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    Lilburn Williams Boggs (December 14, 1796 – March 14, 1860) was the sixth Governor of Missouri, from 1836 to 1840. He is now most widely remembered for...
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    publication Zion's Advocate. Lilburn Boggs, Governor of Missouri during the Mormon War, lived in Independence prior to that conflict. Boggs was widely perceived...
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    attempted assassination of Lilburn Boggs occurred on May 6, 1842, when an unknown assailant fired buckshot into the home of Lilburn Boggs, striking the former...
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    be found on the American Continent. On the evening of May 6, 1842, Lilburn Boggs was shot by an unknown party who fired at him through a window as he...
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    became involved after the Battle of Crooked River, leading Governor Lilburn Boggs to order Mormons expelled from the state. It should not be confused...
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    Extermination Order) was a state executive order issued by Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs on October 27, 1838, in response to the Battle of Crooked River. The...
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    Ray County. Exaggerated reports of the battle led Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs to issue Missouri executive order 44, resulting in the forced expulsion...
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  • given to Boggs Mountain and Boggs Lake. Henry C. Boggs was born in Jackson County, Missouri on 1 June 1820, the second son of Lilburn Boggs. His mother...
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  • Mormon War and the infamous Mormon Extermination Order by Governor Lilburn Boggs. In the 1840s, criticism of the church centered on its theocratic aspirations...
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  • Douglas Lilburn (1915–2001), New Zealand composer Tim Lilburn (born 1950), Canadian poet Lilburn Boggs (1796–1860), governor of Missouri Lilburn Cottages...
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    1838. By 1839, with the help of an "Extermination Order" by Governor Lilburn Boggs, the old settlers forcibly expelled the Mormons from Missouri and confiscated...
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    militia, mistakenly believing them to be anti-Mormon vigilantes. Governor Lilburn Boggs then ordered that the Mormons be "exterminated or driven from the state"...
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    2023. Dubin 2003, p. 138. Glashan 1979, p. 176. Sobel 1978, p. 841. "Lilburn W. Boggs". National Governors Association. January 8, 2017. Retrieved March...
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  • Boggs may refer to: J. Caleb Boggs (1909–1993), U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1961 to 1973 Larry Boggs (born 1946), Oklahoma State Senate Lilburn Boggs...
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  • the 1838 Mormon War and the Mormon Extermination Order by Governor Lilburn Boggs. In the 1840s, criticism of the church included its theocratic aspirations...
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    gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1836. Sitting Lt. Governor Lilburn Boggs, was elected over sitting Congressman (and former Lt. Governor) William...
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  • granddaughter of American pioneer Daniel Boone. She was married to Lilburn Boggs who served as the sixth Governor of Missouri from 1836 to 1840. They...
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  • Boggs is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Brandon Boggs (born 1983), American baseball left fielder for the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee...
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    Although the massacre took place a few days after Missouri's governor, Lilburn Boggs, issued his infamous Missouri Executive Order 44 ("Extermination Order"...
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  • of Mormonism, for allegedly attempting to murder Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs. He escaped arrest with the help of members of his church, and was discharged...
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    alleged roles in the attempted assassination of former Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs. The Municipal Court of Nauvoo released Smith and Rockwell, after which...
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    following the issuance of an "extermination order" by then–Governor Lilburn Boggs. Caldwell County was originally part of Ray County. The first white...
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    of Missouri Lilburn Boggs to deploy state troops into Daviess County, Missouri, in response to claims of atrocities. The next day, Boggs issued Clark...
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  • Boggsville, Colorado is named for him. Boggs was born in Papinville, Missouri on August 22, 1824. His father, Lilburn Boggs, served as the Governor of Missouri...
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  • wagon train party led by former Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs for the trip to California. As the Boggs party headed west, they would later be accompanied...
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    Bent (nephew) Owl Woman (sister-in-law) Lilburn Boggs (brother-in-law) Silas Bent IV (nephew) Henry C. Boggs (nephew) Charles Marion Russell (nephew)...
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    Missouri's boundaries. In October 1838, the two were ordered by Governor Lilburn Boggs to arrest Mormon founder Joseph Smith Jr. at the Far West settlement...
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  • Porter Rockwell to assassinate Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs, offered Jackson $3000 to kill Boggs. He further accused Smith of counterfeiting. On June...
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    started the journey with his brother-in-law Lilburn Boggs, former Missouri governor, but parted ways when Boggs headed for California. After reaching the...
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    Mormons and state militia at the Battle of Crooked River, governor Lilburn Boggs issued his infamous "Extermination Order", directing that the Mormons...
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