young III, a son of Brigham Young, Jr.
- and his wife Catherine Curtis Spencer.
- One of Claridge's sons, David Claridge, was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives.
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Source: Jenson, Andrew () Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia: A compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 3, Salt Lake City, Utah: The Andrew Jenson History Company (Printed by Printed by The Arrow Press), p. 47 Retrieved on May 1, 2012.
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Andrew Jenson
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| Alternative names | Anders Jensen | ||
| Description | Danish historian English: Assistant Church Historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for much of the early-twentieth century. | ||
| Date of birth/death | 11 December 1850 | 18 November 1941 | |
| Location of birth/death | Torslev parish, Hjørring, Denmark. | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | |
| Work period | 1882-1941 | ||
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Source: Jenson, Andrew () Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia: A compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 3, Salt Lake City, Utah: The Andrew Jenson History Company (Printed by Printed by The Arrow Press), p. 47 Retrieved on May 1, 2012.
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