Enoch Reese
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Enoch Reese was an early leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, member of the Utah Territorial Legislature, and early Nevada
settler.
Reese was serving as president of the Buffalo, New York
branch of the Church in 1843. In 1848 he was a captain of fifty in one of the Mormon Pioneer companies.
In 1850 he staked out claims for land in Spanish Fork, Utah
. Enoch and his brother John Reese opened a store in Salt Lake City about 1850.
In 1851 Reese settled in the Carson Valley, then a part of Utah Territory
, along with his brother John. They established a sawmill and gristmill called Mormon Station
en route to the California mines, it being the first permanent nonnative settlement in present-day Nevada. From Carson County, he was elected to the Utah Territorial Legislature.
In 1857 Reese was in the hand-cart company of missionaries headed east from Salt Lake City bound for missions in Europe.
In the 1860s he was a member of the Utah Territorial Legislature from Salt Lake County. He also was a member of the Salt Lake City Council for a time.
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
settler.
Reese was serving as president of the Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
branch of the Church in 1843. In 1848 he was a captain of fifty in one of the Mormon Pioneer companies.
In 1850 he staked out claims for land in Spanish Fork, Utah
Spanish Fork, Utah
Spanish Fork is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 31,497 as of the 2008 census estimate.-History:Spanish Fork was settled by LDS pioneers in 1851...
. Enoch and his brother John Reese opened a store in Salt Lake City about 1850.
In 1851 Reese settled in the Carson Valley, then a part of Utah Territory
Utah Territory
The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah....
, along with his brother John. They established a sawmill and gristmill called Mormon Station
Mormon Station State Historic Park
Mormon Station Historic State Park is a state park interpreting the site of first permanent nonnative settlement in Nevada, USA. The park is located in downtown Genoa....
en route to the California mines, it being the first permanent nonnative settlement in present-day Nevada. From Carson County, he was elected to the Utah Territorial Legislature.
In 1857 Reese was in the hand-cart company of missionaries headed east from Salt Lake City bound for missions in Europe.
In the 1860s he was a member of the Utah Territorial Legislature from Salt Lake County. He also was a member of the Salt Lake City Council for a time.