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Emily Jane Gale was born to Charles Gale and Amanda Jane Cloward in Payson, Utah County, Utah.  She was the oldest of twelve children born to her parents.  In 1892 she married Isaac Albert Hancock.  We do not know if they had children.  Emily was the sister of direct ancestor William Thomas Gale who married […]

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This is a keepsake portrait of the family of William Thomas Gale and Huldah Priscilla Hjorth.  They became the parents of five children but had four when this portrait was taken in about 1918.  The children are Claude and Lavon in the back, Floyd on the left.  He is the direct ancestor, and Maxine who […]

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August was born in Denmark to Niels Gregersen Hjorth and Johanna Dorthea Larson.  He was the third of four children born to his parents.  August’s parents were very poor.  At the age of seven, he was sent to live with a man named Mr. Hansen who was responsible for August’s room, board and clothing in […]

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William Thomas Gale was the seventh child of twelve born to his parents Charles Gale and Amanda Jane Cloward. Six of his siblings died in infancy.  His father heard the message of the Gospel from missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-Saints and was baptized in his native England.  Charles came to America […]

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Huldah Priscilla Hjorth was born to Danish parents as the seventh child of eight.  Her parents were August Adrainus Hjorth and Huldah Content Terry.  She lived in many different places in Utah including Fairview and Indianola.  In 1910 she married William Thomas Gale.  They became the parents of five children.  Four grew to adulthood and […]