John and Rose Francis
Family of John Francis & Rose Hannah Titley & Ann Rogers, 1833-1885 (b. 1811, m. 1841)
Residence: Bristol, England; West Midlands, England; Utah County, Utah
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Parents' Childhood
John Francis was born in 1812 to James and Elizabeth Francis in Bristol, England.
Ann Rogers was born in 1811 to William and Hannah Rogers in Bristol.
Rose Hannah Titley was born in 1819 to Samuel and Mary Titley in Wednesbury, West Midlands, England.
John and Ann Francis
John and Ann married in Bristol. She died a few years later.
| 1833 | Married in Bristol, England |
| c. 1837 | Ann died |
John worked as a cooper, a trade he learned from his father.
The couple had no surviving children; they may have had one baby die as an infant.
John and Rose Francis in England
After Ann died, John migrated to the Birmingham area. He eventually met and married Rose.
| 1841 | Married, lived in Wednesbury, England |
| 1842 | Mary Ann born |
| 1843 | John James born |
| 1845 | Thomas born |
| 1846 | Elizabeth born |
| 1847 | Elizabeth died, age 7 months |
| 1848 | Samuel born |
| 1850 | Elizabeth born |
| 1853 | Sarah born |
| 1856 | Conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| 1856 | Joseph born |
| 1857 | Thomas died, age 11 |
| 1859 | Rose Hannah Jr. born |
| 1862 | Mary Ann & John immigrated to Utah; John died, age 19 |
| 1862 | Mary Ann married Charles Green in Utah |
| 1866 | Samuel & Elizabeth immigrated to Utah |
| 1867 | Elizabeth married William Braithwaite in Utah |
In 1856, the family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and hosted church meetings in their home.
In 1862, Mary Ann (age 20) and John (age 18) immigrated to Utah. John got sick along the trail, in Echo Canyon, and died before reaching Salt Lake.
In 1866, Samuel (age 18) and Elizabeth (age 15) followed their siblings to Utah.
John and Rose Francis in Utah
| 1869 | Immigration to Utah |
| 1871 | Sarah married Henry Charles Mounteer |
| 1874 | Samuel married Sarah Ellen Gardner |
| 1875 | Rose Jr. married William Grant |
| 1882 | Rose died, age 62 |
| 1883 | Joseph married Annie Gardner |
| 1886 | John died, age 73 |
In 1869, John and Hannah, along with Sarah (age 15), Joseph (age 12), and Rose Jr. (age 9), traveled by ship from Liverpool to New York. They stayed for at least 9 months in Brooklyn before continuing the journey to Utah.
By 1880, John and Rose were living on their own in American Fork.
Descendants
- Mary Ann, Sarah, and their families lived for about 10 years in American Fork, and later settled in Salt Lake County.
- Samuel, Joseph, and their families settled in Lake Shore. In his later life, Samuel moved to Alberta, Canada.
- Elizabeth and her family settled in Manti.
- Rose Jr. and her family settled in American Fork.
References
- Saints by Sea immigration record for Mary & John, Samuel & Elizabeth, and John, Hannah, & children
- Church History Biographical Database entries for Mary Ann Francis, John James Francis, Samuel Francis, and Elizabeth Francis
