John Fisher was the son of Elsbeth Porter and Hugh Fisher. He became a weaver by trade. John married Jane Pearson Hacking 31 May 1841 in Penwortham, Lancashire, England. She was the widow of James Hacking II, who had four living of six children born to them.
John contracted consumption, and was unable to work at his trade, he applied to the Parish for easier work so he could support his family. Instead of being given a job, he was sent to the poor house. His step-son John, being too young to do other work than winding bobbins, was sent with him. Here they were separated into different wards. The boys slept four in a bed. The men were required to break rock for macadamizing roads. It was soon discovered that John Fisher was from another shire, so they were discharged.
The Hacking/Fisher family had long awaited an opportunity to emigrate to America. In 1849 James Hacking III, Jane's oldest son, had saved enough money to buy tickets for the whole family to cross the ocean. The family at that time numbered ten-James III and his wife Jane Rogerson, Harriet, Jane, and John Hacking, and three of the four born to John and Jane Fisher: Alice, Moroni, and baby William. Alice's twin Elizabeth died as an infant. They landed at New Orleans, Louisiana 23 October 1849. Their money was gone. The Hackings went to St. Louis to work in the mines, while the Fishers remained in New Orleans, being too sick or young to travel. News was soon sent for John to return to help his Fisher family because they were starving and getting sicker.
John Sampson worked on the boat to earn passage to go to New Orleans. Arriving in New Orleans he was surprised to find his parents and family had passed him about five miles from St. Louis. Thomas Pearson, his mother's brother, hearing of their plight, had paid their passage to St. Louis. Sadly, it was too late to save baby William who died of starvation as soon as they reached Saint Louis.
Eighteen months passed before they had finally earned enough to continue their journey to the gathering place of the Saints in the West. But finally they left Kanesville 1 July 1851 in the James W. Cummings Company, arriving 4 October 1851 in the Salt Lake Valley with Captain Levi Hammon. See Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel for more details. They settled in American Fork shortly thereafter.
John Fisher lived such a short time after they arrived in American Fork, Utah, his being the first death and burial in American Fork. In fact, sexton records show that he died in 1851, undoubtably at the end of the year, because the first burial came after the first American Fork Cemetery was established in 1852.
Jane's daughter Harriet, was the third person buried in the adjoining town of Lehi.
Step Children:
James Hacking III
Alice Hacking
Harriet Hacking Gates
Jane Hacking King McNeil O'Brien
John Sampson Hacking
Ann Hacking
Children:
Alice Fisher Goodale
Elizabeth Fisher
John Moroni Fisher
William Fisher
History rewritten by Eileen Lenz and includes some new info discovered by Perry Hacking
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John contracted consumption, and was unable to work at his trade, he applied to the Parish for easier work so he could support his family. Instead of being given a job, he was sent to the poor house. His step-son John, being too young to do other work than winding bobbins, was sent with him. Here they were separated into different wards. The boys slept four in a bed. The men were required to break rock for macadamizing roads. It was soon discovered that John Fisher was from another shire, so they were discharged.
The Hacking/Fisher family had long awaited an opportunity to emigrate to America. In 1849 James Hacking III, Jane's oldest son, had saved enough money to buy tickets for the whole family to cross the ocean. The family at that time numbered ten-James III and his wife Jane Rogerson, Harriet, Jane, and John Hacking, and three of the four born to John and Jane Fisher: Alice, Moroni, and baby William. Alice's twin Elizabeth died as an infant. They landed at New Orleans, Louisiana 23 October 1849. Their money was gone. The Hackings went to St. Louis to work in the mines, while the Fishers remained in New Orleans, being too sick or young to travel. News was soon sent for John to return to help his Fisher family because they were starving and getting sicker.
John Sampson worked on the boat to earn passage to go to New Orleans. Arriving in New Orleans he was surprised to find his parents and family had passed him about five miles from St. Louis. Thomas Pearson, his mother's brother, hearing of their plight, had paid their passage to St. Louis. Sadly, it was too late to save baby William who died of starvation as soon as they reached Saint Louis.
Eighteen months passed before they had finally earned enough to continue their journey to the gathering place of the Saints in the West. But finally they left Kanesville 1 July 1851 in the James W. Cummings Company, arriving 4 October 1851 in the Salt Lake Valley with Captain Levi Hammon. See Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel for more details. They settled in American Fork shortly thereafter.
John Fisher lived such a short time after they arrived in American Fork, Utah, his being the first death and burial in American Fork. In fact, sexton records show that he died in 1851, undoubtably at the end of the year, because the first burial came after the first American Fork Cemetery was established in 1852.
Jane's daughter Harriet, was the third person buried in the adjoining town of Lehi.
Step Children:
James Hacking III
Alice Hacking
Harriet Hacking Gates
Jane Hacking King McNeil O'Brien
John Sampson Hacking
Ann Hacking
Children:
Alice Fisher Goodale
Elizabeth Fisher
John Moroni Fisher
William Fisher
History rewritten by Eileen Lenz and includes some new info discovered by Perry Hacking
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John Fisher was the son of Elsbeth Porter and Hugh Fisher. He became a weaver by trade. John married Jane Pearson Hacking 31 May 1841 in Penwortham, Lancashire, England. She was the widow of James Hacking II, who had four living of six children born to them.
John contracted consumption, and was unable to work at his trade, he applied to the Parish for easier work so he could support his family. Instead of being given a job, he was sent to the poor house. His step-son John, being too young to do other work than winding bobbins, was sent with him. Here they were separated into different wards. The boys slept four in a bed. The men were required to break rock for macadamizing roads. It was soon discovered that John Fisher was from another shire, so they were discharged.
The Hacking/Fisher family had long awaited an opportunity to emigrate to America. In 1849 James Hacking III, Jane's oldest son, had saved enough money to buy tickets for the whole family to cross the ocean. The family at that time numbered ten-James III and his wife Jane Rogerson, Harriet, Jane, and John Hacking, and three of the four born to John and Jane Fisher: Alice, Moroni, and baby William. Alice's twin Elizabeth died as an infant. They landed at New Orleans, Louisiana 23 October 1849. Their money was gone. The Hackings went to St. Louis to work in the mines, while the Fishers remained in New Orleans, being too sick or young to travel. News was soon sent for John to return to help his Fisher family because they were starving and getting sicker.
John Sampson worked on the boat to earn passage to go to New Orleans. Arriving in New Orleans he was surprised to find his parents and family had passed him about five miles from St. Louis. Thomas Pearson, his mother's brother, hearing of their plight, had paid their passage to St. Louis. Sadly, it was too late to save baby William who died of starvation as soon as they reached Saint Louis.
Eighteen months passed before they had finally earned enough to continue their journey to the gathering place of the Saints in the West. But finally they left Kanesville 1 July 1851 in the James W. Cummings Company, arriving 4 October 1851 in the Salt Lake Valley with Captain Levi Hammon. See Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel for more details. They settled in American Fork shortly thereafter.
John Fisher lived such a short time after they arrived in American Fork, Utah, his being the first death and burial in American Fork. In fact, sexton records show that he died in 1851, undoubtably at the end of the year, because the first burial came after the first American Fork Cemetery was established in 1852.
Jane's daughter Harriet, was the third person buried in the adjoining town of Lehi.
Step Children:
James Hacking III
Alice Hacking
Harriet Hacking Gates
Jane Hacking King McNeil O'Brien
John Sampson Hacking
Ann Hacking
Children:
Alice Fisher Goodale
Elizabeth Fisher
John Moroni Fisher
William Fisher
History rewritten by Eileen Lenz and includes some new info discovered by Perry Hacking
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John contracted consumption, and was unable to work at his trade, he applied to the Parish for easier work so he could support his family. Instead of being given a job, he was sent to the poor house. His step-son John, being too young to do other work than winding bobbins, was sent with him. Here they were separated into different wards. The boys slept four in a bed. The men were required to break rock for macadamizing roads. It was soon discovered that John Fisher was from another shire, so they were discharged.
The Hacking/Fisher family had long awaited an opportunity to emigrate to America. In 1849 James Hacking III, Jane's oldest son, had saved enough money to buy tickets for the whole family to cross the ocean. The family at that time numbered ten-James III and his wife Jane Rogerson, Harriet, Jane, and John Hacking, and three of the four born to John and Jane Fisher: Alice, Moroni, and baby William. Alice's twin Elizabeth died as an infant. They landed at New Orleans, Louisiana 23 October 1849. Their money was gone. The Hackings went to St. Louis to work in the mines, while the Fishers remained in New Orleans, being too sick or young to travel. News was soon sent for John to return to help his Fisher family because they were starving and getting sicker.
John Sampson worked on the boat to earn passage to go to New Orleans. Arriving in New Orleans he was surprised to find his parents and family had passed him about five miles from St. Louis. Thomas Pearson, his mother's brother, hearing of their plight, had paid their passage to St. Louis. Sadly, it was too late to save baby William who died of starvation as soon as they reached Saint Louis.
Eighteen months passed before they had finally earned enough to continue their journey to the gathering place of the Saints in the West. But finally they left Kanesville 1 July 1851 in the James W. Cummings Company, arriving 4 October 1851 in the Salt Lake Valley with Captain Levi Hammon. See Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel for more details. They settled in American Fork shortly thereafter.
John Fisher lived such a short time after they arrived in American Fork, Utah, his being the first death and burial in American Fork. In fact, sexton records show that he died in 1851, undoubtably at the end of the year, because the first burial came after the first American Fork Cemetery was established in 1852.
Jane's daughter Harriet, was the third person buried in the adjoining town of Lehi.
Step Children:
James Hacking III
Alice Hacking
Harriet Hacking Gates
Jane Hacking King McNeil O'Brien
John Sampson Hacking
Ann Hacking
Children:
Alice Fisher Goodale
Elizabeth Fisher
John Moroni Fisher
William Fisher
History rewritten by Eileen Lenz and includes some new info discovered by Perry Hacking
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