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Joseph Morris was the fifth child of seven born to his parents Joseph Morris and Elizabeth Vernon. We know him as the brother of our direct ancestor George Morris and as the leader of the apostate church called the Morrisites. Joseph was born in England. He worked in the mines and is said to have […]
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Few events were as monumental in the lives of many of our ancestors as the encampment at Winter Quarters in what is today Florence, Nebraska. Many of our ancestors have recorded their experiences in their journals which include the cold, hardships, hunger and fear that followed them from their comfortable homes in Nauvoo, Illinois. Many […]
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Many of our ancestors lived through the events in the early Church including the trials and tribulations which befell the Saints in Nauvoo, Illinois. Many journals, including that of George Morris and Jonathan Pugmire talk of their direct contact with the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother, the Patriarch, Hyrum Smith. Other journals from the […]
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The events which took place in and around Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois are laced through the lives of many of our ancestors. Many were converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints in their native lands of Europe and in their towns and cities across New England and in other parts of America. They […]
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Samuel Sant Winterbottom was the second child of six born to his parents Thomas Winterbottom and Elizabeth Sant. His youngest sister Hannah Elizabeth Winterbottom is our direct ancestor. She married Justin Pugmire. Samuel was just seven when his father Thomas drowned while working on a barge where the family lived. He was baptized a member […]
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Many of our direct ancestors received religious ordinances in The Endowment House. It was built under the direction of Brigham Young in 1855 to serve the Saints until the Salt Lake Temple was completed. It was located in Salt Lake City, Utah on the north-west corner of the Temple Block which is today Temple Square. […]
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Annie Matthews was born in England to William Matthews and Hepzibah Jarvis. She was the seventh of eleven children born to her parents. She heard the Restored Gospel from the missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints along with her siblings and parents. They were baptized in 1850. Annie emigrated to America with […]
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Thomas James Barker was born in England to William Barker and Elizabeth Sanders. He was the sixth of ten children born to his parents. Nothing has been recorded about his childhood that we have found. In 1825, direct ancestor Thomas married Elizabeth Thompson. They became the parents of twelve children including their eighth child John […]
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Thomas Winterbottom was born in England to Samuel Winterbottom and Hannah Lees. We do not know if he had siblings. Nothing is known about his childhood. In 1861 he married ancestor Elizabeth Sant. Over the next nine years they became the parents of six children. The youngest, Hannah Elizabeth Winterbottom was born one month after […]
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This is the original home which John Jenkins (1846-1930) built in Pleasant Green, Utah. He came to Utah from Wales with his family who were converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. The name of the town was later changed to Magna. Over time the home changed as additions were made and the […]