Because of his prominence, much has been written about Peter Maughan, the great pioneer colonizer of Cache Valley. This account will serve only as a vignette, summarizing his life. John…
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RIGBY, William Frederick Littlewood: A Great Pioneer Colonizer
Strangely, it was the arrival of Johnson’s Army and the establishment of Camp Floyd that enabled William and other pioneers to begin a move to prosperity. The building of the camp with Government money gave support to scores of laborers and mechanics. The soldiers with their paychecks were also liberal in their spending. William was able to buy oxen, a wagon, and new clothing with his higher earnings.
BENSON, Ezra Taft
by Orson F. Whitney, History of Utah, Vol. 4 An Apostle from the summer of 1846, one of the Pioneers of 1847, and otherwise a man of mark in the…
HUGHES, Henry – The Man from Mendon
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/5192094?cid=mem_copy by Thomas G. Alexander Henry Hughes was born to Robert Hughes, born 1785, died 1845, and Martha Read born 1786, died 1857 in Mold, Flintshire, North Wales on Christmas…
PRESTON, William Bowker
from History of Utah, Vol.4 by Orson F. Whitney The present incumbent of the office of Presiding Bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a native…
GIBSON, Henry Eliot
from Whitney’s History of Utah Vol. 4 A native of New York State, born in the town and county of Otsego, January 14, 1827, and a corner to Salt Lake…
HULSE, Charles Wesley
Submitted by Bill Morgan Born: 10/01/1822, Manchester, Lancashire, England Died” 01/07/1882, Millville Cache, Utah Territory This morning FamilySearch sent a link to me telling that 56-year-old Job Ebenezer Hulse had…
WHITNEY, Samuel A.
Submitted by Bill Morgan, Timpanogos Chapter of SUP, American Fork, UT Date of Birth 11/10/1840 Place of Birth Palmyra, Warren, Ohio Date of Death 03/16/1923 Place of Death Millville, Cache,…