Clarissa (Reed) White (1814 - 1860)

Born 18 Dec 1814 in Acworth, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Levi Ward Hancock — married 29 Mar 1833 in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States

Wife of Thomas Jones White — married 11 Apr 1854 (to 1860) in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1860 at age 45 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Clarissa (Reed) White was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Biography

Clarissa was born in 1814 the daughter of John Reed and Rebecca Bearce.^[1] Clarissa worked in the household of the Prophet Joseph Smith in her early years. The Reed family had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when a neighbor by the name of Levi W. Hancock had converted the family to its docterine. While Clarissa was working for Joseph Smith, the Prophet played matchmaker, and convinced Levi that Clarissa was the girl for him. She married (1) Levi Hancock in 1833.^[2] They had 7 children. On 5 June 1848 the Brigham Young Company left winter quarters in Nebraska with with 1220 individuals including Clarissa and her family. They arrived in Utah in late September.^[3] Clarissa and Levi were divorced in 1858.^[4] She married (2) Thomas Jones White in 1854. They had 3 children. She passed away in 1860.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3Z-NXCP : 23 February 2018), Clarissa Reed, from 1839 to 1846; citing Residence, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, from 1839 to 1846, Citing BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, Provo, Utah.
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8KT-PJ8 : 8 March 2021), Levi W. Hancock and Clarissa Reede, 28 Mar 1833; citing Intended Marriage, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-HN5R : 10 February 2018), Clarissa Reed Hancock, 24 Sep 1848; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-).
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2016 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. [1]
5. ↑ "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F858-QV2 : 28 January 2020), Clarissa Reed White, 1860.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCS6-RC2 : 23 December 2020), Clarissa Hancock, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6280832/clarissa-hancock_white : accessed 12 October 2021), memorial page for Clarissa Reed Hancock White (18 Dec 1814–17 Jan 1860), Find A Grave: Memorial #6280832 citing Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by A.J. Young (contributor 46508536) .

• "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZCYZ-M9PZ : 6 March 2023), Clarissa Reed White, 1860.

• Overland Travel Company: Brigham Young Company 1848

• A Personal Diary of Her Husband's Pioneer Travels: Levi W. Hancock papers, 1832-1878, Journal, 1846 September-1847 October.

• Clarissa Hancock in the LDS Pioneer Database [2]