ABRAHAM LUCAS HOAGLAND

Our pioneer ancestor, Abraham Lucas Hoagland, was the son of Lukas Hoagland and Mary Bunn. There has been considerable research made on the Hoagland line, but none until now, on the BUNN family. Through tedious study of Church records (Dutch Reformed) and wills, the Genealogical Research Department has secured the following data on his mother' s line:

Garret Bunn

| So. Branch, Raritan, N.J.

Edward Bunn | will proved 20 June 1752

| Bridgewater, Somerset Co., N.J.	|

| Will proved 28 June 1796	| Mary

Mary Bunn	|

married	|

Lukas Hoagland	|

| Catrina

Children of this couple were:

1. Mary Bunn, born 15 Mar. 1755	md. Lukas Hoagland (before 1774)

2. Anne (Nancy) Bunn	md. John Vroom (Mar. Lic. 18 May 1783)

3. Margaret Bunn	md. William Dalley (Daley)

Our researcher at the Genealogical Society reports we have some difficult problems on this line. He has extended our pedigree two more generations (Edward and Garret Bunn). Because of the intricacies of Dutch Research it is necessary to have professional help, those who understand the language and the customs.

The name 'Hoogelandt' is supposedly derived from the locality (highland). Christopher Hooglandt was our first ancestor on this line to come to America. He came in 1655. His employer was Govert Loockermans and in the contract it states that Christopher would do no farm work. (Indicates he was a 'city' man.)

Abraham Lucas Hoagland was born 24 March 1797 in Neshanic, Somerset County, New Jersey. In his young manhood he moved to Michigan and was there a prosperous blacksmith and farmer, besides being a leader in religious thought. It was here he was found by the missionaries of the 'Mormon' Church. He embraced the new faith after calm deliberation and removed with his family to Nauvoo, the gathering place of the Church in 1842. All the Saints at this time went through great hardships, trials, and a period of poverty.

Abraham Lucas Hoagland held many positions of trust both in the Church and government. In the Church Journal History we read: "Bishop Hoagland was called to preside over Ward Eleven, and under date of Dec. 31, 1846: Bishop made the following report to the President of the Church: Ward Eleven has 179 souls, 23 sick, 5 absent, cords of wood on hand 3 1/2; days in mill race 48; in camp are 47 wagons, horses 14; yokes of oxen 13; cows 24; men in army from Ward Eleven, 3; Widows 4; Log houses 29 with 4966 square feet floor space, Sod houses 2 with 244 sq. feet floor space. First report of Stewardship. (Note: There were 22 camps or Wards in all at this time)

Bishop Hoagland and his family were expelled from Nauvoo and the State of Illinois in 1846 along with the other Saints. We would like to quote from the journals of some who traveled the plains in his company. The George Whitaker Journal states: "We left Winter Quarters on the 10th of June in the Parley P. Pratt and John Taylor company.. traveled about ten miles. . .. there we remained two or three days to be organized into companies. Brothers Pratt and Taylor were with us. They took a prominent part in the organization. Before President Young had left us he had appointed some of the captains of hundreds. We were organized into companies of hundreds, fifties and tens. To each of those divisions was a captain. Bishop Edward Hunter was the Captain of our hundred. Brother Joseph Horn was the captain of our fifty and Brother ABRAHAM HOAGLAND was the captain of our ten. The names of the heads of families in our ten were: John Robinson, Joseph Harker, Samuel Bennion, John Bennion, Joseph Cain, George Whitaker, Ezra Oakley. Thomas MacKay and Thomas Tarbett.

We finish the story from President John Taylor's Journal: "There were 1,553 people and 570 wagons in the camp. We met Indians and every imaginable hardship - we sustained no injury therefrom. Our health and our lives were preserved. We outlived the trying scene.. ...peace, harmony, and contentment reigned. Arrived 5th of October, I have never in all my experience known as little sickness and so few deaths among so many people and in the same space of time."

In 1849 Salt lake City was organized into Wards and Abraham Lucas Hoagland was chosen counselor to Bishop John Murdock of the 14th Warn. Brother Murdock was called on a mission and Abraham L. Hoagland was made Bishop of the Ward, which position he held until the time of death on February 14, 1872. The old 14th Ward was eulogized in final services January 28, 1957. It was one of the original 19 Wards of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake Valley and was almost 108 years old when it passed out of existence.

EXCERPTS FROM THE CHURCH JOURNAL HISTORY

April 11, 1852, Salt lake City, Abraham L. Hoagland ordained an assistant traveling Bishop in the valleys of the Mountains. This was to assist Presiding Bishop Edward Hunter.

18 May 1852, Salt Lake City, Bishop Abraham L. Hoagland was chosen a member of President Young's prayer Circle.

7 March 1853, at the Municipal Election, held in the Old Council House, Bishop Abraham L. Hoagland was elected Alderman and Jedediah M. Grant Mayor of Salt Lake City.

25 June 1856, Margaret Quick Hoagland was appointed a member of the Ladies Committee of the Deseret Agr. and Mfg. Society. Deseret News said: (13 July 1856) "The citizens organized the auxiliary Branch of the Deseret Agric. and Mfg. Society and elected Bishop Abraham L. Hoagland President."

22 February 1857, at a meeting (Sunday) held in the Tabernacle, from which hundreds were turned away (want of room) missionaries were chosen for Europe, and names were read in the meeting of those selected to accompany President Young on his trip to Salmon River, and among others were Bishop Abraham L. Hoagland and Bishop Chauncey W. West.

6 April 1857, in election for Mayor and Alderman, for Salt Lake City at the Council House, Abraham L. Hoagland was chosen Alderman for the 2nd Municipal Ward.

Page 359, Volume One, History of Utah (by Whitney) Bishop Abraham is listed among 'The Notables in Utah.'

He was prudent, practical, an ideal pioneer and everyone had confidence in his judgement. The affection in which he was held, not less by the children than by their parents was beautiful tribute to the gentleness and uprightness of his character.

(Material above copied from various sources)

WIVES AND CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM LUCAS HOAGLAND

Margaret Quick	Agnes Taylor	Hester Loose	Rebecca Merrill
Lucas Hoagland

md. Rachel Hale

Harriett Wonfar	Abraham T. Hoagland

md. Ellen Dick	one child

(died in infancy)	George Abraham Merrill Hoagland

md. Mary Eliz. Bridenthal (he died at Bedford, Penna.)
Mary Hoagland

md. Chauncey W. West	Agnes T. Hoagland

md. John Orr	Margaret Ann Merrill Hoagland

(died as a child)
Peter Hoagland

unmarried	Edward T. Hoagland

md. Sarah Emmeline Lish	Mary Ann Merrill Hoagland

(unmarried)

buried at Cessna, Penna.
John Hoagland

md. Adelia West	Joseph T. Hoagland

(died as a child)
Elizabeth Hoagland

md. George Q. Cannon	Sarah T. Hoagland

md. William Whitaker Taylor
Emily Hoagland

md. Jesse Carter Little
Cornelia Hoagland

(died as child)

A thoughtful writer has very truly said: "The genealogy of a family should not consist entirely of names in the line of descent. In addition to these it should present Biographical sketches of those in the line who ought to be held in everlasting remembrance... thus at once gratifying a natural feeling of the heart, and honoring those who have proved themselves worthy of honor."

May 15, 1963