Difference between revisions of "Thomas and Ann Mills"
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Ann Clegg was born in 1818 to [[William and Ann Clegg]] in [[Greater Manchester, England|Leigh, Greater Manchester, England]]. | Ann Clegg was born in 1818 to [[William and Ann Clegg]] in [[Greater Manchester, England|Leigh, Greater Manchester, England]]. | ||
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Thomas and Ann lived in [[Greater Manchester, England|Leigh]] and had 15 children there. | Thomas and Ann lived in [[Greater Manchester, England|Leigh]] and had 15 children there. | ||
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At the time of Ann's death, the younger children were: Samuel, age 19; Rebecca, age 17; Robert, age 15; Ann, age 14; and Eliza, age 11. | At the time of Ann's death, the younger children were: Samuel, age 19; Rebecca, age 17; Robert, age 15; Ann, age 14; and Eliza, age 11. | ||
| − | + | The Mills family was closely connected to the [[George and Mary Hone|Hones]]—Jane and Rebecca would marry two of their sons, and Robert would marry one of their granddaughters. Mary and her husband traveled to Utah on the same ship as the Hones. | |
| − | Thomas immigrated to Utah in 1874 with his children Ellen, Rebecca, Robert, Ann, and Eliza. | + | == Thomas and Sarah Mills in Utah == |
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| + | Thomas immigrated to Utah in 1874 with his children Ellen, Rebecca, Robert, Ann, and Eliza. He married Sarah Cashmore just a few months later. | ||
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| 1876: Nephi died in [[Greater Manchester, England|Leigh]], age 23 | | 1876: Nephi died in [[Greater Manchester, England|Leigh]], age 23 | ||
| 1877: Ellen died, age 33 | | 1877: Ellen died, age 33 | ||
| + | | 1877: Thomas divorced Sarah | ||
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| + | Sarah was an English widow with three surviving children: Ellen Bithell (age 18, just married months before), Sarah Kidgell (age 10), and Fredrick Kidgell (age 2). Thomas brought four teenagers to the mixed family: Rebecca, Robert, Ann, and Eliza. | ||
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| + | Rebecca and Ellen married in Utah. Ellen was Josiah Arrowsmith's second polygamous wife. They lived in Provo. She died soon after giving birth to her first child. | ||
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| + | Thomas and Sarah divorced after just two years of marriage, in 1877. Sarah would remarry and lived with her third husband in Salt Lake City. | ||
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| + | == Thomas and Mary Mills == | ||
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| + | A few months later, Thomas married Mary Olesen. They had two children together. | ||
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| 1877: Thomas married Mary Christine Olesen | | 1877: Thomas married Mary Christine Olesen | ||
| − | | 1878: Lydia born | + | | 1878: Lydia born |
| 1878: Ann married Francis Alfred Peay | | 1878: Ann married Francis Alfred Peay | ||
| − | | 1879: Thomas William born | + | | 1879: Thomas William born |
| c. 1883: Eliza married Francis Marion Koontz | | c. 1883: Eliza married Francis Marion Koontz | ||
| c. 1884: Robert married Sarah Ann Hone | | c. 1884: Robert married Sarah Ann Hone | ||
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| − | + | At the time of their marriage, the remaining unmarried Mills children were Robert (age 19), Ann (age 17), and Eliza (age 15). | |
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== Descendants == | == Descendants == | ||
Revision as of 15:54, 1 June 2022
Family of Thomas Mills & Ann Clegg & Sarah Ann Cashmore & Mary Christine Olesen, c. 1839-1892 (b. 1816)
Residence: Greater Manchester, England; Utah County, Utah
Grandparents:
Descendants:
Contents
Parents' Childhood
Thomas Mills was born in 1816 to William and Catherine Mills in Culcheth, Cheshire, England.
Ann Clegg was born in 1818 to William and Ann Clegg in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England.
Thomas and Ann Mills in England
Thomas and Ann lived in Leigh and had 15 children there.
| 1838 | Married in Leigh, England |
| 1839 | Anne born & died |
| 1840 | Mary born |
| 1841 | Jane born |
| 1842 | Martha born |
| 1843 | Ellen born |
| 1845 | George born |
| 1847 | Joseph born |
| 1848 | Sarah born |
| 1849 | Joseph died, age 2 |
| 1850 | Alice born |
| 1852 | Nephi born |
| 1854 | Samuel born |
| 1856 | Rebecca born |
| 1858 | Robert born |
| 1859 | Ann born |
| 1862 | Eliza born |
| 1863 | Mary married Richard Yates |
| 1863 | Jane married George Hone Jr. |
| 1864 | Jane and George immigrated to Utah |
| 1865 | Sarah died, age 16 |
| 1866 | Mary and family immigrated to Utah |
| 1866 | Martha married Thomas Wood |
| 1867 | George married Alice Leigh |
| 1873 | Nephi married Mary Willcock |
| 1873 | Ann died, age 54 |
At the time of Ann's death, the younger children were: Samuel, age 19; Rebecca, age 17; Robert, age 15; Ann, age 14; and Eliza, age 11.
The Mills family was closely connected to the Hones—Jane and Rebecca would marry two of their sons, and Robert would marry one of their granddaughters. Mary and her husband traveled to Utah on the same ship as the Hones.
Thomas and Sarah Mills in Utah
Thomas immigrated to Utah in 1874 with his children Ellen, Rebecca, Robert, Ann, and Eliza. He married Sarah Cashmore just a few months later.
| 1874 | Alice died, age 23 |
| 1874 | Immigration to Utah |
| 1874 | Thomas married Sarah Ann Cashmore |
| 1875 | Samuel married Mary Elizabeth Davies in Leigh |
| 1875 | Rebecca married Henry Hone |
| 1876 | Ellen married Josiah Thomas Arrowsmith |
| 1876 | Nephi died in Leigh, age 23 |
| 1877 | Ellen died, age 33 |
| 1877 | Thomas divorced Sarah |
Sarah was an English widow with three surviving children: Ellen Bithell (age 18, just married months before), Sarah Kidgell (age 10), and Fredrick Kidgell (age 2). Thomas brought four teenagers to the mixed family: Rebecca, Robert, Ann, and Eliza.
Rebecca and Ellen married in Utah. Ellen was Josiah Arrowsmith's second polygamous wife. They lived in Provo. She died soon after giving birth to her first child.
Thomas and Sarah divorced after just two years of marriage, in 1877. Sarah would remarry and lived with her third husband in Salt Lake City.
Thomas and Mary Mills
A few months later, Thomas married Mary Olesen. They had two children together.
| 1877 | Thomas married Mary Christine Olesen |
| 1878 | Lydia born |
| 1878 | Ann married Francis Alfred Peay |
| 1879 | Thomas William born |
| c. 1883 | Eliza married Francis Marion Koontz |
| c. 1884 | Robert married Sarah Ann Hone |
| 1885 | Thomas died, age 69 |
At the time of their marriage, the remaining unmarried Mills children were Robert (age 19), Ann (age 17), and Eliza (age 15).
Descendants
Martha, George, Nephi, and Samuel remained with their families in Leigh. Nephi died young, and his only child died soon after.
The rest of the family immigrated to Utah:
- Mary and her family settled in Benjamin.
- Jane and her family also settled in Benjamin; after their children were grown, she and her husband retired in Payson.
- After Ellen's death, her daughter was raised in Provo.
- Rebecca and her husband remained in Benjamin.
- Robert and his family lived in Benjamin.
- Ann and her family lived in Benjamin, and later moved to Provo.
- Eliza and her family lived in Benjamin, and later moved to Burley, Idaho.
References
- Saints by Sea immigration record for George and Jane Hone, Richard and Mary Yates (traveling with George and Mary Hone), and Thomas Mills (some ages are wrong)
