aka John Hopwood Blazzard

Son of Robert Bleazard and Ann Hopwood

Married Sarah Ann Newell, abt 1821.

Children - Robert Bleazard, Sarah Bleazard.

Married Elizabeth Betsey Miller formerly Poole, 1840. Died in Nauvoo.

Children - None.

Married Sarah Searcy, 30 Mar 1846, Winter Quarters, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa.

Children - Dorcas Searcy Bleazard, John Searcy Bleazard, Mariam Bleazard, James Searcy Bleazard, Ellen Searcy Bleazard, Thomas Blazzard.

John was married to Sarah Sarcey by Willard Richards. Upon arrival in Winter Quarters, President Young instructed John to let the first company have his equipment while he remained there to build and mend wagons for 2 years. John was called to Las Vegas Mission; known to have exhorted the brethren to faithfulness and perserverance in their duties concerning this mission. John was a member of the Nauvoo Legion Band. He played the Key Bugle which was a brass band composed of 18 members.

Married Mary Jane Miller, 30 Mar 1848.

Children - Mary Ann Bleazard; Sarah Jane Bleazard.

Married Margaret Birch, 15 October 1851, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, later divorced.

Children - None.

Married Matilda Murch, 17 Jan 1855, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, later divorced.

Child - Thomas Murch Pinney.

Married Lydia Davis, 7 Feb 1863, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

Children - Mark Hopwood Bleazard, Lucy Davis Bleazard, Caleb Davis Bleazard, Orson Davis Bleazard, Joseph Davis Bleazard.

Married Mary Matilda Holden, 7 Feb 1863, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

Married Mary Ison, 16 Nov 1867, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Mary had been married previously to Henry Worthington and she was the birth mother of seven children.

Children - None.

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 18, p. 128

John Hopwood Bleazard was born in Newton, Yorkshire, England, on February 26, 1803, the son of Robert and Ann Hopwood Bleazard. He was an early convert to the Latter-day Saint Church. His profession was wheelwright and ship's carpenter so when preparations were made for the move West, he assembled a good outfit. Upon his arrival in Winter Quarters, President Young instructed him to let the first company have his equipment while he remained there to build and mend wagons for two years. The Bleazard family finally reached Utah September 20, 1850, and settled in Salt Lake City. On February 24, 1856, he in company with others was called to the Las Vegas Mission. He is known to have exhorted the brethren to faithfulness and perseverance in their duties concerning this mission. He died in Salt Lake City January 12, 1871.

Deseret News, March 1, 1871

Obituary - Bro. John H. Bleazard, late of Salt Lake City, deceased, was born in Newton, Yorkshire, England, February 26th, 1803, and died in this city January 13th, 1871.
Bro. Bleazard was baptized into the church in Preston, Lancashire, in the year of our Lord 1836. He was ordained an Elder in the Church at Manchester, on the 7th of July, 1840, under the hands of Elder Parley P. Pratt, and emigrated to America during the same year. He ever proved himself a faithful and tried friend to the martyred Prophet. No sacrifice or exertions were wanting on his part to aid the cause of Zion in the days of the Prophet Joseph, and his integrity knew no bounds, and though not among the first to come to Utah, he voluntarily gave his outfit to others to aid them across the plains; and so soon as he could procure another outfit, he came to Salt Lake City with his family, where he underwent many trials and exhibited some peculiar traits of character; but admidst all his trials and vexations, his integrity to the cause did not in the least abate; and through persevering industry and strict economy, he has left his family in comfortable circumstances. He died in peace and fully in the faith of the Gospel of Christ, and has gone to receive the reward of his labors. Peace to his ashes.