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Hannah <I>Last</I> Cornaby

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Hannah Last Cornaby

Birth
Beccles, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Death
1 Sep 1905 (aged 83)
Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA
Burial
Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.1030731, Longitude: -111.6483383
Plot
01.28 .05
Memorial ID
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Hannah Last Cornaby was once Utah's poet laureate. She was famous for her poetry and writing and wrote the Mormon song, Who's On the Lord's Side?
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Spanish Fork Press
September 7, 1905

Mrs. Hannah Cornaby, who died at her home on Friday morning, Sept. 1st, at 12:20 was buried from the Central Meeting house on Sunday, Sept. 3rd. Mrs. Cornaby was born March 17, 1822, in Suffolt, England. The funeral was largely attended, the house being packed to its utmost capacity. The speakers were Patriarchs C. D. Evens, Ggeo. W. Wilkens, Geo. D. Nell and John Moore, Bishop Argyle presiding.

The following beautiful lines were composed by Mrs. Cornaby about ten days before her death:

And when you hear my heart strings break, How sweet my moments roll, immortal paleness on my cheek, but glory in my soul.
Hannah Last Cornaby was once Utah's poet laureate. She was famous for her poetry and writing and wrote the Mormon song, Who's On the Lord's Side?
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Spanish Fork Press
September 7, 1905

Mrs. Hannah Cornaby, who died at her home on Friday morning, Sept. 1st, at 12:20 was buried from the Central Meeting house on Sunday, Sept. 3rd. Mrs. Cornaby was born March 17, 1822, in Suffolt, England. The funeral was largely attended, the house being packed to its utmost capacity. The speakers were Patriarchs C. D. Evens, Ggeo. W. Wilkens, Geo. D. Nell and John Moore, Bishop Argyle presiding.

The following beautiful lines were composed by Mrs. Cornaby about ten days before her death:

And when you hear my heart strings break, How sweet my moments roll, immortal paleness on my cheek, but glory in my soul.


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