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UPTLA #72

Pierre-Jean DeSmet

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UPTLA #72

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Pierre-Jean DeSmet

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Utah State Council Knights of Columbus
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association

Date

1937

Identifier

UPTLA-072

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Pierre-Jean DeSmet

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Pierre-Jean De Smet 

Priest of the Society of Jesus 1801-1873 

Courageous Missionary to the American Indians 1838-1868 

  

Father De Smet became well acquainted with the region of the Great Salt Lake, and gave much valuable information to Brigham Young and the Mormon Pioneers while they were at Winter Quarters, Nebraska, in November, 1846. 

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Utah State Council Knights of Columbus
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association, “UPTLA #72,” UPTLA, accessed November 4, 2026, https://uptla.tylerthorsted.com/items/show/72.