History of Sarah Elizabeth Gurr Whitney, 1940.

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History of Sarah Elizabeth Gurr Whitney, 1940.

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Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten document. The item is a biography of Sarah Elizabeth Gurr Whitney. Sarah's earliest memories were when she was on board the Janiford, a ship sailing from Sidney, Australia, to San Francisco, California. The journey took 103 days. She came with the "Australian Company" to Parowan, Utah, late in 1857. "Sarah E. Gurr was born in Sidney Australia, February 13, 1855 and was only two years old when she arrived in Parowan, Utah." At age fourteen "she went to work in the Hanks Cotton Factory on the South West side of the Town; there being by this time nine children in her father's family who needed support." Sarah later worked for William H. Dame in his telegraph company. When she was seventeen, Sarah married New Samuel Whitney. She continued to work in the telegraph office and taught classes in "telegraphy." She was the mother of nine children, "the oldest and youngest, however, did not live to adulthood." "Sarah Gurr Whitney was a devoted Church member" and held many positions as a member of the Mormon Church. "Sarah's happy laugh will always be remembered. Her hair was black and quite naturally curly." She died on 13 Feb. 1932.

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Whitney, Sarah Elizabeth Gurr.

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Dame, William Horne, 1819-1884

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William Horne Dame (1819-1884) is best known as a Mormon Church leader and colonel in the Utah Militia in Parowan, Utah at the time of the Mountain Meadows Massacre in 1857. He later served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to England. From the description of William Dame diary, 1860-1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367731518 Mormon pioneer and politician who served as president of the Parowan Stake and as a colonel in the Utah Militia. ...

Kingsbury, Ilene Hanks.

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New Samuel Whitney was born March 1, 1851 to Francis Tuft and Clarissa Alger Whitney in Iron County, Utah. He was named "New" because he was the first white child born in Iron County. He married Sarah Elizabeth Gurr on July 29, 1872 in Salt Lake City. He passed away May 29, 1926 in Parowan, Iron County, Utah. From the description of New Samuel Whitney biography, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367891031 ...