FIRST - European Woman LDS Convert - Bloomington, ID
N 42° 11.029 W 111° 24.089
12T E 466845 N 4670263
Ann Elizabeth Walmsley Palmer was the FIRST women convert to the LDS church in Europe. This Idaho Historical is located in Bloomington, Idaho.
Waymark Code: WMD12K
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2011
Views: 3
At the south end of the small town of Bloomington, Idaho (Pop. 251), is a Idaho Historical Marker that reads:
BRITISH SETTLERES
MOST EARLY BEAR LAKE SETTLERS CAME FROM BRITAIN. ONE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN CONVERT TO THE LDS CHURCH IN EUROPE.
Born in Preston, England, Aug. 24, 1806. Ann Elizabeth Walmsley Palmer was baptized July 30, 1837. An invalid, she was carried into the water, but walked out unaided. After coming to Nauvoo, Illinois in 1842, she drove an ox team to Utah in 1849 and settled here in 1863. She died here Nov. 2, 1890. Through faith she gained the strength to overcome trials and to achieve triumphs.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 07/30/1837
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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