Cornelius Peter Lott

September 22, 1798 (age 51)

New York City, New York, United States of America

Lott married Permelia Darrow on April 27, 1823. They moved to Kirtland, Ohio, in 1836. He later took on additional, plural wives as well. In 1838, the Lotts moved to and settled near Haun"s Mill. During the 1838 Independence Day celebrations in Far West,, the military band passed in review of three men acting as Generals: Lott, Jared Carter, and Sampson Avard. The farm had been harboring weapons and ammunition for a mob. In the winter of 1838 - 1839, the Lotts were driven from with the rest of the Latter Day Saints. They settled in Pike County, Illinois, forty miles south of the main body of Saints in, in 1839, before moving to Joseph Smith"s farm just southeast of Once in, Lott took over management of Smith"s farm and purchased some adjacent land, on which he built an eight-room farmhouse. While there, he served as a Captain of Smith"s bodyguard and received his endowment with West.W. Phelps and Joseph Fielding. In addition, Joseph Smith proposed marriage to Lott"s daughter, Melissa. Years later, Joseph Smith III, who was a boy at the time, recalled that the "rather old" Lott (then in his mid-forties and possibly with prematurely gray hair) "was still strong and muscular and was usually willing to demonstrate his strength." Smith related that not long after arriving in, Lott came to his father"s red-brick store to purchase supplies. Joseph Smith had spent most of the afternoon wrestling with customers and had "thrown" all of them. When Lott walked in, carrying "a threatening-looking blacksnake whip that seemed to challenge all comers," Smith challenged him to a match. After Lott threw aside the whip and accepted the challenge, Smith was unable to throw him. In late Spring 1848, Lott served as a captain in Heber C. Kimball"s company, an early group crossing the plains. He said she would be a burden on the company. Joseph F. Smith despised Lott for his actions. Once in the Salt Lake Valley, Lott and his families lived in a two-room house at the southwest corner of Third South and State Street in Salt Lake City. He managed a church farm in the Forest Dale area. Lott died in 1850, of either dysentery or fatigue.

Cornelius Peter Lott

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Lott was born in New York City, to Peter Lott and Mary Jane Smiley.

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Lott married Permelia Darrow on April 27, 1823. They moved to Kirtland, Ohio, in 1836. He later took on additional, plural wives as well.

In 1838, the Lotts moved to and settled near Haun"s Mill.

During the 1838 Independence Day celebrations in Far West,, the military band passed in review of three men acting as Generals: Lott, Jared Carter, and Sampson Avard. The farm had been harboring weapons and ammunition for a mob.

In the winter of 1838 - 1839, the Lotts were driven from with the rest of the Latter Day Saints. They settled in Pike County, Illinois, forty miles south of the main body of Saints in, in 1839, before moving to Joseph Smith"s farm just southeast of Once in, Lott took over management of Smith"s farm and purchased some adjacent land, on which he built an eight-room farmhouse.

While there, he served as a Captain of Smith"s bodyguard and received his endowment with West.W. Phelps and Joseph Fielding.

In addition, Joseph Smith proposed marriage to Lott"s daughter, Melissa. Years later, Joseph Smith III, who was a boy at the time, recalled that the "rather old" Lott (then in his mid-forties and possibly with prematurely gray hair) "was still strong and muscular and was usually willing to demonstrate his strength." Smith related that not long after arriving in, Lott came to his father"s red-brick store to purchase supplies. Joseph Smith had spent most of the afternoon wrestling with customers and had "thrown" all of them.

When Lott walked in, carrying "a threatening-looking blacksnake whip that seemed to challenge all comers," Smith challenged him to a match.

After Lott threw aside the whip and accepted the challenge, Smith was unable to throw him. In late Spring 1848, Lott served as a captain in Heber C. Kimball"s company, an early group crossing the plains.

He said she would be a burden on the company. Joseph F. Smith despised Lott for his actions.

Once in the Salt Lake Valley, Lott and his families lived in a two-room house at the southwest corner of Third South and State Street in Salt Lake City.

He managed a church farm in the Forest Dale area. Lott died in 1850, of either dysentery or fatigue.

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Mary Fielding Smith, a single mother and widow of Joseph Smith"s brother Hyrum, was a member of the company.

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