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Sylvester Stoddard Home and Tinshop |
Sylvester Stoddard Home and Tinshop
Nauvoo, Illinois |
Tinsmiths in Nauvoo were very popular craftsmen because they made many of the items used in the Saints' homes and farms. Lanterns, candle safes, candleholders, buckets, pots, pans and many other articles could be made quickly and economically from tin. These products were longer lasting than similar ones made from pewter or wood-ware. | | Tinware was the most popular item carried by yankee peddlers for over 150 years. The Nauvoo Tinners' Association made the 1846 angel weathervane that adorned the first Nauvoo Temple. It was made from a drawing by William Weeks, the temple architect. |
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Sylvester Stoddard built this restored shop and home. He, along with others of his trade, supplied the growing need for tinware here in Nauvoo. Sylvester and his wife, Charity, joined the Mormon Church in the early 1830s, and journeyed with the Saints from Ohio to Missouri, and finally to Nauvoo. Sylvester served as a quartermaster in the Nauvoo Legion. Tragedy came to the Stoddard home when Charity died of consumption in 1844, leaving one daughter, Mary. After his wife's death, Sylvester became disaffected with the church. He remarried and returned to Kirtland, Missouri. | |
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Sylvester Stoddard was born in the early 1800s and was apparently baptized sometime between 1833 and 1836. He married Almira Knight November 10, 1844 in Nauvoo. | | |
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