Journal, 1851-1889.

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Journal, 1851-1889.

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Photocopies of a handwritten journal. Ashment was a convert to the Mormon Church from England having been baptized in 1848. He migrated to Utah in 1869 and settled in Richmond, Utah. Ashment writes about his daily activities and about his experiences. Also included are notes about his children and their activities.

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Harold B. Lee Library

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Ashment, Thomas, 1827-1900

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Thomas Ashment Sr. was born in Chewkerne, Somerset, England in 1827. He, his widowed mother and his sister, Margan, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in February 1848. He was married to Ann Huggins on August 6, 1849 in Chard, Somerset, England. His mother passed away in 1854; Ashment was comforted by a vision. (He composed a poem when his mother died and recorded it in this journal.) He attended church conferences and taught the gospel in England. Measles and smallpox both p...