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George Holyoak Sr.

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George Holyoak Sr.

Birth
Worcestershire, England
Death
27 Oct 1881 (aged 82)
Parowan, Iron County, Utah, USA
Burial
Parowan, Iron County, Utah, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.8382449, Longitude: -112.8179382
Plot
10-13-04
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Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers
Name: George Holyoak/Holloake
Birth Date: 17 Jan 1799
Birth Place: Yardley, Worcester, England
Parents: Isaac and Ann Bird Holyoak
Death Date: 27 Oct 1881
Death Place: Parowan, Iron, Utah
Arrival: 1853
Spouse: Sarah Green
Marriage Date: 17 Jan 1825
Marriage Place: Yardley, Worcester, England Spouse's Birth Date: 02 Jul 1797 Spouse's Birth Place: Kings Norton, Worcester, England Spouse's Death Date: 16 Jun 1854 Spouse's Death Place: Near the Big Blu on Nebraska Plains George was a prosperous farmer. He was quiet, industrious, religious, and trained his children in these principles. None of them ever deviated from his teachings. It was difficult for him to give up so much in England to come to America . He lost his wife on the way west, which was almost more than he could handle. Then he lost a daughter on the plains, and another daughter after they arrived. But he never gave up on his determination to make it to the Valley and be with the church he had grown to love. Upon their arrival in Salt Lake , he was sent to Parowan in Iron County , where he made a home for his family. Children: William , b. 12 Apr 1825 , England . Mary , b. 10 Mar 1827 , England . Md. Mr. Knowles . D. May 1854 . George Jr. , b. 1 Sep 1829 , England . D. 15 Mar 1921 , England . Ann , b. 6 Jan 1832 , England . D. Aug 1854 , Utah . Eli Daniel , b. 27 Apr 1834 , England . D. 20 Jan 1838 , England . Sarah , b. 4 Aug 1835 , England . Md. Mr. James . D. 25 Oct 1916 , Utah . Henry , b. 5 Mar 1839 , England . D. 23 Jan 1926 , England . Hannah , b. 25 Mar 1841 , England . Md. Mr. LeFevre . D. 2 Aug 1920 , Utah . Written by Velda Gubler.
Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers
Name: George Holyoak/Holloake
Birth Date: 17 Jan 1799
Birth Place: Yardley, Worcester, England
Parents: Isaac and Ann Bird Holyoak
Death Date: 27 Oct 1881
Death Place: Parowan, Iron, Utah
Arrival: 1853
Spouse: Sarah Green
Marriage Date: 17 Jan 1825
Marriage Place: Yardley, Worcester, England Spouse's Birth Date: 02 Jul 1797 Spouse's Birth Place: Kings Norton, Worcester, England Spouse's Death Date: 16 Jun 1854 Spouse's Death Place: Near the Big Blu on Nebraska Plains George was a prosperous farmer. He was quiet, industrious, religious, and trained his children in these principles. None of them ever deviated from his teachings. It was difficult for him to give up so much in England to come to America . He lost his wife on the way west, which was almost more than he could handle. Then he lost a daughter on the plains, and another daughter after they arrived. But he never gave up on his determination to make it to the Valley and be with the church he had grown to love. Upon their arrival in Salt Lake , he was sent to Parowan in Iron County , where he made a home for his family. Children: William , b. 12 Apr 1825 , England . Mary , b. 10 Mar 1827 , England . Md. Mr. Knowles . D. May 1854 . George Jr. , b. 1 Sep 1829 , England . D. 15 Mar 1921 , England . Ann , b. 6 Jan 1832 , England . D. Aug 1854 , Utah . Eli Daniel , b. 27 Apr 1834 , England . D. 20 Jan 1838 , England . Sarah , b. 4 Aug 1835 , England . Md. Mr. James . D. 25 Oct 1916 , Utah . Henry , b. 5 Mar 1839 , England . D. 23 Jan 1926 , England . Hannah , b. 25 Mar 1841 , England . Md. Mr. LeFevre . D. 2 Aug 1920 , Utah . Written by Velda Gubler.


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