(Published in: Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude by International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers Volume 1; Page 512-513)
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Ellen Benbow Carter was born in England as the third child. Ellen's father died when she was only eleven years old.
Her mother married again but Ellen and her brother, Thomas, decided to live with her Uncle John Benbow and his wife Jane Holmes, who was unable to have children. They were living with them at the Benbow Farm when Wilford Woodruff brought the restored gospel to John Benbow's group of 600 United Brethren. Ellen was baptized by Wilford Woodruff, March 9, 1840.
Ellen, with John and Jane Benbow, and her brother, Thomas, left Liverpool, England, September 8, 1840, on the ship, "North America," and arrived at New York City, October 11, 1840.
The Trip from New York to Commerce (Nauvoo) Illinois, proved as difficult and trying as their ocean voyage. They arrived in Nauvoo, November 24, 1840, ending a journey of over 5,000 miles in eleven weeks and ten hours.
Ellen married William Carter, December 5, 1843, in Nauvoo. They were married by Wilford Woodruff. They were sealed in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, March 6, 1852. They were the parents of three children.
When the Saints were expelled from Nauvoo, after the death of their prophet Joseph Smith. Ellen and William found their way to Winter Quarters, Nebraska. William was called to go with the first company of Saints to cross the Plains.
Ellen was seriously ill but Brigham Young promised William that if he made the journey without Ellen she would be healed and follow him. Ellen was healed and drove an ox-team and wagon across the Plains, traveling with her foster father, John Benbow, entering the Salt Lake Valley about September 20, 1848.
Ellen was a loving and compassionate woman. When her foster mother died from exposure and hardships at Winter Quarters, Ellen comforted and cared for her foster father.
She managed her home and farm expertly while her husband was on a handcart mission to Canada, she garnered 600 bushels of grain and moved it with her household goods to Spanish Fork, Utah, at the time Johnston's Army had threatened to invade Salt Lake City.
When William was called to settle St. George, Utah, she stayed in Salt Lake City to manage the farm and raise food.
Food was scarce in St. George because growing it in the hot desert was difficult. After Ellen joined her husband in St. George she raised silkworms and planted mulberry trees. The trees produced leaves for the silkworms to eat and the blessing of shade for the settlers.
Ellen was a kind and loving friend and neighbor, having an especially close relationship with William's second wife. They loved each other like sisters and cried when William provided them each a separate home.
Ellen served as a family doctor. Her specialty was setting bones. When a son in the family crushed his leg bone, Ellen set it and cared for it until it mended perfectly.
Her husband died, 1896, in St. George, Utah, leaving Ellen a widow for five years.
Ellen passed away in St. George, Utah, May 6, 1901.
Ellen (Benbow) Carter was born May 20, 1825 in Grendon, Herefordshire, England. She died May 6, 1901 in St. George, Washington County, Utah. She was the daughter of Thomas Benbow & Mary Jones. Pioneer: September 20, 1848 on John Benbow Wagon Train. She married William Carter on December 5, 1843 at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. William Carter died June 22, 1896 at St. George, Washington County, Utah. They were the parents of: William John born June 29, 1852, Marion born November 1, 1857 & Eunice born February 23, 1864.
(Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Amanda Fox for above bio)
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Ellen Benbow Carter was born in England as the third child. Ellen's father died when she was only eleven years old.
Her mother married again but Ellen and her brother, Thomas, decided to live with her Uncle John Benbow and his wife Jane Holmes, who was unable to have children. They were living with them at the Benbow Farm when Wilford Woodruff brought the restored gospel to John Benbow's group of 600 United Brethren. Ellen was baptized by Wilford Woodruff, March 9, 1840.
Ellen, with John and Jane Benbow, and her brother, Thomas, left Liverpool, England, September 8, 1840, on the ship, "North America," and arrived at New York City, October 11, 1840.
The Trip from New York to Commerce (Nauvoo) Illinois, proved as difficult and trying as their ocean voyage. They arrived in Nauvoo, November 24, 1840, ending a journey of over 5,000 miles in eleven weeks and ten hours.
Ellen married William Carter, December 5, 1843, in Nauvoo. They were married by Wilford Woodruff. They were sealed in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, March 6, 1852. They were the parents of three children.
When the Saints were expelled from Nauvoo, after the death of their prophet Joseph Smith. Ellen and William found their way to Winter Quarters, Nebraska. William was called to go with the first company of Saints to cross the Plains.
Ellen was seriously ill but Brigham Young promised William that if he made the journey without Ellen she would be healed and follow him. Ellen was healed and drove an ox-team and wagon across the Plains, traveling with her foster father, John Benbow, entering the Salt Lake Valley about September 20, 1848.
Ellen was a loving and compassionate woman. When her foster mother died from exposure and hardships at Winter Quarters, Ellen comforted and cared for her foster father.
She managed her home and farm expertly while her husband was on a handcart mission to Canada, she garnered 600 bushels of grain and moved it with her household goods to Spanish Fork, Utah, at the time Johnston's Army had threatened to invade Salt Lake City.
When William was called to settle St. George, Utah, she stayed in Salt Lake City to manage the farm and raise food.
Food was scarce in St. George because growing it in the hot desert was difficult. After Ellen joined her husband in St. George she raised silkworms and planted mulberry trees. The trees produced leaves for the silkworms to eat and the blessing of shade for the settlers.
Ellen was a kind and loving friend and neighbor, having an especially close relationship with William's second wife. They loved each other like sisters and cried when William provided them each a separate home.
Ellen served as a family doctor. Her specialty was setting bones. When a son in the family crushed his leg bone, Ellen set it and cared for it until it mended perfectly.
Her husband died, 1896, in St. George, Utah, leaving Ellen a widow for five years.
Ellen passed away in St. George, Utah, May 6, 1901.
Ellen (Benbow) Carter was born May 20, 1825 in Grendon, Herefordshire, England. She died May 6, 1901 in St. George, Washington County, Utah. She was the daughter of Thomas Benbow & Mary Jones. Pioneer: September 20, 1848 on John Benbow Wagon Train. She married William Carter on December 5, 1843 at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. William Carter died June 22, 1896 at St. George, Washington County, Utah. They were the parents of: William John born June 29, 1852, Marion born November 1, 1857 & Eunice born February 23, 1864.
(Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Amanda Fox for above bio)
(Published in: Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude by International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers Volume 1; Page 512-513)
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Ellen Benbow Carter was born in England as the third child. Ellen's father died when she was only eleven years old.
Her mother married again but Ellen and her brother, Thomas, decided to live with her Uncle John Benbow and his wife Jane Holmes, who was unable to have children. They were living with them at the Benbow Farm when Wilford Woodruff brought the restored gospel to John Benbow's group of 600 United Brethren. Ellen was baptized by Wilford Woodruff, March 9, 1840.
Ellen, with John and Jane Benbow, and her brother, Thomas, left Liverpool, England, September 8, 1840, on the ship, "North America," and arrived at New York City, October 11, 1840.
The Trip from New York to Commerce (Nauvoo) Illinois, proved as difficult and trying as their ocean voyage. They arrived in Nauvoo, November 24, 1840, ending a journey of over 5,000 miles in eleven weeks and ten hours.
Ellen married William Carter, December 5, 1843, in Nauvoo. They were married by Wilford Woodruff. They were sealed in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, March 6, 1852. They were the parents of three children.
When the Saints were expelled from Nauvoo, after the death of their prophet Joseph Smith. Ellen and William found their way to Winter Quarters, Nebraska. William was called to go with the first company of Saints to cross the Plains.
Ellen was seriously ill but Brigham Young promised William that if he made the journey without Ellen she would be healed and follow him. Ellen was healed and drove an ox-team and wagon across the Plains, traveling with her foster father, John Benbow, entering the Salt Lake Valley about September 20, 1848.
Ellen was a loving and compassionate woman. When her foster mother died from exposure and hardships at Winter Quarters, Ellen comforted and cared for her foster father.
She managed her home and farm expertly while her husband was on a handcart mission to Canada, she garnered 600 bushels of grain and moved it with her household goods to Spanish Fork, Utah, at the time Johnston's Army had threatened to invade Salt Lake City.
When William was called to settle St. George, Utah, she stayed in Salt Lake City to manage the farm and raise food.
Food was scarce in St. George because growing it in the hot desert was difficult. After Ellen joined her husband in St. George she raised silkworms and planted mulberry trees. The trees produced leaves for the silkworms to eat and the blessing of shade for the settlers.
Ellen was a kind and loving friend and neighbor, having an especially close relationship with William's second wife. They loved each other like sisters and cried when William provided them each a separate home.
Ellen served as a family doctor. Her specialty was setting bones. When a son in the family crushed his leg bone, Ellen set it and cared for it until it mended perfectly.
Her husband died, 1896, in St. George, Utah, leaving Ellen a widow for five years.
Ellen passed away in St. George, Utah, May 6, 1901.
Ellen (Benbow) Carter was born May 20, 1825 in Grendon, Herefordshire, England. She died May 6, 1901 in St. George, Washington County, Utah. She was the daughter of Thomas Benbow & Mary Jones. Pioneer: September 20, 1848 on John Benbow Wagon Train. She married William Carter on December 5, 1843 at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. William Carter died June 22, 1896 at St. George, Washington County, Utah. They were the parents of: William John born June 29, 1852, Marion born November 1, 1857 & Eunice born February 23, 1864.
(Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Amanda Fox for above bio)
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Ellen Benbow Carter was born in England as the third child. Ellen's father died when she was only eleven years old.
Her mother married again but Ellen and her brother, Thomas, decided to live with her Uncle John Benbow and his wife Jane Holmes, who was unable to have children. They were living with them at the Benbow Farm when Wilford Woodruff brought the restored gospel to John Benbow's group of 600 United Brethren. Ellen was baptized by Wilford Woodruff, March 9, 1840.
Ellen, with John and Jane Benbow, and her brother, Thomas, left Liverpool, England, September 8, 1840, on the ship, "North America," and arrived at New York City, October 11, 1840.
The Trip from New York to Commerce (Nauvoo) Illinois, proved as difficult and trying as their ocean voyage. They arrived in Nauvoo, November 24, 1840, ending a journey of over 5,000 miles in eleven weeks and ten hours.
Ellen married William Carter, December 5, 1843, in Nauvoo. They were married by Wilford Woodruff. They were sealed in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, March 6, 1852. They were the parents of three children.
When the Saints were expelled from Nauvoo, after the death of their prophet Joseph Smith. Ellen and William found their way to Winter Quarters, Nebraska. William was called to go with the first company of Saints to cross the Plains.
Ellen was seriously ill but Brigham Young promised William that if he made the journey without Ellen she would be healed and follow him. Ellen was healed and drove an ox-team and wagon across the Plains, traveling with her foster father, John Benbow, entering the Salt Lake Valley about September 20, 1848.
Ellen was a loving and compassionate woman. When her foster mother died from exposure and hardships at Winter Quarters, Ellen comforted and cared for her foster father.
She managed her home and farm expertly while her husband was on a handcart mission to Canada, she garnered 600 bushels of grain and moved it with her household goods to Spanish Fork, Utah, at the time Johnston's Army had threatened to invade Salt Lake City.
When William was called to settle St. George, Utah, she stayed in Salt Lake City to manage the farm and raise food.
Food was scarce in St. George because growing it in the hot desert was difficult. After Ellen joined her husband in St. George she raised silkworms and planted mulberry trees. The trees produced leaves for the silkworms to eat and the blessing of shade for the settlers.
Ellen was a kind and loving friend and neighbor, having an especially close relationship with William's second wife. They loved each other like sisters and cried when William provided them each a separate home.
Ellen served as a family doctor. Her specialty was setting bones. When a son in the family crushed his leg bone, Ellen set it and cared for it until it mended perfectly.
Her husband died, 1896, in St. George, Utah, leaving Ellen a widow for five years.
Ellen passed away in St. George, Utah, May 6, 1901.
Ellen (Benbow) Carter was born May 20, 1825 in Grendon, Herefordshire, England. She died May 6, 1901 in St. George, Washington County, Utah. She was the daughter of Thomas Benbow & Mary Jones. Pioneer: September 20, 1848 on John Benbow Wagon Train. She married William Carter on December 5, 1843 at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. William Carter died June 22, 1896 at St. George, Washington County, Utah. They were the parents of: William John born June 29, 1852, Marion born November 1, 1857 & Eunice born February 23, 1864.
(Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Amanda Fox for above bio)
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