John Farrington is the son of Richard and Mary Bunting, Farrington. His mother became a member of the L.D.S. Church and taught her son the principles of the gospel. He was baptized at the age of thirteen. Worked at Mersy Forge Steel & Iron. She died when John was fifteen years of age, and his father and brother, not being members of the church, and wishing to be with those who were, he went to work at the printing office of the L.D.S Millenial Star for two and a half years. There he became acquainted with many of the men who were afterward prominently identified with the work in Utah, and who became his friends and associates.

John sailed from Liverpool on board the Minnesota, August 25, 1869, at the age of seventeen with his sister, Jane who was seven. They arrived in New York September 6, and in Salt Lake on September 17th.

(See sister Jane Farrington Sawyer Memorial: 47628495)
Jane married Hugh Lyons, who died September 14, 1886. They were the parents of three children. Hugh William Lyons; Ada M. Lyons; and Royal LeRoy Lyons.
Married William Levi Sawyer, March 31, 1891, Salt Lake City, Utah. Find a Grave Memorial #47628499. He is the son of Walton Otis Sawyer and Henrietta Abrams.

Upon his arrival in Salt Lake he worked for the Deseret News printing hand bills on a hand press. Then worked on the Utah Central railroad, moving to Ogden in the meantime, where he printed the first and second editions of the Ogden Junction, now known as the Ogden Standard Examiner. Went to American Fork then back to Salt Lake in the fall. Worked in the Ophir mine, January 1871. Then worked for President Brigham Young in the fall and winter. Hauled some of the first machinery to Provo Woolen Mills by team. Also hauled coal to Provo by team and in April 1872 went to work in the Alta mines. Worked again for President Young, summer of 1873. Helped to build the first street car from the depot to Main Street. Also, helped lay the first water main in the city.

In the fall of 1873 he bought his first team and wagon. Commenced the Hack & Carriage business on August 4, 1882. Opened the Salt Lake Hack Line with office and telephone on Main Street, October 1, 1891. Opened the first carriage livery and boarding stables in Salt Lake.

John married Elizabeth Brooks on May 4, 1874, in the Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Utah. They are the parents of eight children.

John became a U.S. Citizen on September 11, 1882, Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake City, Salt County, Utah.
John A. Hunter, Judge ~ Ref. Vol. 21, Page 36
[Source: FHL US/CAN Film (2311161) Page 264]