John and Sarah Jones
Family of John Jones & Sarah Millard, 1810-1878 (b. 1790)
Residence: Somerset, England; Essex County, Ontario
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Parents' Childhood
John Jones was born in 1792 to Richard and Sarah Jones in Nunney, Somerset, England.
Sarah Millard was born in 1790 to Thomas and Hepzibah Millard in Frome, Somerset, England.
Life in England
John and Sarah married in 1810 and spent about 20 years in Frome.
| 1810 | Married in Frome, England |
| 1811 | Eliza born |
| 1814 | John Jr. born |
| 1817 | James Miller born |
| 1818 | Sophia born |
| 1821 | Ann born |
| 1822 | Benjamin born |
| c. 1825 | James born |
| 1826 | Mary born |
| 1826 | James died |
| 1827 | Elizabeth born & died |
| 1829 | Timothy born |
| 1831 | Alfred born |
| c. 1833 | John Jr. died, about age 18 |
John Jr. never married, and is presumed to have died before the family's emigration. Alternatively, some stories talk about him traveling with James as a farm hand.
Life in Ontario
Around 1833, the family immigrated to Canada.
| c. 1833 | Immigration to Essex County, Ontario |
| c. 1833 | Eliza married James Hopgood |
| c. 1833 | Sophia married Henry Grove Whaley |
| c. 1833 | Hyrum born |
| c. 1840 | Ann married James Cummiford |
| 1842 | James Miller married Mary Ann Partridge in Illinois |
| 1844 | Mary married Harrison Thornton |
| c. 1848 | Benjamin married Sarah Noble |
| 1850 | Sarah died, age 60 |
| 1852 | Timothy married Mary Ann Gilboe |
| c. 1856 | Alfred married Sarah Williams |
| c. 1856 | Hyrum married Sophia June |
| 1878 | John died, age 85 |
John and Sarah brought 8 children to Canada: Eliza (about age 21), James Miller (about age 15), Sophia (about age 14), Ann (about age 11), Benjamin (about age 10), Mary (about age 6), Timothy (about age 3), and Alfred (about age 1).
As a young adult, James left home and traveled through New York, working as a farm hand. There he met his future wife, joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and settled in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Descendants
Eliza, Sophia, Ann, Benjamin, Mary, Timothy, Alfred, Hyrum, and their families remained in Essex County.
James and his family followed the Latter-day Saints to Utah, where they settled in Payson.
