Francis Asbury Hammond diaries [transcripts]

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: ACCN 2279

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Scope and Contents

The Francis Asbury Hammond diaries [transcripts] (1852-1865) refelct his experiences during his years as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Hawaiian Islands. The diaries touch on the day-to-day experiences of a missionary of the time. Hammond went on to be president of the San Juan Stake of the LDS Church from 1884 to 1900.

Dates

1852-1865

Creator

Hammond, Francis Asbury, 1822-1900 (Person)

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Biographical Sketch

Francis Asbury Hammond (1822-1900) was born on 1 November 1822, in Patchogue, Suffolk County (Long Island), New York, to Samuel S. Hammond and Charity Edwards. He had very little formal education. His father was a boot and shoe maker. Francis learned enough from his father to carry on this trade later in life. When Francis was only fourteen he went to sea as a cook and cabin boy at the rate of $4.00 per month. He continued at sea until an injury in 1844 almost cost him his life. This injury occurred in the Hawaiian Islands. After recovering he sailed to San Francisco. While in San Francisco he was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He later set out for the Salt Lake Valley. He arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in 1848. In November 1848 he married Mary Jane Dilworth the marriage was presided over by President Heber C. Kimball. In 1851, Francis was called to serve a mission in the Hawaiian Islands, his wife and six-month-old child accompanied him. Francis served two missions to the Hawaiian Islands for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In later years, Francis served as president of the San Juan Stake of the LDS Church. He had three wives, was the father of fifteen children, and grandfather to thirty-two grandchildren. He died in 1900 as the result of an accident.

See Andrew Jenson. L.D.S Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1:351-53.