Background
Jaques was born to Thomas Jaques and Mary Ann Heighington at Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.
Jaques was born to Thomas Jaques and Mary Ann Heighington at Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.
A short time later, he served as a missionary for the church in Stratford-on-Avon. They landed at Boston and proceeded by train to Iowa City. There they joined the Martin Handcart Company.
Jaques" oldest daughter was among the many in that company who died when they were caught in snowstorms in Wyoming.
Jaques wrote many poems and other works, including "Truth." As a young missionary in Stratford-on-Avon he contemplated Pilate"s question to Jesus Christ "What is truth?". The poem was included in the first (1851) edition of the Pearl of Great Price.
lieutenant was also set to music by Ellen Knowles Melling, whom Jaques baptized while preaching in Scotland. In 1869 Jaques returned to England for a two-year mission.
He co-edited the Millennial Star with George Teasdale and then from 1870 to 1871 he served as the sole editor of that publication.
After returning to Utah Territory, Jaques began working for the Deseret News. In 1874 he became the principal editorial writer for this newspaper. He then served as an Assistant Church Historian starting in 1873.
While in this position he was on a committee with A. Milton Musser and Franklin Doctorate. Richards that presented plans for a Genealogical Association of the church.
This association was the forerunner of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. After the Genealogical Society of Utah was organized, Jaques served as its first librarian.