Elizabeth Xavier Tait was born in Mumbai (Bombay), India in 1833. Her family was part of the nobility, and she was raised in luxury and comfort. Gifted with intelligence, she…
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JACKSON, Elizabeth Horrocks: Handcart Pioneer of 1856
“It will be readily perceived that under such adverse circumstances I had become despondent. I was six or seven thousand miles from my native land, in a wild, rocky, mountain country, in a destitute condition, the ground covered with snow, the waters covered with ice, and I with three fatherless children with scarcely nothing to protect them from the merciless storms. When I retired to bed that night, being the 27th of October, I had a stunning revelation. In my dream, my husband stood by me and said, 'Cheer up, Elizabeth, deliverance is at hand'. The dream was fulfilled.”
TEMPEST, John Henry
A Dog to Pull their Handcart John Henry Tempest and his two sons, James and John, crossed the ocean on the Empire ship. What an exciting experience it was to…
BOOTH, Edwin: “Most Dependable Horseman”
He was always the first one into the saddle if there was trouble. This included the handcart rescue, two Indian wars and as an aide to Lott Smith in harassing Johnson’s Army by Fort Bridger.
HUNTINGTON, C. Allen: My Ancestor
Submitted by Brooklyn Shurtliff, a student at Heritage Elementary School in St George, Utah. The ancestor I am going to write about is my great, great, great, Grandpa, Clark Allen…