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| Joseph Chadwick Monument Franklin City Cemetery, Franklin Idaho |
Information by Mary Ann Chadwick Hull, daughter
Compiled by Gretta Merrill, great granddaughter
History at Genealogical Library in Salt Lake City, Utah
Joseph Chadwick, is the son of William and Molly (perhaps Shaw), (Shaws were wealthy.) He was born 9th of May 1809, Yorkshire Co., perhaps came to Oldham, Lan. when quite a young man to work in the Mines at Oldham.
It was here he met Mary Whitehead, and made her his wife, in the year of 1830. Joseph Chadwick, was 6 foot five inches, his eyes and hair were very dark brown. He was of slender build, and weighed about 180 lbs. in young manhood. Before he went into the coal mines to work he was an apprentice, in a rope factory in Oldham.
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| Oldham from Glodwick by James Howe Carse (1831), depicts the early skyline and industrial activities of Oldham. |
He was very kind and generous to his children, also to those in need. He was all business, a very hard worker, good provider; his health was always very good.
It was in Oldham, Lan. they first heard the Gospel through Wilford Woodruff. He with his wife and older children joined the L.D. S. Church, so in the year 1849, this family consisting of Father, Mother, Sons, Benjamin and James and Daughters, Mary Ann and Sarah, started for America, or Utah, their destination. (They buried four or five children in Oldham, England.)
They came over on a Sailing Ship, named "Samuel Curling". They were nine weeks on the water. The family landed in New Mines, Pennsylvania's coal mines. He and his boys worked for 6 years. Having heard of the wonderful gold mines of California, he took his eldest son Ben and started for the Pacific coast. They traveled by a Sail Boat down the Atlantic Ocean to Central America, and then walked overland to the Pacific Ocean, then on up to California in a sailing boat. They did Mining in a town called Hangtown, California. (Where a life was not considered amongst the Miners, if caught trying to jump another’s Mining Claim, or being dishonest. Miners Law.)
They were in California 2 1/2 years when they left for Utah. Before leaving Pennsylvania they had decided to all meet in Utah in 2 1/2 years, if nothing transpired to prevent this arrangement, as letters in those days were almost unheard of He had left with the Church Authorities in Minersville, Pennsylvania, plenty of money to bring the rest of the family to Utah, at the appointed time.
He and his son, Benjamin, landed in Utah, just in time to help keep the Johnson Army back. He moved south with the Saints and when he came back he bought thirty acres of land in the Ogden business district on Main Street. It extended North and West of where "Wrights" store now stands. He also homesteaded on Mill Creek, west of Ogden; He built a two room house on this land.
About this time Mrs. Sarah Goode Marshall came to Ogden with six little children, she was desirous of a home for them and called on Joseph supposed to get work. They were married and two sons, William and Fredrick were born to them.
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| Sarah Goode Marshall |
After he found out his wife was still alive and was coming to Utah, he left Mrs. Marshall, this home, and came up into Cache Valley to establish a new home for his family. He was one of the first pioneers to Idaho, landing in Franklin, April 16th, 1860 in company with the McCans, Foster and others. In Franklin he built himself a dugout and also a Log house, he suffered with the rest of the pioneers for food. The gold dust he had with him did not help, as there was not any food to buy. He gave his means freely to help emigrants, the poor from England, at one time he gave two cows; he was generous always to those in need.
He also used his right and was the first person to settle on land at Dayton, Idaho. While living at Dayton he opened up a store, he carried groceries, etc., also meats in cold weather. This store was for the benefit of the few scattered Settlers and Freighters going thru this part.
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| Dayton Idaho Historical Marker |
He and his son James, were out trying to collect from people who was owing him money, he was preparing to make his will and come to live with his daughter at (Now) Whitney, when he took suddenly ill and died on the 10th of April, 1876. The funeral services were held at Franklin where he is buried by the side of his wife, Mary, at the Franklin cemetery.
Mary A. Hull says in 1865 her Father bought Factory for Garments for himself and Mother; to go to Salt Lake and have their endowments, but circumstances came up that they did not go. After they were both dead then we had their endowments and all we children were sealed to them.
When Father took suddenly ill and died, under very questionable circumstances on the 10th of April, 1876, James C. was at Conference at Salt Lake City. We came in from our farm to Franklin, telegraphed to him and he came by way of Slatersville and brought Ben and Adam home with him. Adam was down to Slatersville, visiting Ben.
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Genealogical Library in Salt Lake City, Utah
Last paragraph: died of very questionable circumstances..."
ReplyDeleteYou are clearly casting aspersions at someone. You owe it to the readers to be plain or to remove supposition.
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The information found in this history is that of Mary Ann Chadwick Hull (1845-1937) who was one of Joseph Chadwick's younger daughters. It was compiled by a great granddaughter, and submitted to the Genealogical Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is available for anyone to read. I do not edit histories.
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