Charles Lambert materials
Scope and Contents note
Includes Charles Lambert’s personal history, family group sheet, and various materials relating to the history of the Cannon family, 1816-1892.
Dates
- 1816-1892
Creator
- Lambert, Charles, 1816-1892 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Charles Lambert materials must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Charles Lambert (1816-1892) served missions to England and worked on the Nauvoo Temple as a stone-cutter.
Charles Lambert was born on 30 August 1816 in Kirk Deithton, England, to Charles Lambert and Sarah Greaves. Lambert converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843, moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1844, migrated to Utah in 1849, and served missions in England in 1870 and 1882. He also worked on the Nauvoo Temple as a stone-cutter. On 28 November 1844 he married Mary Alice Cannon in Nauvoo, Illinois. Mary Alice was the sister of church apostle George Q. Cannon and Leonora Cannon Taylor, wife of future church president John Taylor. Charles Lambert died on 2 May 1892 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.03 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Charles Lambert's personal history and various materials related to the Cannon family, 1816-1892.
Custodial History note
Donated in 1989.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; 1989.
Appraisal note
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Processing Information note
Processed; Meghan Mathews; 11 November 2007.
- Title
- Register of Charles Lambert materials
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Meghan Mathews and Karen Glenn, student processors and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States