| Joseph L. Heywood | |
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| Born | (1815-08-01)August 1, 1815 Grafton, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | (1910-10-16)October 16, 1910 Panguitch, Utah, United States |
Joseph L. Heywood (August 1, 1815 – October 16, 1910) was a local leader ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the 19th century, and the founder ofNephi, Utah.
Heywood was born inGrafton,Worcester County, Massachusetts. In 1839 he moved toQuincy, Illinois where he was a merchant. It was here that he first met the Mormons, and later joined The LDS Church on a visit to Nauvoo. Heywood was baptized byOrson Hyde. While still in Nauvoo Heywood was called as a bishop.
In 1846 when the Latter-day Saints left Nauvoo, Heywood was appointed a trustee to sell property of the LDS Church along withAlmon Babbitt andJohn S. Fullmer.
Later in Utah Heywood served as the first bishop of the 17th Ward in Salt Lake City. Heywood was the first US Marshall for the territory of Utah.
In addition to supervising the settlement of Nephi, Utah he accompanied Orson Hyde in setting up the first LDS settlement in the Carson Valley of Nevada at Mormon station in Genoa. From 1861 Heywood lived primarily in Panguitch. He served as an LDS patriarch in that area. Heywood's house in Salt Lake City, which was on the block where theConference Center is today, was still identified with him after his move to southern Utah, and it wasJohn Morgan's first residence on coming to Utah.[1]
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