Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Boise Stake, Idaho

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Idaho Church Records go to Gooding County Church Records go to Boise Stake, Idaho LDS Church Wards and Branches

This page includes the boundaries of wards and branches around 1930's, a timeline history, and how to obtain the records.

Source for this page: Template:UTChurchLDSJensonsBeg p. 76-77.Template:UTChurchLDSJensonsEnd

Boise Stake[edit | edit source]

Stake boundaries as of about 1930 — see Encyclopedic History..., p.76-77.[1]

  • Area of the County: Ada and Canyon counties, and a small part of southeastern Oregon
  • Headquarters in (town): Boise, Idaho
  • Boundaries of stake: Ada and Canyon counties, and a small part of southeastern Oregon

History Timeline up to about 1930

This timeline (arranged by year) includes events that affected records, record-keeping, and movements of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in this area.

  • 1913 Boise Stake was organized 3 November at a conference of the Cassia Stake. The stake was divided, and the northern part of the same, together with parts of the Union Stake (in Oregon) and some of the branches of the Northwestern States Mission, were organized into a new stake called the Boise Stake.


Other History Resources
Many wards or branches appointed members to compile a history. Copies may be in the ward library or in homes of members. Some contain biographical sketches of members of the ward at the time of compilation.

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Wards and Branches[edit | edit source]

Boise 1st Ward[edit | edit source]

See Encyclopedic History..., p. 76.[2]

Boundaries: East side of city of Boise.

History timeline

  • 1923 The Boise Ward was divided 4 March into the Boise 1st and the Boise 2nd Wards.

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Boise 2nd Ward[edit | edit source]

See Encyclopedic History..., p. 76. ref>Template:UTChurchLDSJensonsBeg p. 76.</ref>

Boundaries: West part of city of Boise.

History timeline

  • Boise Ward was divided into the Boise 1st Ward and the Boise 2nd Ward.

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Bramwell Ward[edit | edit source]

See Encyclopedic History..., p. 84-85.[3]

Boundaries: Consists of Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district in Payette Valley, on the south side of the Payette River in Gem County.

History timeline

  • 1901 The first Latter-day Saints arrived at Emmett in April.
  • 1902 The saints residing in the Payette Valley were organized into the Emmett Branch May 25, and constituted a part of the Union (Oregon) Stake.
  • 1902 The Emmett Branch was divided, and a new branch organized of its west part named Bramwell Branch.
  • 1902 On September 14, the Bramwell Branch was organized as a ward.

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Emmett Ward[edit | edit source]

See Encyclopedic History..., p. 84-85[4]

Boundaries: Emmett Ward, Boise Stake, Gem County consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the town of Emmett, which is situated on the Payette River in the Payette Valley, 28 miles northwest of Boise City, 28 miles by rail north of Nampa, and 32 miles up the Payette River from the town of Payette.

History timeline

  • 1900 Latter-day Saints entered the valley for the purpose of making homes.
  • 1901 On 2 June, a Sunday school was organized.
  • 1901 On 8 December, the saints at Emmett were organized as a branch of the Church named Emmett.
  • 1902–1903 a L. D. S. meeting house was built at Emmett. Up to that time meetings had been held in private houses, and in the summer season in an adjacent grove.
  • 1902 The Emmett Branch was divided and the west part of the same organized as the Bramwell Branch

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Glenn's Ferry Ward[edit | edit source]

See Encyclopedic History..., p. 287.[5]

Boundaries: Glenn's Ferry Ward, Boise Stake, Elmore County, Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the town of Glenn’s Ferry, an important town on the Oregon Short Line Railroad, situated on Snake River, about 75 miles southeast of Boise, the stake headquarters.

History timeline

  • 1921 Glenn's Ferry was organized as an independent branch of the Boise Stake on 16 October.
  • 1929 Branch was organized as Glenn's Ferry Ward 19 May.

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yy Ward[edit | edit source]

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See Encyclopedic History..., p.xx-xx.[8]

Boundaries:


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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Template:UTChurchLDSJensonsBeg p.76-77.
  2. ↑ Template:UTChurchLDSJensonsBeg p. 76
  3. ↑ Template:UTChurchLDSJensonsBeg p. 84-85.
  4. ↑ Template:UTChurchLDSJensonsBeg p. 84-85.
  5. ↑ Template:UTChurchLDSJensonsBeg p. 287.
  6. ↑ Template:UTChurchLDSJensonsBeg p. xx-xx.
  7. ↑ Template:UTChurchLDSJensonsBeg p. xx-xx.
  8. ↑ Template:UTChurchLDSJensonsBeg p. xx-xx.
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