Mary was born in Alfrick, Malvern Hills, England. She was one of 7 children. She was baptized Nov 15, 1828 at Leigh Sinton, a village in Malvern Hills. Her father & grandfather were bootmakers, so the family had some money. When the first missionaries came to England, some members of the family, including Mary, were baptized Mormon in 1840.
Some members of her family remained in England, but She came to America at age 16 with her mother, father, and 4 of her siblings from Liverpool to New Orleans in 1844 on the ship Fanny. There was an outbreak of measles on the ship & the whole family had it. Everyone recovered but her mother who died.
She continued on with her father, sister Hannah & brother Peter on the Mormon riverboat, Maid of Iowa from New Orleans to Nauvoo. They were in Nauvoo from 1844-46 until they were run out. Her father James gave all his money to the building of the Nauvoo Temple. From this unfortunate choice, the family lived in poverty for the remainder of their lives. Two of her brothers were disenchanted with Mormonism & stayed in New Orleans where they got very sick from typhoid & died before returning to England.
Mary worked on their 10 acre farm in Nauvoo. When they were run out, her father passed away from cholera crossing the Iowa plains in 1846.
Mary met the Daniel Russell family in Nauvoo & joined them making their way to Winter Quarters where they remained a couple of years. She was very ill & that family nursed her back to health. She then went with them on the wagon train Brigham Young Co. from Winter Qtrs, NB on June 5, 1848 and arrived in Salt Lake on Sept. 20. This was only the 2nd year wagon trains operated. Her sister Hannah was on the Willard Richards wagon train arriving SLC 1848. Her brother Peter also was on a wagon train arriving about the same time.
After arrival in Salt Lake, she had a baby named James on Dec. 27, 1848 with Isaac Russell, Daniel's son. He left Salt Lake & she never saw him again. The couple did not marry. She lived with the Daniel Russell family as a domestic in Salt Lake.
Leonard E. Harrington lived in American Fork. He believed in plural marriage & married Mary Feb. 6, 1853. Brigham Young sealed the couple. He brought Mary & the baby to Amer. Fork.
Mary died in childbirth in a 2 room log cabin giving birth to twins March 15, 1860. I understand she was alone. The twins were Mary Harrington (Duncan) my great grandmother, and Daniel Harrington born March 15, 1860.
It is hard to imagine the amount of loss and tragedy Mary suffered. She was only 31 years old when she died. Mary was a founding member of the city of American Fork, UT. Little James was 12 and went to live with the Daniel Russell family.
I think about Mary a lot and how strong she was. I admire her courage & gentle disposition.
Some members of her family remained in England, but She came to America at age 16 with her mother, father, and 4 of her siblings from Liverpool to New Orleans in 1844 on the ship Fanny. There was an outbreak of measles on the ship & the whole family had it. Everyone recovered but her mother who died.
She continued on with her father, sister Hannah & brother Peter on the Mormon riverboat, Maid of Iowa from New Orleans to Nauvoo. They were in Nauvoo from 1844-46 until they were run out. Her father James gave all his money to the building of the Nauvoo Temple. From this unfortunate choice, the family lived in poverty for the remainder of their lives. Two of her brothers were disenchanted with Mormonism & stayed in New Orleans where they got very sick from typhoid & died before returning to England.
Mary worked on their 10 acre farm in Nauvoo. When they were run out, her father passed away from cholera crossing the Iowa plains in 1846.
Mary met the Daniel Russell family in Nauvoo & joined them making their way to Winter Quarters where they remained a couple of years. She was very ill & that family nursed her back to health. She then went with them on the wagon train Brigham Young Co. from Winter Qtrs, NB on June 5, 1848 and arrived in Salt Lake on Sept. 20. This was only the 2nd year wagon trains operated. Her sister Hannah was on the Willard Richards wagon train arriving SLC 1848. Her brother Peter also was on a wagon train arriving about the same time.
After arrival in Salt Lake, she had a baby named James on Dec. 27, 1848 with Isaac Russell, Daniel's son. He left Salt Lake & she never saw him again. The couple did not marry. She lived with the Daniel Russell family as a domestic in Salt Lake.
Leonard E. Harrington lived in American Fork. He believed in plural marriage & married Mary Feb. 6, 1853. Brigham Young sealed the couple. He brought Mary & the baby to Amer. Fork.
Mary died in childbirth in a 2 room log cabin giving birth to twins March 15, 1860. I understand she was alone. The twins were Mary Harrington (Duncan) my great grandmother, and Daniel Harrington born March 15, 1860.
It is hard to imagine the amount of loss and tragedy Mary suffered. She was only 31 years old when she died. Mary was a founding member of the city of American Fork, UT. Little James was 12 and went to live with the Daniel Russell family.
I think about Mary a lot and how strong she was. I admire her courage & gentle disposition.
Mary was born in Alfrick, Malvern Hills, England. She was one of 7 children. She was baptized Nov 15, 1828 at Leigh Sinton, a village in Malvern Hills. Her father & grandfather were bootmakers, so the family had some money. When the first missionaries came to England, some members of the family, including Mary, were baptized Mormon in 1840.
Some members of her family remained in England, but She came to America at age 16 with her mother, father, and 4 of her siblings from Liverpool to New Orleans in 1844 on the ship Fanny. There was an outbreak of measles on the ship & the whole family had it. Everyone recovered but her mother who died.
She continued on with her father, sister Hannah & brother Peter on the Mormon riverboat, Maid of Iowa from New Orleans to Nauvoo. They were in Nauvoo from 1844-46 until they were run out. Her father James gave all his money to the building of the Nauvoo Temple. From this unfortunate choice, the family lived in poverty for the remainder of their lives. Two of her brothers were disenchanted with Mormonism & stayed in New Orleans where they got very sick from typhoid & died before returning to England.
Mary worked on their 10 acre farm in Nauvoo. When they were run out, her father passed away from cholera crossing the Iowa plains in 1846.
Mary met the Daniel Russell family in Nauvoo & joined them making their way to Winter Quarters where they remained a couple of years. She was very ill & that family nursed her back to health. She then went with them on the wagon train Brigham Young Co. from Winter Qtrs, NB on June 5, 1848 and arrived in Salt Lake on Sept. 20. This was only the 2nd year wagon trains operated. Her sister Hannah was on the Willard Richards wagon train arriving SLC 1848. Her brother Peter also was on a wagon train arriving about the same time.
After arrival in Salt Lake, she had a baby named James on Dec. 27, 1848 with Isaac Russell, Daniel's son. He left Salt Lake & she never saw him again. The couple did not marry. She lived with the Daniel Russell family as a domestic in Salt Lake.
Leonard E. Harrington lived in American Fork. He believed in plural marriage & married Mary Feb. 6, 1853. Brigham Young sealed the couple. He brought Mary & the baby to Amer. Fork.
Mary died in childbirth in a 2 room log cabin giving birth to twins March 15, 1860. I understand she was alone. The twins were Mary Harrington (Duncan) my great grandmother, and Daniel Harrington born March 15, 1860.
It is hard to imagine the amount of loss and tragedy Mary suffered. She was only 31 years old when she died. Mary was a founding member of the city of American Fork, UT. Little James was 12 and went to live with the Daniel Russell family.
I think about Mary a lot and how strong she was. I admire her courage & gentle disposition.
Some members of her family remained in England, but She came to America at age 16 with her mother, father, and 4 of her siblings from Liverpool to New Orleans in 1844 on the ship Fanny. There was an outbreak of measles on the ship & the whole family had it. Everyone recovered but her mother who died.
She continued on with her father, sister Hannah & brother Peter on the Mormon riverboat, Maid of Iowa from New Orleans to Nauvoo. They were in Nauvoo from 1844-46 until they were run out. Her father James gave all his money to the building of the Nauvoo Temple. From this unfortunate choice, the family lived in poverty for the remainder of their lives. Two of her brothers were disenchanted with Mormonism & stayed in New Orleans where they got very sick from typhoid & died before returning to England.
Mary worked on their 10 acre farm in Nauvoo. When they were run out, her father passed away from cholera crossing the Iowa plains in 1846.
Mary met the Daniel Russell family in Nauvoo & joined them making their way to Winter Quarters where they remained a couple of years. She was very ill & that family nursed her back to health. She then went with them on the wagon train Brigham Young Co. from Winter Qtrs, NB on June 5, 1848 and arrived in Salt Lake on Sept. 20. This was only the 2nd year wagon trains operated. Her sister Hannah was on the Willard Richards wagon train arriving SLC 1848. Her brother Peter also was on a wagon train arriving about the same time.
After arrival in Salt Lake, she had a baby named James on Dec. 27, 1848 with Isaac Russell, Daniel's son. He left Salt Lake & she never saw him again. The couple did not marry. She lived with the Daniel Russell family as a domestic in Salt Lake.
Leonard E. Harrington lived in American Fork. He believed in plural marriage & married Mary Feb. 6, 1853. Brigham Young sealed the couple. He brought Mary & the baby to Amer. Fork.
Mary died in childbirth in a 2 room log cabin giving birth to twins March 15, 1860. I understand she was alone. The twins were Mary Harrington (Duncan) my great grandmother, and Daniel Harrington born March 15, 1860.
It is hard to imagine the amount of loss and tragedy Mary suffered. She was only 31 years old when she died. Mary was a founding member of the city of American Fork, UT. Little James was 12 and went to live with the Daniel Russell family.
I think about Mary a lot and how strong she was. I admire her courage & gentle disposition.
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