Daughter of Daniel William Smith and Sarah Wooding
Married Jesse Turpin, 16 Apr 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Children - Jesse Richard Turpin, Sarah Jane Smith Turpin, Nancy Ann Turpin
History - Jesse was a saddler harness maker and had carried his business to Nauvoo, Illinois in the winter of 1839.
Jesse, Louisa, and their infant son came to Utah in the Brigham Young's Company along with Louisa's mother, Sarah Wooding Smith. Louisa relates one experience she had when they were crossing a river, she clung to the horn of the oxen with one arm and held the child in the other. The current was very swift and she was glad when they were across.
While Jesse was making his preparations to cross the plains again on his way from his mission, as he had served in the West Indies 1852 to 1854, he was strickened with cholera and died near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Married John Alfred Van, 13 Jan 1855, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - Mary Louise Van, Rosena Julia Van
Married Samuel Sinclair Crawford, 3 Oct 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, later divorced
Children - Victor Smith Crawford, John Smith Crawford, Mary Elizabeth Smith Crawford, Victoria Cornelia Smith Crawford, William Smith Crawford
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Lesson of September 2014 - Jane Smith was born in Sherington, Buckinghamshire, England on August 15, 1827. Her parents were Daniel William Smith and Sarah Wooding Smith.
When Jane was a little girl, she sang at Queen Victoria's Coronation. She was such a small child, they stood her upon the pulpit while she sang.
Jane's family was converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and they immigrated to America to be with the Saints in Nauvoo. Jane was 14 years old when they crossed the ocean. She sang on the boat many times, and the captain loved to hear her sing.
One of the shipmates also took quite a fancy to Jane. He liked her singing, but he did not want her to sing for the captain. He became so jealous that one day he threw Jane overboard. Luckily, someone saw her in the water, and immediately a cry went up, "Child overboard". The lifeboat was lowered, and she was saved.
She was so frightened that she did not tell the captain or her family that she had been thrown into the water. Everyone thought she had just fallen in, but she knew that if the captain found out what had actually happened, the shipmate would have been put in chains.
When the Smith family arrived in America after their perilous voyage, they made their way to Nauvoo to be with the Saints. Soon after their arrival, Jane met Jesse Turpin.
Married Jesse Turpin, 16 Apr 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Children - Jesse Richard Turpin, Sarah Jane Smith Turpin, Nancy Ann Turpin
History - Jesse was a saddler harness maker and had carried his business to Nauvoo, Illinois in the winter of 1839.
Jesse, Louisa, and their infant son came to Utah in the Brigham Young's Company along with Louisa's mother, Sarah Wooding Smith. Louisa relates one experience she had when they were crossing a river, she clung to the horn of the oxen with one arm and held the child in the other. The current was very swift and she was glad when they were across.
While Jesse was making his preparations to cross the plains again on his way from his mission, as he had served in the West Indies 1852 to 1854, he was strickened with cholera and died near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Married John Alfred Van, 13 Jan 1855, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - Mary Louise Van, Rosena Julia Van
Married Samuel Sinclair Crawford, 3 Oct 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, later divorced
Children - Victor Smith Crawford, John Smith Crawford, Mary Elizabeth Smith Crawford, Victoria Cornelia Smith Crawford, William Smith Crawford
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Lesson of September 2014 - Jane Smith was born in Sherington, Buckinghamshire, England on August 15, 1827. Her parents were Daniel William Smith and Sarah Wooding Smith.
When Jane was a little girl, she sang at Queen Victoria's Coronation. She was such a small child, they stood her upon the pulpit while she sang.
Jane's family was converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and they immigrated to America to be with the Saints in Nauvoo. Jane was 14 years old when they crossed the ocean. She sang on the boat many times, and the captain loved to hear her sing.
One of the shipmates also took quite a fancy to Jane. He liked her singing, but he did not want her to sing for the captain. He became so jealous that one day he threw Jane overboard. Luckily, someone saw her in the water, and immediately a cry went up, "Child overboard". The lifeboat was lowered, and she was saved.
She was so frightened that she did not tell the captain or her family that she had been thrown into the water. Everyone thought she had just fallen in, but she knew that if the captain found out what had actually happened, the shipmate would have been put in chains.
When the Smith family arrived in America after their perilous voyage, they made their way to Nauvoo to be with the Saints. Soon after their arrival, Jane met Jesse Turpin.
Daughter of Daniel William Smith and Sarah Wooding
Married Jesse Turpin, 16 Apr 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Children - Jesse Richard Turpin, Sarah Jane Smith Turpin, Nancy Ann Turpin
History - Jesse was a saddler harness maker and had carried his business to Nauvoo, Illinois in the winter of 1839.
Jesse, Louisa, and their infant son came to Utah in the Brigham Young's Company along with Louisa's mother, Sarah Wooding Smith. Louisa relates one experience she had when they were crossing a river, she clung to the horn of the oxen with one arm and held the child in the other. The current was very swift and she was glad when they were across.
While Jesse was making his preparations to cross the plains again on his way from his mission, as he had served in the West Indies 1852 to 1854, he was strickened with cholera and died near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Married John Alfred Van, 13 Jan 1855, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - Mary Louise Van, Rosena Julia Van
Married Samuel Sinclair Crawford, 3 Oct 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, later divorced
Children - Victor Smith Crawford, John Smith Crawford, Mary Elizabeth Smith Crawford, Victoria Cornelia Smith Crawford, William Smith Crawford
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Lesson of September 2014 - Jane Smith was born in Sherington, Buckinghamshire, England on August 15, 1827. Her parents were Daniel William Smith and Sarah Wooding Smith.
When Jane was a little girl, she sang at Queen Victoria's Coronation. She was such a small child, they stood her upon the pulpit while she sang.
Jane's family was converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and they immigrated to America to be with the Saints in Nauvoo. Jane was 14 years old when they crossed the ocean. She sang on the boat many times, and the captain loved to hear her sing.
One of the shipmates also took quite a fancy to Jane. He liked her singing, but he did not want her to sing for the captain. He became so jealous that one day he threw Jane overboard. Luckily, someone saw her in the water, and immediately a cry went up, "Child overboard". The lifeboat was lowered, and she was saved.
She was so frightened that she did not tell the captain or her family that she had been thrown into the water. Everyone thought she had just fallen in, but she knew that if the captain found out what had actually happened, the shipmate would have been put in chains.
When the Smith family arrived in America after their perilous voyage, they made their way to Nauvoo to be with the Saints. Soon after their arrival, Jane met Jesse Turpin.
Married Jesse Turpin, 16 Apr 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Children - Jesse Richard Turpin, Sarah Jane Smith Turpin, Nancy Ann Turpin
History - Jesse was a saddler harness maker and had carried his business to Nauvoo, Illinois in the winter of 1839.
Jesse, Louisa, and their infant son came to Utah in the Brigham Young's Company along with Louisa's mother, Sarah Wooding Smith. Louisa relates one experience she had when they were crossing a river, she clung to the horn of the oxen with one arm and held the child in the other. The current was very swift and she was glad when they were across.
While Jesse was making his preparations to cross the plains again on his way from his mission, as he had served in the West Indies 1852 to 1854, he was strickened with cholera and died near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Married John Alfred Van, 13 Jan 1855, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - Mary Louise Van, Rosena Julia Van
Married Samuel Sinclair Crawford, 3 Oct 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, later divorced
Children - Victor Smith Crawford, John Smith Crawford, Mary Elizabeth Smith Crawford, Victoria Cornelia Smith Crawford, William Smith Crawford
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Lesson of September 2014 - Jane Smith was born in Sherington, Buckinghamshire, England on August 15, 1827. Her parents were Daniel William Smith and Sarah Wooding Smith.
When Jane was a little girl, she sang at Queen Victoria's Coronation. She was such a small child, they stood her upon the pulpit while she sang.
Jane's family was converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and they immigrated to America to be with the Saints in Nauvoo. Jane was 14 years old when they crossed the ocean. She sang on the boat many times, and the captain loved to hear her sing.
One of the shipmates also took quite a fancy to Jane. He liked her singing, but he did not want her to sing for the captain. He became so jealous that one day he threw Jane overboard. Luckily, someone saw her in the water, and immediately a cry went up, "Child overboard". The lifeboat was lowered, and she was saved.
She was so frightened that she did not tell the captain or her family that she had been thrown into the water. Everyone thought she had just fallen in, but she knew that if the captain found out what had actually happened, the shipmate would have been put in chains.
When the Smith family arrived in America after their perilous voyage, they made their way to Nauvoo to be with the Saints. Soon after their arrival, Jane met Jesse Turpin.
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