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ROBERTS, Owen: Welsh Convert

  • May 16, 2022
On Friday, May 20th, they started on the railroad for St. Joseph, Missouri where they arrived safely; from thence they proceeded on their way up the Missouri River on the steamboat “St. Mary”. Here they were treated roughly by the crew and others. They had no where to sleep or sit, but were almost constantly compelled to stand on their feet night and day until May 26th where they landed on the banks of the Missouri River below Florence, Nebraska at which place they lodged for a while so they could fit up their teams and baggage to cross the plains to the Rocky Mountains.
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YOUNG, Brigham

  • October 18, 2020
From Whitney’s History of Utah, Vol. 4 VIRTUALLY the history of Brigham Young has been told in the preceding volumes; his great life forming the backbone of the general narrative…
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JENSEN, Jens and Dorthea: Nearly Pioneers

  • August 2, 2020
Most pioneer stories involve building religious faith through hardships and challenges, but some early migrants to Utah don’t fit this mold. Some were disappointed by life in Utah and returned to their place of origin. Others moved on seeking greener pastures elsewhere. Still others remained in Utah but became disaffected with the dominant religion. Some became Jack Mormons, others became vocal critics of the LDS Church, and still others joined a different church. Jens Christen Jensen and his wife Dorthea were cases of the latter.
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ARMISTEAD, James

  • July 12, 2020
James Armitstead was a veterinarian, physician, lawyer, teacher, justice of the peace, school trustee, and city councilman. He filled two missions to La Salle County, Illinois (1852 and 1876-77).
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BRYCE, Ebenezer

  • June 3, 2019
This article originally appeared in Pioneer Magazine, 2010 Vol.57 No.3 by Wendell A. Bryce Ebenezer Bryce was born in Dunblane, Perthsire, Scotland, on November 17, 1830. His parents were Andrew…
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ROBERTS, Owen

  • March 31, 2019
This biography originally appeared on pioneerstories.org Owen Roberts was born 21 June 1818 in Llandysilio, Anglesey, Wales.  He was the son of John Roberts and Jane Jones.  Owen was a…
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