Daughter of William Goodwin Noble and Mary Ann Harper
Married George Henry Gilbert, 10 Feb 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
History - In the early part of the 19th century there lived at Irchester, Northampton, England a worthy couple, William G. Noble and this wife, Mary Ann Harper Noble. They were the parents of ten children, eight girls and two boys. "Henrietta" the subject of this sketch was their fourth child, born August 10, 1837.
In the spring of 1840 they heard the Gospel as taught by the Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The father was soon converted and became an eloquent advocate of the Gospel truths. Persecution soon followed their conversion which necessitated their moving from place to place in order that the father might get work and also give him a better opportunity to teach the truths of the Gospel. They first moved to Wellingborough, then to Northampton, then Bradford in Yorkshire, and then to Birmingham. The father presided over several conferences.
Henrietta and her sisters were beautiful singers and they always attended the meetings, although they had to walk two miles, and at one place eight miles after working in the factory all day. Brother and Sister Noble always kept open house for the Elders and President Lorenzo Snow, often staying two weeks at one time.
They left England May 3, 1860, for America on a sailing vessel. The eldest sister wanted to come with them and got on the ship but was taken off by her husband. They were six weeks on the water. When they arrived in New York the parents and younger children stayed there for some time. Two daughters, Lavenia and Henrietta, and one son, William Aquilla, went on to Florence, Nebraska, where the Saints were then gathering to prepare to cross the plains in the handcart company, but Bishop Edwin Wooley had several wagons loaded with goods that he was taking to Salt Lake for his store and desired the two sisters to go with them and cook for his teamsters, the brother betting the opportunity of driving a team for Joseph W. Young.
It was at Florence, Henrietta first met George H. Gilbert, who afterwards became her husband.
The two sisters cooked for sixteen men and did the washing for eight of them. In the evening all met for supper and for prayers before retiring for the nights. Henrietta and her sister would sing for them nearly every evening. They were eleven weeks crossing the plains, making bridges, and improving the roads as they travelled along.
They arrived in Salt Lake City, October 3, 1860, where they stayed until after the conferences. Henrietta then went to Smithfield to see her sister who had come to Utah two years before and was married to Brother Robert Fishburn. She stayed until after Christmas then returned to Salt Lake to get work. She then went back to Smithfield and later she went to Brigham City and worked for President Brigham Young for nine weeks and for her pay she received her board and a calico dress. This dress was afterwards used to make dresses for her first daughter. While here she became better acquainted with Brother Gilbert, and they were married February 10, 1862. Eight children came to bless their home, four boys and four girls. Three boys and one girl have preceded her and four children are still living.
After her marriage she moved to Brigham City and lived on the same lot of 53 years. She passed bravely through all the trials and sacrifices of pioneer days.
Sister Gilbert has always been a beautiful singer and sang in the Tabernacle Choir for 25 years, often singing together "Hard Times Come Again No More" with Brother and Sister Fishburn. They have also sang in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. She has been a teacher in the Relief Society for over 33 years, always enjoying her visits with the sisters. Sister Gilbert, now 82 years old, enjoys to the fullest extent all her faculties. Her mind is bright, her boyd (sic) active, and she is doing the cooking for herself and husband.
Her father on his death bed bore a powerful testimony to the truth of the Gospel to his grandchildren. Sister Gilbert died in November, 1921, at the age of 84, and since her death her husband and two daughters have passed away. One son and one daughter are living.
Brigham City Cemetery Map
Married George Henry Gilbert, 10 Feb 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
History - In the early part of the 19th century there lived at Irchester, Northampton, England a worthy couple, William G. Noble and this wife, Mary Ann Harper Noble. They were the parents of ten children, eight girls and two boys. "Henrietta" the subject of this sketch was their fourth child, born August 10, 1837.
In the spring of 1840 they heard the Gospel as taught by the Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The father was soon converted and became an eloquent advocate of the Gospel truths. Persecution soon followed their conversion which necessitated their moving from place to place in order that the father might get work and also give him a better opportunity to teach the truths of the Gospel. They first moved to Wellingborough, then to Northampton, then Bradford in Yorkshire, and then to Birmingham. The father presided over several conferences.
Henrietta and her sisters were beautiful singers and they always attended the meetings, although they had to walk two miles, and at one place eight miles after working in the factory all day. Brother and Sister Noble always kept open house for the Elders and President Lorenzo Snow, often staying two weeks at one time.
They left England May 3, 1860, for America on a sailing vessel. The eldest sister wanted to come with them and got on the ship but was taken off by her husband. They were six weeks on the water. When they arrived in New York the parents and younger children stayed there for some time. Two daughters, Lavenia and Henrietta, and one son, William Aquilla, went on to Florence, Nebraska, where the Saints were then gathering to prepare to cross the plains in the handcart company, but Bishop Edwin Wooley had several wagons loaded with goods that he was taking to Salt Lake for his store and desired the two sisters to go with them and cook for his teamsters, the brother betting the opportunity of driving a team for Joseph W. Young.
It was at Florence, Henrietta first met George H. Gilbert, who afterwards became her husband.
The two sisters cooked for sixteen men and did the washing for eight of them. In the evening all met for supper and for prayers before retiring for the nights. Henrietta and her sister would sing for them nearly every evening. They were eleven weeks crossing the plains, making bridges, and improving the roads as they travelled along.
They arrived in Salt Lake City, October 3, 1860, where they stayed until after the conferences. Henrietta then went to Smithfield to see her sister who had come to Utah two years before and was married to Brother Robert Fishburn. She stayed until after Christmas then returned to Salt Lake to get work. She then went back to Smithfield and later she went to Brigham City and worked for President Brigham Young for nine weeks and for her pay she received her board and a calico dress. This dress was afterwards used to make dresses for her first daughter. While here she became better acquainted with Brother Gilbert, and they were married February 10, 1862. Eight children came to bless their home, four boys and four girls. Three boys and one girl have preceded her and four children are still living.
After her marriage she moved to Brigham City and lived on the same lot of 53 years. She passed bravely through all the trials and sacrifices of pioneer days.
Sister Gilbert has always been a beautiful singer and sang in the Tabernacle Choir for 25 years, often singing together "Hard Times Come Again No More" with Brother and Sister Fishburn. They have also sang in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. She has been a teacher in the Relief Society for over 33 years, always enjoying her visits with the sisters. Sister Gilbert, now 82 years old, enjoys to the fullest extent all her faculties. Her mind is bright, her boyd (sic) active, and she is doing the cooking for herself and husband.
Her father on his death bed bore a powerful testimony to the truth of the Gospel to his grandchildren. Sister Gilbert died in November, 1921, at the age of 84, and since her death her husband and two daughters have passed away. One son and one daughter are living.
Brigham City Cemetery Map
Daughter of William Goodwin Noble and Mary Ann Harper
Married George Henry Gilbert, 10 Feb 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
History - In the early part of the 19th century there lived at Irchester, Northampton, England a worthy couple, William G. Noble and this wife, Mary Ann Harper Noble. They were the parents of ten children, eight girls and two boys. "Henrietta" the subject of this sketch was their fourth child, born August 10, 1837.
In the spring of 1840 they heard the Gospel as taught by the Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The father was soon converted and became an eloquent advocate of the Gospel truths. Persecution soon followed their conversion which necessitated their moving from place to place in order that the father might get work and also give him a better opportunity to teach the truths of the Gospel. They first moved to Wellingborough, then to Northampton, then Bradford in Yorkshire, and then to Birmingham. The father presided over several conferences.
Henrietta and her sisters were beautiful singers and they always attended the meetings, although they had to walk two miles, and at one place eight miles after working in the factory all day. Brother and Sister Noble always kept open house for the Elders and President Lorenzo Snow, often staying two weeks at one time.
They left England May 3, 1860, for America on a sailing vessel. The eldest sister wanted to come with them and got on the ship but was taken off by her husband. They were six weeks on the water. When they arrived in New York the parents and younger children stayed there for some time. Two daughters, Lavenia and Henrietta, and one son, William Aquilla, went on to Florence, Nebraska, where the Saints were then gathering to prepare to cross the plains in the handcart company, but Bishop Edwin Wooley had several wagons loaded with goods that he was taking to Salt Lake for his store and desired the two sisters to go with them and cook for his teamsters, the brother betting the opportunity of driving a team for Joseph W. Young.
It was at Florence, Henrietta first met George H. Gilbert, who afterwards became her husband.
The two sisters cooked for sixteen men and did the washing for eight of them. In the evening all met for supper and for prayers before retiring for the nights. Henrietta and her sister would sing for them nearly every evening. They were eleven weeks crossing the plains, making bridges, and improving the roads as they travelled along.
They arrived in Salt Lake City, October 3, 1860, where they stayed until after the conferences. Henrietta then went to Smithfield to see her sister who had come to Utah two years before and was married to Brother Robert Fishburn. She stayed until after Christmas then returned to Salt Lake to get work. She then went back to Smithfield and later she went to Brigham City and worked for President Brigham Young for nine weeks and for her pay she received her board and a calico dress. This dress was afterwards used to make dresses for her first daughter. While here she became better acquainted with Brother Gilbert, and they were married February 10, 1862. Eight children came to bless their home, four boys and four girls. Three boys and one girl have preceded her and four children are still living.
After her marriage she moved to Brigham City and lived on the same lot of 53 years. She passed bravely through all the trials and sacrifices of pioneer days.
Sister Gilbert has always been a beautiful singer and sang in the Tabernacle Choir for 25 years, often singing together "Hard Times Come Again No More" with Brother and Sister Fishburn. They have also sang in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. She has been a teacher in the Relief Society for over 33 years, always enjoying her visits with the sisters. Sister Gilbert, now 82 years old, enjoys to the fullest extent all her faculties. Her mind is bright, her boyd (sic) active, and she is doing the cooking for herself and husband.
Her father on his death bed bore a powerful testimony to the truth of the Gospel to his grandchildren. Sister Gilbert died in November, 1921, at the age of 84, and since her death her husband and two daughters have passed away. One son and one daughter are living.
Brigham City Cemetery Map
Married George Henry Gilbert, 10 Feb 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
History - In the early part of the 19th century there lived at Irchester, Northampton, England a worthy couple, William G. Noble and this wife, Mary Ann Harper Noble. They were the parents of ten children, eight girls and two boys. "Henrietta" the subject of this sketch was their fourth child, born August 10, 1837.
In the spring of 1840 they heard the Gospel as taught by the Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The father was soon converted and became an eloquent advocate of the Gospel truths. Persecution soon followed their conversion which necessitated their moving from place to place in order that the father might get work and also give him a better opportunity to teach the truths of the Gospel. They first moved to Wellingborough, then to Northampton, then Bradford in Yorkshire, and then to Birmingham. The father presided over several conferences.
Henrietta and her sisters were beautiful singers and they always attended the meetings, although they had to walk two miles, and at one place eight miles after working in the factory all day. Brother and Sister Noble always kept open house for the Elders and President Lorenzo Snow, often staying two weeks at one time.
They left England May 3, 1860, for America on a sailing vessel. The eldest sister wanted to come with them and got on the ship but was taken off by her husband. They were six weeks on the water. When they arrived in New York the parents and younger children stayed there for some time. Two daughters, Lavenia and Henrietta, and one son, William Aquilla, went on to Florence, Nebraska, where the Saints were then gathering to prepare to cross the plains in the handcart company, but Bishop Edwin Wooley had several wagons loaded with goods that he was taking to Salt Lake for his store and desired the two sisters to go with them and cook for his teamsters, the brother betting the opportunity of driving a team for Joseph W. Young.
It was at Florence, Henrietta first met George H. Gilbert, who afterwards became her husband.
The two sisters cooked for sixteen men and did the washing for eight of them. In the evening all met for supper and for prayers before retiring for the nights. Henrietta and her sister would sing for them nearly every evening. They were eleven weeks crossing the plains, making bridges, and improving the roads as they travelled along.
They arrived in Salt Lake City, October 3, 1860, where they stayed until after the conferences. Henrietta then went to Smithfield to see her sister who had come to Utah two years before and was married to Brother Robert Fishburn. She stayed until after Christmas then returned to Salt Lake to get work. She then went back to Smithfield and later she went to Brigham City and worked for President Brigham Young for nine weeks and for her pay she received her board and a calico dress. This dress was afterwards used to make dresses for her first daughter. While here she became better acquainted with Brother Gilbert, and they were married February 10, 1862. Eight children came to bless their home, four boys and four girls. Three boys and one girl have preceded her and four children are still living.
After her marriage she moved to Brigham City and lived on the same lot of 53 years. She passed bravely through all the trials and sacrifices of pioneer days.
Sister Gilbert has always been a beautiful singer and sang in the Tabernacle Choir for 25 years, often singing together "Hard Times Come Again No More" with Brother and Sister Fishburn. They have also sang in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. She has been a teacher in the Relief Society for over 33 years, always enjoying her visits with the sisters. Sister Gilbert, now 82 years old, enjoys to the fullest extent all her faculties. Her mind is bright, her boyd (sic) active, and she is doing the cooking for herself and husband.
Her father on his death bed bore a powerful testimony to the truth of the Gospel to his grandchildren. Sister Gilbert died in November, 1921, at the age of 84, and since her death her husband and two daughters have passed away. One son and one daughter are living.
Brigham City Cemetery Map
Family Members
Siblings
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Jane Ann Noble Fox
1831–1919
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Rachel Noble
1833–1833
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Harper Waterhouse Noble
1834–1856
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Eliza Priscilla Noble Fishburn
1836–1905
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Lavinia Noble Aiken Meikle
1839–1900
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William Aquilla Noble
1841–1880
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Louisa Rox Snow Noble Watts
1843–1876
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Lenora Tryphena Noble Merrill
1846–1876
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Zilpha Noble Raymond
1846–1923
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Laura Matilda Noble Fishburn
1850–1929
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