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Elbert blev gift med Chloe Gardner den 18 jun. 1908 i Sevier, Utah, USA. Chloe (datter af Benjamin English Gardner og Barbara Ann Bingham) blev født den 5 aug. 1889 i Annabella, Sevier, Utah, USA; døde den 25 aug. 1977 i Castro Valley, Alameda, California, USA; blev begravet den 29 aug. 1977 i Hayward, Alameda, California, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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Andrew blev gift med Zina Lisonbee den 8 sep. 1884 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA. Zina (datter af James Thompson Lisonbee og Ellen Amelia Johnson) blev født den 14 aug. 1870 i Springville, Utah, Utah, USA; døde den 26 mar. 1923 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 1 apr. 1923 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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Benjamin blev gift med Barbara Ann Bingham den 23 apr. 1890 i Manti Utah Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, USA. Barbara blev født den 19 mar. 1867 i Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA; døde den 19 maj 1941 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 23 maj 1941 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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Christian blev gift med Dorthea Andersen den 9 sep. 1861 i Vissenbjerg, Odense, Danmark. Dorthea (datter af Anders Madsen og Anne Marie Madsen) blev født den 15 maj 1840 i Haugland, Ussn, Fln, Denmark or Havlunde, Hus, Vejllrj, Denmark; blev døbt den 12 jul. 1840 i Vissenbjerg, Odense, Denmark; døde i aug. 1866 i on the plains; blev begravet i 1866. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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• FSID: KWJ1-SLX

James blev gift med Ellen Amelia Johnson den 20 apr. 1862 i Springville, Utah, Utah, USA. Ellen blev født den 12 dec. 1847 i Winter Quarters, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA; døde den 25 dec. 1903 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 27 dec. 1903 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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• Beskæftigelse: 2 jul. 1848, Near Carrion Creek, Nebraska, United States; Appointed Captain of the Guard for the Entire Camp
• Beskæftigelse: 1850, Utah, Utah, USA; Shoe Maker

Notater:

The History of Elias Gardner, His Life and His Family - is too large to place here. See book "Triumphant Banners, Higgins, Lowry, Tuttle, Gardner" by Kay Lundell. Pages 290-41. This book is on familysearch.org -Search - Catalog- Books. It is downloadable. *
*************New addition to the Elias Gardner History. New York guardianship papers found for Elias Gardner at age 16. This record states that William Gardner was deceased by 1824.
ELIAS GARDNER - Correction and update on this history by Kay Lundell.
From the book “Triumphant Banner, Higgins, Lowry, Tuttle, Gardner, page 311
Quote 1: “Elias continued to live with his father’s family and learned the trade of Shoemaker, most likely from one of his uncles. “At the age of 14 years, Elias was working as an apprentice and by the age of 18 he was established in a shoemaker business. [EG93]
Quote 2: “Elias had studied in the school of dancing and had a great love for music. He was a dancing master and led the brass band for fears in New York says the tradition, THOUGH THE RECORDS INDICATE THAT HE REMAINED IN MASSACHUSETTS. He played the drums with unusual skill and fervor. The town’s people could always distinguish when Elias was playing the drums and were always pleased to hear someone say, ‘Gardner has the drums tonight.” [EG6: 93.”]
The following documents both corrects and substantiates these two traditions. (1) The first comes from “Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835.” This shows that Elias was 16 when he was apprenticed out. It also corrects the statement that he stayed in Massachusetts. At least for a time he was back in Vernon, New York. IT ALSO DOCUMENTS THAT WILLIAM GARDNER WAS DECEASED BEFORE 1824.
TRANSCRIPTION: PAGE 68 Letters of Guardianship:
GD [Guardian] OF ELIAS GARDNER, 16 YEARS OF AGE THIRD APRIL LAST, SON OF WILLIAM GARDNER, (PAGE 69) LATE OF TOWN OF VERNON, ONEIDA COUNTY, DECEASED. ON HIS PETITION, ALLOW OHEL SPELMAN OF TOWN OF VERNON, ONEIDA COUNTY TO BE HIS GUARDIAN. SEAL 13 JAN 1824. STAMPED "OHEL"
Since Ohel Spelman purchased a tannery in Vernon Center, Oneida, New York and Elias was living under his jurisdiction, it is most likely that he taught him in the art of shoemaking or at least completed his education.
Elias married when 18 years of age, just a couple of years after this document was made.
(2) In reading the history of Ohel Spelman, it states, …”The home of Lavina Clark Spelman, his mother, was large and a part of it was used for dancing for the youth of the neighborhood. It reads: “…The fiddlers’ dsais, and around the wall a circle of seats left a large space free for dancers.” A place when Elias could have taught dancing and played his drum. At least one of the places.
From the Book “Spelman Genealogy” From page 196
Publisher New York, Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, Pages 720, Call number 31833007247189 Digitizing sponsor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center; Book contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center; Collection allen_county; americana; Full catalog record MARCXML
THIS RECORD ADDED 9 JUNE 2017 BY Kay Lundell
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Elias Gardner was born April 2, 1807 in Vernon, Oneida County, New York, the son of William and Nancy Gardner. Sometime before Elias was two years of age he moved to the birthplace of his mother in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. There the father left his wife to support herself and four sons as best she could and was heard from no more for seven years. Elias grew up in the home of his grandmother and he always thought rather bitterly of his father for deserting his family.

At the end of the seventh year William returned to the city where he and his family had formerly lived seeking information as to their whereabouts. In the meantime Nancy had remarried thinking she would never see her husband again. William made inquiries at a blacksmith shop he had once owned, and was told by the owner that Nancy still lived in the old home but that now she was his wife. After hearing the story the blacksmith told William that he would inform Nancy that her former husband was in the city and if she still wanted to be married to him, he would step aside. But William, feeling that he had no right to the love of the woman whom he had deserted, went to the house to look upon her once more through a window then went away never to be heard from again. He left a present for her with her husband. Nancy always surmised that the gift, a beautiful shawl, came from William and she prized it highly. Shortly afterward she died.

Elias was just a young boy at this time. When he was eighteen years of age he married Harriet Smith. They were the parents of two children. On the 2nd of March, 1830 Harriet died and two years later he married Amy Pritchard. Elias joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, being baptized October 7, 1841. Elias was a leader during the early part of his life in a brass band in New York City. He lived in Nauvoo in 1846 and was endowed in the Nauvoo Temple January 8, 1846. He was a tenant at the Lucius Scovil house next to the present day Scovil Bakery in Nauvoo. This is south of the present Cultural Hall. He was a shoe maker in Nauvoo. He was a pioneer who came to Utah with Heber C. Kimball in 1848. He was active in the church and lived a faithful and full life with many wives and children, who loved and respected him for his many fine qualities. He passed away February 15, 1891 at Annabelle, Utah and was buried in a little place called Glenwood, Sevier, Utah. - Alveretta GardnerThe History of Elias Gardner, His Life and His Family - is too large t o place here. See book "Triumphant Banners, Higgins, Lowry, Tuttle, Ga rdner" by Kay Lundell. Pages 290-41. This book is on familysearch.or g -Search - Catalog- Books. It is downloadable. *
*************New addition to the Elias Gardner History. New York guar dianship papers found for Elias Gardner at age 16. This record state s that William Gardner was deceased by 1824.
ELIAS GARDNER - Correction and update on this history by Kay Lundell.
From the book “Triumphant Banner, Higgins, Lowry, Tuttle, Gardner, pag e 311
Quote 1: “Elias continued to live with his father’s family and learne d the trade of Shoemaker, most likely from one of his uncles. “At th e age of 14 years, Elias was working as an apprentice and by the age o f 18 he was established in a shoemaker business. [EG93]
Quote 2: “Elias had studied in the school of dancing and had a great l ove for music. He was a dancing master and led the brass band for fea rs in New York says the tradition, THOUGH THE RECORDS INDICATE THAT H E REMAINED IN MASSACHUSETTS. He played the drums with unusual skill an d fervor. The town’s people could always distinguish when Elias was p laying the drums and were always pleased to hear someone say, ‘Gardne r has the drums tonight.” [EG6: 93.”]
The following documents both corrects and substantiates these two trad itions. (1) The first comes from “Abstracts of Wills, Administration s and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835.” This shows that Elias wa s 16 when he was apprenticed out. It also corrects the statement tha t he stayed in Massachusetts. At least for a time he was back in Vern on, New York. IT ALSO DOCUMENTS THAT WILLIAM GARDNER WAS DECEASED BEFO RE 1824.
TRANSCRIPTION: PAGE 68 Letters of Guardianship:
GD [Guardian] OF ELIAS GARDNER, 16 YEARS OF AGE THIRD APRIL LAST, SO N OF WILLIAM GARDNER, (PAGE 69) LATE OF TOWN OF VERNON, ONEIDA COUNTY , DECEASED. ON HIS PETITION, ALLOW OHEL SPELMAN OF TOWN OF VERNON, ONE IDA COUNTY TO BE HIS GUARDIAN. SEAL 13 JAN 1824. STAMPED "OHEL"
Since Ohel Spelman purchased a tannery in Vernon Center, Oneida, New Y ork and Elias was living under his jurisdiction, it is most likely tha t he taught him in the art of shoemaking or at least completed his edu cation.
Elias married when 18 years of age, just a couple of years after thi s document was made.
(2) In reading the history of Ohel Spelman, it states, …”The home o f Lavina Clark Spelman, his mother, was large and a part of it was use d for dancing for the youth of the neighborhood. It reads: “…The fiddl ers’ dsais, and around the wall a circle of seats left a large space f ree for dancers.” A place when Elias could have taught dancing and pl ayed his drum. At least one of the places.
From the Book “Spelman Genealogy” From page 196
Publisher New York, Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, Pages 720, Ca ll number 31833007247189 Digitizing sponsor Allen County Public Librar y Genealogy Center; Book contributor Allen County Public Library Genea logy Center; Collection allen_county; americana; Full catalog record M ARCXML
THIS RECORD ADDED 9 JUNE 2017 BY Kay Lundell
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Elias Gardner was born April 2, 1807 in Vernon, Oneida County, New Yor k, the son of William and Nancy Gardner. Sometime before Elias was tw o years of age he moved to the birthplace of his mother in Berkshire C ounty, Massachusetts. There the father left his wife to support hersel f and four sons as best she could and was heard from no more for seve n years. Elias grew up in the home of his grandmother and he always th ought rather bitterly of his father for deserting his family.

At the end of the seventh year William returned to the city where he a nd his family had formerly lived seeking information as to their where abouts. In the meantime Nancy had remarried thinking she would never s ee her husband again. William made inquiries at a blacksmith shop he h ad once owned, and was told by the owner that Nancy still lived in th e old home but that now she was his wife. After hearing the story th e blacksmith told William that he would inform Nancy that her former h usband was in the city and if she still wanted to be married to him, h e would step aside. But William, feeling that he had no right to the l ove of the woman whom he had deserted, went to the house to look upo n her once more through a window then went away never to be heard fro m again. He left a present for her with her husband. Nancy always surm ised that the gift, a beautiful shawl, came from William and she prize d it highly. Shortly afterward she died.

Elias was just a young boy at this time. When he was eighteen years o f age he married Harriet Smith. They were the parents of two children . On the 2nd of March, 1830 Harriet died and two years later he marrie d Amy Pritchard. Elias joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da y Saints, being baptized October 7, 1841. Elias was a leader during th e early part of his life in a brass band in New York City. He lived i n Nauvoo in 1846 and was endowed in the Nauvoo Temple January 8, 1846 . He was a tenant at the Lucius Scovil house next to the present day S covil Bakery in Nauvoo. This is south of the present Cultural Hall. H e was a shoe maker in Nauvoo. He was a pioneer who came to Utah with H eber C. Kimball in 1848. He was active in the church and lived a faith ful and full life with many wives and children, who loved and respecte d him for his many fine qualities. He passed away February 15, 1891 a t Annabelle, Utah and was buried in a little place called Glenwood, Se vier, Utah. - Alveretta Gardner
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Elias blev gift med Ann Elizabeth English den 4 dec. 1855 i Payson, Utah, Utah, USA. Ann (datter af Captain John English og Martha Todd) blev født den 23 sep. 1837 i South Shields, Durham, England; døde den 22 feb. 1921 i Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 24 feb. 1921 i Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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• Arrival: 1855
• Indvandring: 1855

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ANN ENGLISH GARDNER, below is part of Excerpts of story by Merrill Gardner Utley (which is in Ann's Memories section)
Source: Gardner Book of Remembrance - Page 38 - Compiled by C. Fern Burrell 1977
"It was in South Shields on a crisp Sunday morning, September 24, 1837, Just as the sun broke the mists of the North Sea, a baby girl was born to John and Martha Todd English. This, their fourth child and only daughter was christened "Ann". Ann was a beautiful baby with blue eyes and red hair that turned to a dark auburn in later years. Red hair was probably inherited from her father's mother, Elizabeth Redhead, of the "Lancashire Redheads," whose ancestral name came from their flaming red hair.
Ann's father, John English, master mariner, was a typical English seaman during the time of iron men and wooden ships, when Britannia ruled the waves and the sun never set on the British Empire. Born of a family of surgeons, his father, William, and his grandfather, Thomas, were both practicing surgeons in South Blyth, Northumberland. John was expected to follow in their footsteps, but his heart was at sea, and as a lad he shipped before the mast as a cabin boy and worked his way up through the ranks until he was a Sea Captain in the mighty merchant fleet of Great Britain.
Ann's mother, Martha Todd, had been raised in the coalfields of Tannfield Parish where her father, Luke Todd, was a coal miner from Gateshead. Martha was born at Whitely Head on September 1, 1804.
Ann had three brothers: John, the eldest, Thomas, and then William, Just 3 years her senior. Their life was a happy one in South Shields. ... They played on the docks and watched for the appearance of their father's ship in the harbor or its sails disappearance over the horizon. As the children grew older, the boys wanted to go to sea also. For this reason John decided to find a place with more opportunities for his children.
John moved his famiIy to the port of Sunderland, a town of 17,000 people, Bishopwearmouth. The streets were paved and fronted with nice homes. The streets and homes were lighted with gas and the homes had piped water. The famiIy moved into a residence at #34 Brougham Street. Inasmuch as John was away to sea continually, Martha decided to open a lodging house to help supplement their income.
Here in Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland, the children grew up, doing the things children have done in English seacoast towns since their beginning. The River Wear abounded with fish, and the boys spent much time fishing from the docks. As soon as Ann was big enough she accompanied them. These fishing trips helped to supplement their diet, and Ann developed a love for seafood which stayed with her alI of her life.
John went to sea first. He shipped out as a cabin boy. Thomas soon followed and then William. Ann and her mother were left quite alone at home. There was always friendly rivalry among the boys and their father to see who could bring Ann the most beautiful and exotic gift.
Ann and her mother grew very close. They were at home for long periods of time with no company except each other.
July 15, 1849 John died the night following his boarding the ship in Amsterdam, Holland, and was buried at sea.
It was after the death of John English, that two Mormon Missionaries knocked on the door at #34 Brougham Street. Ann and her mother had just gone through a trying time of adjustment and sorrow after the loss of their father and husband. They could not find much comfort or solace with the Anglican faith, but this new Church seemed to be what they were looking for. After a period of study and prayer, during which time they were taught the gospel by Elders Ebeneezer Gilles, Jacob Secrist, and Thomas Squires, they decided to be baptized January 14, 1853. Ann was fifteen.
On Saturday, January 15, 1853, she met Elder Elias Gardner who had arrived in Liverpool on December 20, after a three month journey from Utah. He was assigned to the Newcastle Conference, of which Sunderland was a branch.
During the following 2 years, Ann and her mother continued to study the gospel and attend their meetings. Elias visited them often in the course of his missionary duties. He stayed many nights in their home and learned to appreciate the delicious seafood dinners that Ann loved and that Martha was so adept at preparing.
Elias was there to comfort them when the news came that William had been lost in a shipwreck at sea. Not long after that, they received word that Thomas was also missing.
All of these events of sadness, together with their lonely life, caused Ann and Martha to talk much of immigrating with the Saints to Utah.
They bade John and his family good-by and boarded the train for Liverpool on March 21, 1855.
Ann and Martha went aboard the ship Juventa, ... They were organized into a company of 573 members under the presidency of Elder William Glover. President Glover called them all to a meeting on deck where they were all divided into branches. He appointed presidents and counselors for each branch. These presidents in turn appointed men to stand guard to protect the Saints from thieves, fire and any other hazards. Elias was one of those chosen to stand watch. The instructions were to rise at 5 o'clock, clean their portion of the ship and throw the garbage overboard. Prayers were to be held in each branch, and then they were to prepare and eat breakfast. After breakfast the ship was to be fumigated and sprinkled down with lime, and the strictest rules of cleanliness observed at all times. Ann and Martha were to furnish their own beds and bedding, pots, pans, plates, cup, knife, fork and spoon and also a water jug large enough to hold each of their ration of 3 quarts of water per day. The ship provided cooking apparatus, fuel and a cook for each 100 passengers. Each passenger was to be allowed 3 quarts of water daily and a weekly ration of 2 1/2 pounds of bread, 1 pound of wheat flour, 5 pounds oatmeal, 2 pounds rice, ½ pound sugar, 2 ounces of tea, 2 ounces salt, and this ration was to be supplemented during the voyage with 2 1/2 pounds of sugar, 3 pounds of butter, 2 pounds of cheese, and 1 quart of vinegar. Each passenger would be allowed a bunk 6 feet long and 18 inches wide with storage space of 10 cubic feet.
For 11 days the ship sailed in a south-south-westerly direction. Ten minutes of exposure to the tropical rays gave one a good sunburn. In the vicinity of the Cape Verde Islands, the ship started to gradually change course toward the west....
They got their first glimpse of the United States as they sailed through the Florida Straits. The ship sailed up Delaware Bay, took aboard the pilot, and at the mouth of the Delaware River the steam tugboats tied on to the Juventa and towed it upriver to the port of Philadelphia. After 39 days, on May 8, Ann and her mother, Martha walked down the gangplank into the promised land.
Within 24 hours after their arrival in Philadelphia, Ann and her mother found themselves traveling through the hills of Pennsylvania with other members of the Perpetual Immigration Company.
Elder Erastus Snow chartered a boat to take them up the Missouri River. Their landing was at Atchison about 20 miles above the Army Post at Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas. But it wasn't until July 1, under the command of Richard Ballantyne, their wagon train made the long awaited start to cross the plains for Utah. The company consisted of 404 people, 45 wagons, 220 head of oxen, 24 head of 'cows; 3 head of horses and 1 mule, and-was organized into groups of 100's, 50's, and 10’s. Guards had been appointed for the entire trip. Elias was one of them. He was appointed to help keep the train supplied with meat during the trip.
It was September 24, on Ann's 18th birthday when they reached the summit and could see the Salt Lake Valley. The next morning they arrived in Salt Lake City. Ann and Martha 'stayed the first night with Elias' daughter and family, Mary and Thomas Cloward. The next morning they continued on a wagon train to Payson with Elias.
Everyone was glad to see them arrive in safety. Elias had been gone 3 years. It was good to have him home. The children had grown until Elias hardly knew them. Ann and Martha were made welcome in their home.
Ann had grown to admire this tall dark man with the piercing black eyes and accepted his proposal of marriage. The marriage ceremony was performed by President Brigham Young at 8 o'clock in the evening on December 4 at the home of James Pace in Payson.
They had twelve children. Ann died 22 February 1922, in Glenwood, Utah.

The 30 March 1851 Census shows Ann's mother Martha and her family at Residence Brougham Street, Township Bishopwearmouth, Registration District Sunderland, Durham, England:
Martha English Head F age 47 widowed birthplace Tanfield, Durham occupation Lodging Housekeeper;
John English Son M age 26, unmarried, birthplace South Shields, Durham, occupation Mariner;
Thomas English Son M 20 South Shields, Durham, occupation Mariner;
William English Son M 16 South Shields, Durham, occupation Mariner;
Ann English Daughter F 13 South Shields, Durham;
John Myers Lodger M 35 Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, occupation Mariner ;
Hannah Dove Lodger F 17 Sunderland, Durham, occupation Dressmaker.

The history of Ann English Gardner is included in the life of Elias Gardner, His Life and His Family - too large to place here. See book "Triumphant Banners, Higgins, Lowry, Tuttle, Gardner" by Kay Lundell. Pages 290-410. This book is on family
ANN ENGLISH GARDNER, below is part of Excerpts of story by Merrill Gar dner Utley (which is in Ann's Memories section)
Source: Gardner Book of Remembrance - Page 38 - Compiled by C. Fern Bu rrell 1977
"It was in South Shields on a crisp Sunday morning, September 24, 1837 , Just as the sun broke the mists of the North Sea, a baby girl was bo rn to John and Martha Todd English. This, their fourth child and onl y daughter was christened "Ann". Ann was a beautiful baby with blue ey es and red hair that turned to a dark auburn in later years. Red hai r was probably inherited from her father's mother, Elizabeth Redhead , of the "Lancashire Redheads," whose ancestral name came from their f laming red hair.
Ann's father, John English, master mariner, was a typical English seam an during the time of iron men and wooden ships, when Britannia rule d the waves and the sun never set on the British Empire. Born of a fam ily of surgeons, his father, William, and his grandfather, Thomas, wer e both practicing surgeons in South Blyth, Northumberland. John was ex pected to follow in their footsteps, but his heart was at sea, and a s a lad he shipped before the mast as a cabin boy and worked his way u p through the ranks until he was a Sea Captain in the mighty merchan t fleet of Great Britain.
Ann's mother, Martha Todd, had been raised in the coalfields of Tannfi eld Parish where her father, Luke Todd, was a coal miner from Gateshea d. Martha was born at Whitely Head on September 1, 1804.
Ann had three brothers: John, the eldest, Thomas, and then William, Ju st 3 years her senior. Their life was a happy one in South Shields. .. . They played on the docks and watched for the appearance of their fat her's ship in the harbor or its sails disappearance over the horizon . As the children grew older, the boys wanted to go to sea also. For t his reason John decided to find a place with more opportunities for hi s children.
John moved his famiIy to the port of Sunderland, a town of 17,000 peop le, Bishopwearmouth. The streets were paved and fronted with nice home s. The streets and homes were lighted with gas and the homes had pipe d water. The famiIy moved into a residence at #34 Brougham Street. Ina smuch as John was away to sea continually, Martha decided to open a lo dging house to help supplement their income.
Here in Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland, the children grew up, doing th e things children have done in English seacoast towns since their begi nning. The River Wear abounded with fish, and the boys spent much tim e fishing from the docks. As soon as Ann was big enough she accompanie d them. These fishing trips helped to supplement their diet, and Ann d eveloped a love for seafood which stayed with her alI of her life.
John went to sea first. He shipped out as a cabin boy. Thomas soon fol lowed and then William. Ann and her mother were left quite alone at ho me. There was always friendly rivalry among the boys and their fathe r to see who could bring Ann the most beautiful and exotic gift.
Ann and her mother grew very close. They were at home for long period s of time with no company except each other.
July 15, 1849 John died the night following his boarding the ship in A msterdam, Holland, and was buried at sea.
It was after the death of John English, that two Mormon Missionaries k nocked on the door at #34 Brougham Street. Ann and her mother had jus t gone through a trying time of adjustment and sorrow after the loss o f their father and husband. They could not find much comfort or solac e with the Anglican faith, but this new Church seemed to be what the y were looking for. After a period of study and prayer, during which t ime they were taught the gospel by Elders Ebeneezer Gilles, Jacob Secr ist, and Thomas Squires, they decided to be baptized January 14, 1853 . Ann was fifteen.
On Saturday, January 15, 1853, she met Elder Elias Gardner who had arr ived in Liverpool on December 20, after a three month journey from Uta h. He was assigned to the Newcastle Conference, of which Sunderland wa s a branch.
During the following 2 years, Ann and her mother continued to study th e gospel and attend their meetings. Elias visited them often in the co urse of his missionary duties. He stayed many nights in their home an d learned to appreciate the delicious seafood dinners that Ann loved a nd that Martha was so adept at preparing.
Elias was there to comfort them when the news came that William had be en lost in a shipwreck at sea. Not long after that, they received wor d that Thomas was also missing.
All of these events of sadness, together with their lonely life, cause d Ann and Martha to talk much of immigrating with the Saints to Utah.
They bade John and his family good-by and boarded the train for Liverp ool on March 21, 1855.
Ann and Martha went aboard the ship Juventa, ... They were organized i nto a company of 573 members under the presidency of Elder William Glo ver. President Glover called them all to a meeting on deck where the y were all divided into branches. He appointed presidents and counselo rs for each branch. These presidents in turn appointed men to stand gu ard to protect the Saints from thieves, fire and any other hazards. El ias was one of those chosen to stand watch. The instructions were to r ise at 5 o'clock, clean their portion of the ship and throw the garbag e overboard. Prayers were to be held in each branch, and then they wer e to prepare and eat breakfast. After breakfast the ship was to be fum igated and sprinkled down with lime, and the strictest rules of cleanl iness observed at all times. Ann and Martha were to furnish their ow n beds and bedding, pots, pans, plates, cup, knife, fork and spoon an d also a water jug large enough to hold each of their ration of 3 quar ts of water per day. The ship provided cooking apparatus, fuel and a c ook for each 100 passengers. Each passenger was to be allowed 3 quart s of water daily and a weekly ration of 2 1/2 pounds of bread, 1 poun d of wheat flour, 5 pounds oatmeal, 2 pounds rice, ½ pound sugar, 2 ou nces of tea, 2 ounces salt, and this ration was to be supplemented dur ing the voyage with 2 1/2 pounds of sugar, 3 pounds of butter, 2 pound s of cheese, and 1 quart of vinegar. Each passenger would be allowe d a bunk 6 feet long and 18 inches wide with storage space of 10 cubi c feet.
For 11 days the ship sailed in a south-south-westerly direction. Ten m inutes of exposure to the tropical rays gave one a good sunburn. In th e vicinity of the Cape Verde Islands, the ship started to gradually ch ange course toward the west....
They got their first glimpse of the United States as they sailed throu gh the Florida Straits. The ship sailed up Delaware Bay, took aboard t he pilot, and at the mouth of the Delaware River the steam tugboats ti ed on to the Juventa and towed it upriver to the port of Philadelphia . After 39 days, on May 8, Ann and her mother, Martha walked down th e gangplank into the promised land.
Within 24 hours after their arrival in Philadelphia, Ann and her mothe r found themselves traveling through the hills of Pennsylvania with ot her members of the Perpetual Immigration Company.
Elder Erastus Snow chartered a boat to take them up the Missouri River . Their landing was at Atchison about 20 miles above the Army Post a t Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas. But it wasn't until July 1, under the com mand of Richard Ballantyne, their wagon train made the long awaited st art to cross the plains for Utah. The company consisted of 404 people , 45 wagons, 220 head of oxen, 24 head of 'cows; 3 head of horses an d 1 mule, and-was organized into groups of 100's, 50's, and 10’s. Guar ds had been appointed for the entire trip. Elias was one of them. He w as appointed to help keep the train supplied with meat during the trip .
It was September 24, on Ann's 18th birthday when they reached the summ it and could see the Salt Lake Valley. The next morning they arrived i n Salt Lake City. Ann and Martha 'stayed the first night with Elias' d aughter and family, Mary and Thomas Cloward. The next morning they con tinued on a wagon train to Payson with Elias.
Everyone was glad to see them arrive in safety. Elias had been gon e 3 years. It was good to have him home. The children had grown unti l Elias hardly knew them. Ann and Martha were made welcome in their ho me.
Ann had grown to admire this tall dark man with the piercing black eye s and accepted his proposal of marriage. The marriage ceremony was per formed by President Brigham Young at 8 o'clock in the evening on Decem ber 4 at the home of James Pace in Payson.
They had twelve children. Ann died 22 February 1922, in Glenwood, Utah .

The 30 March 1851 Census shows Ann's mother Martha and her family at R esidence Brougham Street, Township Bishopwearmouth, Registration Distr ict Sunderland, Durham, England:
Martha English Head F age 47 widowed birthplace Tanfield, Durham occup ation Lodging Housekeeper;
John English Son M age 26, unmarried, birthplace South Shields, Durham , occupation Mariner;
Thomas English Son M 20 South Shields, Durham, occupation Mariner;
William English Son M 16 South Shields, Durham, occupation Mariner;
Ann English Daughter F 13 South Shields, Durham;
John Myers Lodger M 35 Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, occupation Marine r ;
Hannah Dove Lodger F 17 Sunderland, Durham, occupation Dressmaker.

The history of Ann English Gardner is included in the life of Elias Ga rdner, His Life and His Family - too large to place here. See book "Tr iumphant Banners, Higgins, Lowry, Tuttle, Gardner" by Kay Lundell. Pag es 290-410. This book is on family
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