Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Seven Persons, Alberta

Dec 15 – This hamlet was founded by a few American Mormons in the 19th century.  This was part of a wave of migration of Mormons leaving the United States to find religious freedom, since in 1862 the United States had created laws that did not let them practice polygamy, a part of their religion at the time. 

I was unable to discover whether there were precisely 7 persons involved in founding the community.  Seven men, women, & children could easily be one family.  Or was it 7 men, plus their wives & children?  That could be more like 40 persons.


This view from the highway seems to show a community park picnic pavilion, a hint of community life in this area of vast distances.

info:  Wikipedia.com

image:  Google Street Views

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