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Author	Pearce, Jean Rio Griffith Baker
Birth and Death Dates	1810-1883
Call Number	MSS SC 332; MSS SC 1140; MSS 410
Material Type	diaries; journal of essays on the Baker family; diary
Biography	Jean Rio Griffith Baker Pearce was born in Shalford, England on May 8, 1810 to John Walter Griffiths and Susanna Ann Burgess. In 1832, she married Henry Baker and was baptized into the L.D.S. Church in August of 1849. After her husband's death, Jean carried out the family's plans to move to Salt Lake City, Utah. An accomplished pianist, Jean insisted her piano be brought along the trek; one of the first into Utah Valley. In 1864, Jean married Edward Pearce who died six months later. She was the mother of nine children and died in California in 1883.
Abstract	<p> MSS SC 332: This collection includes talks and excerpts of other Baker family members, but is primarily the diary of Jean Rio Griffith Baker Pearce. There are several photographed transcriptions of the diary, 49 pages in length, which is a daily account of her trip from Liverpool to Utah. The entries provide vivid perceptions of the landscape, cities and people she encounters during her journey. Jean writes in detail of the environment and life of the migration west. There is a lapse of 17 years toward the end of the diary, where Jean describes the heartache and trials of settling in a desert land. She then gives description of her move to California and her reasons for settling there. <p> MSS SC 1140: The collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, and biographies of the Baker family. The book includes pictures of Jean with her husband Henry Baker. All pages are organized, indexed, and typed. <p> MSS 410: Same as material in MSS SC 332. <p> Mormon Pioneers <p> Persecution <p> Immigration

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