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Harriet <I>Jackson</I> Norris

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Harriet Jackson Norris

Birth
Mattersey, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Death
28 Feb 1908 (aged 65)
Parowan, Iron County, Utah, USA
Burial
Parowan, Iron County, Utah, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.8377885, Longitude: -112.8179916
Plot
06-14-04
Memorial ID
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J. Dix sent the following info:

She was born August 13, 1842 in Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England the daughter of William Jackson and Sarah Smith. Her parents and perhaps some of her older siblings joined the Mormon Church in the early 1840s. When Harriet was just 12 years old, her father died in Wakefield, York, England, leaving Sarah a widow with seven children.

Harriet was baptized into the church in April 1861 at the age of 18. The following year, she emigrated with her mother and siblings to the United States. Sailing on the ship John J. Boyd, they arrived in New York and traveled across the plains to Utah with the Homer Duncan Company.

Harriet married William Norris October 10, 1864 in Salt Lake City. They settled in Cedar City, where they raised 11 children.
J. Dix sent the following info:

She was born August 13, 1842 in Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England the daughter of William Jackson and Sarah Smith. Her parents and perhaps some of her older siblings joined the Mormon Church in the early 1840s. When Harriet was just 12 years old, her father died in Wakefield, York, England, leaving Sarah a widow with seven children.

Harriet was baptized into the church in April 1861 at the age of 18. The following year, she emigrated with her mother and siblings to the United States. Sailing on the ship John J. Boyd, they arrived in New York and traveled across the plains to Utah with the Homer Duncan Company.

Harriet married William Norris October 10, 1864 in Salt Lake City. They settled in Cedar City, where they raised 11 children.


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