1. | John Henry Brown was born 13 Dec 1816, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; was christened 23 Dec 1816, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (son of Henry Brown and Ann Davis Goding); died 15 Mar 1891, North Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States; was buried 18 Mar 1891, North Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States. Notes:
A Brief Biography of my mother, Eliza W. Brown" [daughter of John Brown and Sarah Munday.} written by Nephi Brown
...Her father, John Brown, was born at west Lavington December 13 1816, and grew up there as a plain, industrious, farm laborer, working for 25 years on the same farm at a wage of eight shillings a week, or about $2.00 in USA money. (at the time this history was written.
In this quiet village at about the age of twenty one, he married Sarah Munday, a girl about his own age. To them three daughters were born, Harriet, Sarah, and Eliza. Three other children were born to them, but died in infancy. the mother died of sudden illness when only about 30 years old. [Eliza then, went to live with her grandparents. They were kind to her ... however, were not in a position to keep her very long.
About a year later her father [John Brown] married Jane Wilkins. Mother, went home to live with them and when she was about five years old she began to go to school in a little thatched roof school house where the morning was spent in reading, writing and spelling. In the afternoon she was taught sewing.
My mother [Eliza} and her father and her brother, George Brown, all took a very keen interest in the teachings of these missionaries. she was very anxious to emigrate to Zion. [ Jane Wilkins Brown , Johns' second wife also died before the age of 30 due to poor health] [ Eliza kept house for her father and brother after her step mother, Jane passed away]
"A little more than two years slipped by and at the age of sixteen, the long looked for day arrived. On May 20, 1863 she with her father and brother, George, left England for Zion. Her sister Sarah remained in West Lavington. ...It took about two weeks to get to London and to make preparrations for the great journey. their ship, the "Amazon" was anchored in the Thames, and a company and a company of eight hundred and eighty two saints went on board that sailing vessel.
The interest and curiosity of that great English novelist, Charles Dickens, was aroused and he went aboard the ship before it sailed; he wanted to know just why and where such a large group of emigrants were going and to find out what impelled them to go. Mr. Dickens directly interviewed quite a number of Saints, and among those were, my mother, Eliza Brown and her father, John Brown and brother george, and his impressions of what he saw and heard that day on the "Amazon" appeared in considerable length in his book "Commercial Traveler". On June 4, 1863 the ship set sail for the "Promised Land" under the direction of elder William Bramwell. .
John married Sarah Mead Mundy 3 Jun 1838, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. Sarah (daughter of William Mundy and Elizabeth Mead) was born 4 Feb 1817, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; was christened 4 Feb 1818, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; died 27 Feb 1850, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; was buried 2 Mar 1850, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- Harriet Brown was born 5 Oct 1838, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; was christened 4 Nov 1838, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; died 20 Mar 1902, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried 23 Mar 1902, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States.
- Mary Brown was born 5 Jan 1841, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; was christened 31 Jan 1841, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; died 8 Feb 1841, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; was buried 10 Feb 1841, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
- William Brown was born 21 Jan 1842, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; was christened 13 Feb 1842, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; died 22 Aug 1844, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; was buried 25 Aug 1844, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
- Sarah Brown was born 19 Jun 1844, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; was christened 14 Jul 1844, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; died 7 Apr 1914, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; was buried 7 Apr 1914, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
- Eliza was born 30 Jan 1847, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; was christened 28 Feb 1847, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; died 28 Jan 1929, Norh Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried 1 Feb 1929, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States.
- Jane Brown was born 21 May 1849, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; was christened 31 Dec 1849, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; died 10 Jan 1850, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; was buried 13 Jan 1850, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
John married Jane Wilkinson 15 Mar 1851. Jane was born 23 Nov 1825, Pottern, Wiltshire, England; died 15 Mar 1851. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- George Brown was born 7 Jan 1852, West Lovington, Wiltshire, England.
John married Boletta Monsen 3 Mar 1865. [Group Sheet]
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