James Stratton was born to Barton Stratton and Susan Vyse in Ware County, Hertford, England.
At the age of 19, he left London for New York City with the consent of his parents. Upon arriving in New York in 1844, he joined the US Navy for three years even though he was not a U.S. citizen. After his obligation to the Navy, he returned to England.
During the summer of 1850, he heard the principles of the gospel as taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was baptized on 3 August 1850. He came in the first Poor Fund company of the saints to the Salt Lake Valley. It was on the ship Ellen Maria while crossing the Atlantic Ocean that he was married to Frances Clark on 9 Feb 1851 by Apostle Orson Pratt.
In the Salt Lake Valley, he was a soldier and was assigned to be on picket duty at the head of Echo Canyon to watch for Johnson's Army.
When the Willey and Martin Handcart Companies arrive in the Salt Lake Valley, he and Frances took in Eliza Briggs (20-years old). On 12 Feb 1858 he married Eliza--entering into polygamy.
Frances went to Camp Floyd to work as a seamstress. When the company of soldiers were released to return to their homes in the east, Frances went with one of the soldiers and took her youngest daughter and her baby son with her. She later returned to James to ask forgiveness and to be his wife again, but James could not forgive her. She returned again to the east.
James was called on a mission to Dixie in southern Utah to help settle the country there. He and Eliza went with their family to southern Utah. Eliza died there on 8 January 1871 after giving birth to to their eighth baby.
When James moved his family back north, he moved to Cedar Fort and bought some land to farm. Later he moved his family to Provo Bench.
James died at the home of John and Emma Stratton in Provo Bench on 23 March 1907. He was the father of 12 children.
At the age of 19, he left London for New York City with the consent of his parents. Upon arriving in New York in 1844, he joined the US Navy for three years even though he was not a U.S. citizen. After his obligation to the Navy, he returned to England.
During the summer of 1850, he heard the principles of the gospel as taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was baptized on 3 August 1850. He came in the first Poor Fund company of the saints to the Salt Lake Valley. It was on the ship Ellen Maria while crossing the Atlantic Ocean that he was married to Frances Clark on 9 Feb 1851 by Apostle Orson Pratt.
In the Salt Lake Valley, he was a soldier and was assigned to be on picket duty at the head of Echo Canyon to watch for Johnson's Army.
When the Willey and Martin Handcart Companies arrive in the Salt Lake Valley, he and Frances took in Eliza Briggs (20-years old). On 12 Feb 1858 he married Eliza--entering into polygamy.
Frances went to Camp Floyd to work as a seamstress. When the company of soldiers were released to return to their homes in the east, Frances went with one of the soldiers and took her youngest daughter and her baby son with her. She later returned to James to ask forgiveness and to be his wife again, but James could not forgive her. She returned again to the east.
James was called on a mission to Dixie in southern Utah to help settle the country there. He and Eliza went with their family to southern Utah. Eliza died there on 8 January 1871 after giving birth to to their eighth baby.
When James moved his family back north, he moved to Cedar Fort and bought some land to farm. Later he moved his family to Provo Bench.
James died at the home of John and Emma Stratton in Provo Bench on 23 March 1907. He was the father of 12 children.
James Stratton was born to Barton Stratton and Susan Vyse in Ware County, Hertford, England.
At the age of 19, he left London for New York City with the consent of his parents. Upon arriving in New York in 1844, he joined the US Navy for three years even though he was not a U.S. citizen. After his obligation to the Navy, he returned to England.
During the summer of 1850, he heard the principles of the gospel as taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was baptized on 3 August 1850. He came in the first Poor Fund company of the saints to the Salt Lake Valley. It was on the ship Ellen Maria while crossing the Atlantic Ocean that he was married to Frances Clark on 9 Feb 1851 by Apostle Orson Pratt.
In the Salt Lake Valley, he was a soldier and was assigned to be on picket duty at the head of Echo Canyon to watch for Johnson's Army.
When the Willey and Martin Handcart Companies arrive in the Salt Lake Valley, he and Frances took in Eliza Briggs (20-years old). On 12 Feb 1858 he married Eliza--entering into polygamy.
Frances went to Camp Floyd to work as a seamstress. When the company of soldiers were released to return to their homes in the east, Frances went with one of the soldiers and took her youngest daughter and her baby son with her. She later returned to James to ask forgiveness and to be his wife again, but James could not forgive her. She returned again to the east.
James was called on a mission to Dixie in southern Utah to help settle the country there. He and Eliza went with their family to southern Utah. Eliza died there on 8 January 1871 after giving birth to to their eighth baby.
When James moved his family back north, he moved to Cedar Fort and bought some land to farm. Later he moved his family to Provo Bench.
James died at the home of John and Emma Stratton in Provo Bench on 23 March 1907. He was the father of 12 children.
At the age of 19, he left London for New York City with the consent of his parents. Upon arriving in New York in 1844, he joined the US Navy for three years even though he was not a U.S. citizen. After his obligation to the Navy, he returned to England.
During the summer of 1850, he heard the principles of the gospel as taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was baptized on 3 August 1850. He came in the first Poor Fund company of the saints to the Salt Lake Valley. It was on the ship Ellen Maria while crossing the Atlantic Ocean that he was married to Frances Clark on 9 Feb 1851 by Apostle Orson Pratt.
In the Salt Lake Valley, he was a soldier and was assigned to be on picket duty at the head of Echo Canyon to watch for Johnson's Army.
When the Willey and Martin Handcart Companies arrive in the Salt Lake Valley, he and Frances took in Eliza Briggs (20-years old). On 12 Feb 1858 he married Eliza--entering into polygamy.
Frances went to Camp Floyd to work as a seamstress. When the company of soldiers were released to return to their homes in the east, Frances went with one of the soldiers and took her youngest daughter and her baby son with her. She later returned to James to ask forgiveness and to be his wife again, but James could not forgive her. She returned again to the east.
James was called on a mission to Dixie in southern Utah to help settle the country there. He and Eliza went with their family to southern Utah. Eliza died there on 8 January 1871 after giving birth to to their eighth baby.
When James moved his family back north, he moved to Cedar Fort and bought some land to farm. Later he moved his family to Provo Bench.
James died at the home of John and Emma Stratton in Provo Bench on 23 March 1907. He was the father of 12 children.
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