Daughter of Alexander Beckstead and Catherine Eleanor Lince
Married - Abraham Hunsaker, 15 Nov 1850, Salt Lake City, Utah
Children - Lemuel Hunsaker, Alexander Beckstead Hunsaker, Catherine Hunsaker, Hyrum Hunsaker, Joseph Hunsaker, Polly Hunsaker, Elnora Hunsaker, Enoch Hunsaker, Cyrus Hunsaker, John Luce Hunsaker, Gordon Walter Hunsaker, Elzarus Hunsaker, Raphael Hunsaker, Harriet Hunsaker, Daniel William Hunsaker, Walter Royal Hunsaker
History - Harriet left Canada with her parents and family about July 1838, arriving at DeWitt, Missouri, in the last week of September 1838. Because of the persecutions of the Saints in Missouri, at that time, it was necessary for them to move to the area near that time, it was necessary for them to move to the area near Nauvoo, Illinois in the spring of 1839. It became necessary for the family to move again, after the Saints' homes were burned, and persecutions continued, and finally they arrive at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The following data is taken from the Abraham Hunsaker Family book:
"At the age of 18, Harriet went to Utah with her family. They traveled in the Reddin Allred Company of Pioneers and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in September of 1849. The family settled in West Jordan, Utah, in 1850. In order to help the family Harriet hired out as a helper in homes.
"During the fall of 1850 she was working for Abraham Hunsaker, whose wife, Eliza Collins, was confined to her bed. Romance seemed to have very little part in the early days of Pioneer life, and one day, when Harriet was hanging the family wash on the line, Abraham asked her to become his second wife. Without any courtship or preparation for a wedding she married him on November 22, 1850. She then moved into his home to continue taking care of Eliza and her family.
"Abraham appreciated Harriet's sturdy qualities and her endurance and capabilities, as she was able to any task from manual labor on the farm to the finest art in the home. Harriet helped shear the sheep, wash the wool, weave it into cloth, and then finally make it into clothing for her children to wear.
"Four children were born to Harriet at West Jordan. In April 1856 she went to Carson Valley with Abraham. Her youngest son was only seven days old.
"Harriet returned to Utah with her husband in 1857. All the rest of her children, except one, were born in Brigham City, Utah. In addition to having 15 children herself, Harriet raised Robert, the baby of Margaret Hunsaker, as her own; also, an Indian boy, Lemuel, lived as a member of her family for several years.
"Harriet took the brunt of the hardships, spending summers at Little Mountain herding sheep and other stock, and living in a cave with one or two of her children.
"Harriet served as the first Relief Society President of the Honeyville Ward, and remained in that position for many years. She was independent, uncomplaining, and afraid of nothing. Her daughter, Harriet, lived in Albion, Idaho, and Harriet made many trips there in a single horse, black-topped buggy. It took several days to make the trip, and she stopped wherever night overtook her, sleeping on the ground between the wheels of the buggy, and preparing her food over a campfire. At that time there were few ranches along the way. Harriet was a real pioneer, taking life as it came and making the best of it.
"When Harriet married she could not read nor write, and although Abraham taught her the rudiments, it was so difficult she had to have her children and grandchildren read and write for her.
Harriet lived a good, wholesome and unpretentious life. She was always a friend to both red and white man, and spent her time looking after the wants of the needy. She suffered a great deal of rheumatism, off and on, during her later life. She was stricken with blood poisoning, caused by a blister on her little toe which she got while rocking a cradle. She died on 6 January 1905, at Honeyville, Utah, and was buried in the Brigham City Cemetery."
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Chester Loveland Company (1857)
Daughter of Alexander Beckstead and Catherine Eleanor Lince
Married - Abraham Hunsaker, 15 Nov 1850, Salt Lake City, Utah
Children - Lemuel Hunsaker, Alexander Beckstead Hunsaker, Catherine Hunsaker, Hyrum Hunsaker, Joseph Hunsaker, Polly Hunsaker, Elnora Hunsaker, Enoch Hunsaker, Cyrus Hunsaker, John Luce Hunsaker, Gordon Walter Hunsaker, Elzarus Hunsaker, Raphael Hunsaker, Harriet Hunsaker, Daniel William Hunsaker, Walter Royal Hunsaker
History - Harriet left Canada with her parents and family about July 1838, arriving at DeWitt, Missouri, in the last week of September 1838. Because of the persecutions of the Saints in Missouri, at that time, it was necessary for them to move to the area near that time, it was necessary for them to move to the area near Nauvoo, Illinois in the spring of 1839. It became necessary for the family to move again, after the Saints' homes were burned, and persecutions continued, and finally they arrive at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The following data is taken from the Abraham Hunsaker Family book:
"At the age of 18, Harriet went to Utah with her family. They traveled in the Reddin Allred Company of Pioneers and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in September of 1849. The family settled in West Jordan, Utah, in 1850. In order to help the family Harriet hired out as a helper in homes.
"During the fall of 1850 she was working for Abraham Hunsaker, whose wife, Eliza Collins, was confined to her bed. Romance seemed to have very little part in the early days of Pioneer life, and one day, when Harriet was hanging the family wash on the line, Abraham asked her to become his second wife. Without any courtship or preparation for a wedding she married him on November 22, 1850. She then moved into his home to continue taking care of Eliza and her family.
"Abraham appreciated Harriet's sturdy qualities and her endurance and capabilities, as she was able to any task from manual labor on the farm to the finest art in the home. Harriet helped shear the sheep, wash the wool, weave it into cloth, and then finally make it into clothing for her children to wear.
"Four children were born to Harriet at West Jordan. In April 1856 she went to Carson Valley with Abraham. Her youngest son was only seven days old.
"Harriet returned to Utah with her husband in 1857. All the rest of her children, except one, were born in Brigham City, Utah. In addition to having 15 children herself, Harriet raised Robert, the baby of Margaret Hunsaker, as her own; also, an Indian boy, Lemuel, lived as a member of her family for several years.
"Harriet took the brunt of the hardships, spending summers at Little Mountain herding sheep and other stock, and living in a cave with one or two of her children.
"Harriet served as the first Relief Society President of the Honeyville Ward, and remained in that position for many years. She was independent, uncomplaining, and afraid of nothing. Her daughter, Harriet, lived in Albion, Idaho, and Harriet made many trips there in a single horse, black-topped buggy. It took several days to make the trip, and she stopped wherever night overtook her, sleeping on the ground between the wheels of the buggy, and preparing her food over a campfire. At that time there were few ranches along the way. Harriet was a real pioneer, taking life as it came and making the best of it.
"When Harriet married she could not read nor write, and although Abraham taught her the rudiments, it was so difficult she had to have her children and grandchildren read and write for her.
Harriet lived a good, wholesome and unpretentious life. She was always a friend to both red and white man, and spent her time looking after the wants of the needy. She suffered a great deal of rheumatism, off and on, during her later life. She was stricken with blood poisoning, caused by a blister on her little toe which she got while rocking a cradle. She died on 6 January 1905, at Honeyville, Utah, and was buried in the Brigham City Cemetery."
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Chester Loveland Company (1857)
Family Members
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Margaret Mariah Beckstead Egbert
1823–1901
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Pvt Gordon Silas Beckstead
1825–1891
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Henry Beckstead
1827–1888
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Thomas Wesley Beckstead
1833–1893
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Lucy Ann Beckstead
1835–1848
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Emeline Beckstead Bills
1837–1917
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Sarah Elizabeth Beckstead Winward
1838–1890
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Samuel Alexander Beckstead Sr
1840–1861
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Amanda Jane Beckstead
1843–1844
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George Washington Beckstead
1845–1912
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John Alma Beckstead Sr
1848–1927
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Joseph Alonzo Beckstead
1850–1923
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Hyrum Beckstead
1855–1937
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Moses William Beckstead Sr
1857–1916
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Eliza Ariminta Beckstead Lee
1857–1923
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Aaron Beckstead
1858–1924
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Catherine Lince Beckstead Foisy
1859–1926
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Fanny Kesiah Beckstead Williams
1859–1936
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Robert Beckstead
1861–1921
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Clarisa Ann Beckstead
1861–1861
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Margaret Albine Beckstead Hibbard
1862–1944
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Viola Janette Beckstead
1862–1863
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Martha Ann Beckstead Aylett
1864–1930
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Heber Alexander Beckstead
1865–1925
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Francis Albert Beckstead
1866–1952
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Ira "Irrie" Beckstead
1867–1938
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Ermine Araminta Beckstead
1867–1867
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Susan Vilinda Beckstead
1868–1869
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Alexander Beckstead
1870–1942
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Indian Lemual Hunsaker
1847–1859
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Alexander Beckstead Hunsaker Sr
1852–1910
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Catharine "Cassie" Hunsaker Winward
1853–1931
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Hyrum Hunsaker
1855–1933
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Joseph Hunsaker
1856–1937
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Polly Hunsaker
1857–1866
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Elnore Hunsaker
1859–1859
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Enoch Hartman Hunsaker
1860–1930
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Cyrus Hunsaker
1862–1927
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John Luce Hunsaker
1864–1945
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Gordon Walter Hunsaker Sr
1866–1921
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Elzarus Hunsaker
1867–1940
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Raphael Hunsaker
1869–1870
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Harriet Hunsaker Lewis
1871–1944
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Daniel William Hunsaker
1872–1944
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Walter Royal Hunsaker
1876–1877
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