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Mary Smith was born in New York to Samuel Smith and Jane Stephens. In 1811 she married direct ancestor James Newberry.  They heard the message of the missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints and were baptized along with many members of both families.  They migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois where they gathered with […]

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In the early days of our country, most of the population was in New England.  The people of these states, including Connecticut were faithful record keepers.  Their handwritten records have been transcribed and preserved from many sources and repositories.  These records give to us the family of ancestor Jesse Rowley and his wife Bathsheba.  They […]

Abel Sant 1780-1858

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The story of Abel Sant remains a sad tale.  He was born in England to Isaac Sant and Martha Malan.  He was the fifth of ten children born to his parents.  In order to develop its new colonies in New South Wales in Australia,  England depended on convict labor.   Those transported to the new colony […]

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George Sant was the second child and oldest son born to his parents George Sant and Margaret Mustard.  In about 1882 he married Sarah Jane Clifford.  They became the parents of eleven children.  This portrait was taken in about 1900.  This family lived and died in the area of  Clifton, Idaho, surrounded by a large […]

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George Sant was the oldest child and son of his parents John Sant and Mary Shaw.  He was born in England, where as an adult, he heard the message of missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints and was baptized.  He emigrated to America along with other members of his family.  In 1855, […]

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A summary of the life of Mary Shaw Sant is found on this site.  This entry is a portrait of Mary which was taken at the same time as a portrait of her husband John Sant.  She was born in England in 1814 and died in Clifton, Idaho in 1877.  She was baptized a member […]

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Jane Sant was born in England in 1846 to John Sant and Mary Shaw.  She was the seventh child of twelve born to her parents.  Her sister Elizabeth Sant is our direct ancestor.  Elizabeth married Thomas Winterbottom.  In 1861, Jane married Nathan Smith, also a native of England.  They became the parents of twelve children.   […]

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Bunkerville, Nevada was an early Mormon settlement dedicated to raising cotton.  Direct ancestor Ithamer Thomas Sprague agreed to go there to colonize.  Bunkerville was the only successful early settlement to live The United Order.  When Ithamer knew that he was going to this part of the country, not far from present-day St. George, Utah in […]

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This is the grave stone for Ithamer Thomas Sprague.   It is located in the Bunkerville City Cemetery across the Utah border into Nevada.  The cemetery holds many members of Ithamer’s family.  Bunkerville was the only successful early Mormon settlement where the United Order was lived.  Ithamer participated in this effort.  A great deal is known […]

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William Thorn was born in England.  He heard the message of the missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints and was baptized.   He emigrated to America and settled in Salt Lake City, Utah where he met our direct ancestor Maria Susannah Merrick.  Maria had come from England as well, and brought with her […]