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Julia Louisa Hardy Lovejoy and her husband, Charles Lovejoy, came to the Kansas Territory in March, 1855. Lovejoy described the trip and their first months in Kansas Territory in her diary. The diary entries were fairly sporadic, however, so there were significant gaps in her account of life in the Kansas Territory. Lovejoy's writing was very emotional when describing the illness and death of their daughter Edith, when referring to the conflict in the territory, and when writing about her religious beliefs. The diary also contained some descriptions of Lovejoy's daily life. The Lovejoys had two older children (Charles J. and Juliette) and a five year old daughter, Edith, when they came to Kansas Territory. Their son Charles may have come to Kansas before the rest of the family. Edith died in Lawrence, Kansas Territory, on May 3, 1855. Julia was pregnant at the time and a son Irving was born September 17, 1855. Juliette married Dr. Samuel Whitehorn from Hudson, Michigan, on March 9, 1856, in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. Juliette died November 20, 1860, at Manhattan, Kansas, at the age of 21. See the biographical sketch in the "Personalities" section for more information about the Lovejoys.
Creator: Lovejoy, Julia Hardy, 1812-1882
Date: December 10, 1854 through January 5, 1860
Item Number: 7660
Call Number: Charles and Julia Lovejoy Coll. #419
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 7660
Built Environment - Materials - Wood - Log
Collections - Manuscript - Lovejoy, Julia Louisa
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Methodist
Date - 1854-1860 - 1854
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Home and Family - Activities - Religious - Church attendance
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Home and Family - Death and funerals
Home and Family - Families
Home and Family - Residences - Log cabins
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Diary
People - Notable Kansans - Lovejoy, Julia Hardy, 1812-1882
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Manhattan
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Riley
Places - Other States - Missouri - Jackson County - Kansas City
Places - Other States - New Hampshire
Places - Rivers - Big Blue
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Diaries
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