Son of John Colemere and Elizabeth Pickering

Married Rebecca Hill, May 1943, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois

Married Rachel Burgess, 3 Nov 1844, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois

Children - George William Colemere, Sarah Jane Colemere, Marie Colemere, Mary Ellen Colemere, Esther Alice Colemere, George Heber Colemere, John Horne Colemere, Elizabeth Colemere, Martha Ann Colemere, Rachel Emily Colemere

Biography - George Colemere was born on the 6th of November 1814, in Ellsmere, Shropshire, England. He embraced the gospel in his native land. Henry Royle baptized George a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in November of 1840.

On 18 December 1840, George was ordained a priest at a special conference held at Lightmoor Green, England.

That same year he immigrated to America leaving Liverpool on the ship called North America, in the company of two hundred other Saints from England. Theodore Turley was the captain of the ship.

Shortly after arriving in Nauvoo, Illinois, George was ordained an elder by President Samuel Williams and Jessey Baker.

Then, at a special conference held in the city of Nauvoo on the 8th of October 1844, he was ordained a seventy in the 112th Quorum of Seventies at the organization of the Quorum.

George was a bricklayer by trade and while in Nauvoo he helped build the Nauvoo Temple.

It was in Nauvoo that George met Rachel Burgess. She was the daughter of William Burgess and Martha Barlow. They fell in love and were married on the 3rd of November 1844 in the Nauvoo, Illinois temple.

The Saints were enduring great persecution but they were determined to finish the temple. Before they left Nauvoo George and Rachel were endowed and then sealed in the Nauvoo temple on 10 January, 1846 and 31 January 1846 respectively.

During the winters, George would go up the river to cut wood until the Saints moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa in the spring of 1847. They remained there until 1851. They joined a company of Saints and crossed the great plains of the western frontier arriving in the Salt Lake Valley on 23 September, 1851.

George continued his trade of bricklaying after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley on the 23rd of September, 1851.

After building several homes in Salt Lake the family decided to move to the southwest part of Kaysville in Davis County.

In 1857 George was called by the Church to be a leader in Carson Valley, Nevada. So, George and Rachel packed up and moved their family to Nevada. They stayed there about one year before they were called back because Johnson's Army was coming into Utah. It was believed that they were coming to destroy the people. When the army arrived they found the city vacant and moved on without any trouble. The Saints then returned to their homes.

George bought a farm in Kaysville, made the adobe bricks by hand and built their first home in Kaysville. He also helped to build the first church house there. The adobe bricks for the building were produced on the Colemere farm.

As a brick builder and bricklayer, George's skill was always in demand. He spent most of his time in Salt Lake City building homes and structures. Rachel remained in Kaysville with their children.

George and Rachel were great examples of forward moving industrious pioneers. They contributed much to the development of the Salt Lake area. George died in 1879, and Rachel waited 30 years to join him. She died the 24th of September 1910. They are interred in the cemetery in Kaysville, Davis, Utah.

George Colemere was the son of John and Elizabeth Hornsworth Colemere, who was the son of John and Margaret Pickering Colemere. She was the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Pickering. George was born 6th of November 1814 at Ellsmere, Shropshire, England. He embraced the Gospel in his native land, and was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Henry Royle, November 1840. Elder Royle also ordained him a priest at the special conference held at Lightmoor Green on the 18th of December 1840. He emigrated to America the same year, leaving Liverpool 8 September 1840 on the ship "North America" in a company of two hundred saints. Theodore Turley was the captain.

He came to Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, in November 1843 where he was ordained an Elder by President Samuel Williams and Jesse Baker. At a special conference, held in the city of Nauvoo, on the 8th of October 1844, he was ordained a seventy in the 11th Quorum of Seventies at the organization of said Quorum.

Rachel Burgess Colemere was the daughter of William and Martha Barlow Burgess. He was the son of William and Betty Burgess and she was the daughter of Thomas and Ann Barlow. Rachel was born 21 March 1823, at Barton, Lancashire. England. They were married 3 November 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois. They received their endowments in the Nauvoo Temple 10 January 1846 and were sealed 31 January 1846.

Mr. Colemere was a brick-layer by trade, and while in Nauvoo, he helped to build the Nauvoo Temple. In the winter time he went up the river to saw wood.

They moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa, in the spring of 1847 and remained there until 1851. They joined a company of saints and crossed the Great Plains arriving in Salt Lake City, 23 September 1851.

Mr. Colemere was one that was always looking ahead, so in making arrangement to come to Utah, he brought a good supply with him, rigging up two outfits. He put in two cows with the oxen. One wagon with two yoke of oxen and one yoke of cows, putting the cows next to the wagon and oxen on the lead. This wagon was driven by Mrs. Colemere. Mr. Colemere drove two yoke of oxen on another wagon. He brought the cows so as to have milk and butter to use.

After coming to Salt Lake City, they lived in the sixth Ward. While living there, Mr. Colemere followed his trade of brick-laying, doing quite a bit of work for William Jennings. He also helped to build the Salt Lake Temple. He built several homes in Salt Lake City. The house that was used as the old Keely Institute, between 2nd and 3rd West, South Temple was one of the homes built by him.

They came to Kaysville, Farmington as it was then called, settling on a farm on the line between the two towns which is located in the southwest part of Kaysville. They came from Salt Lake City about 1854.

In 1856, they were called by the leaders of the Church to go to Carson Valley, Nevada, To help settle that country. They stayed there about a year, when they were called back on account of Johnson's Army coming into Utah to destroy the people. In the Spring the call of 1858 to go south came. They went, but did not remain long.

When the army came into the valley and found the city vacant, they moved on without any trouble. The saints then returned to their homes. After returning from the move south, Mr. Colemere bought the above mentioned farm and made the adobes and built his home, where it now stands. (1935).

He also helped to build the meeting house in Kaysville, which is now used as the Ward Amusement Hall. The adobes for this building were made on Mr. Colemere's farm. The adobe holes are still there at this writing (1935). He was also a farmer and stockraiser and beekeeper. While in Salt Lake City, in the year 1857, he was chosen as a member of the building committee consisting of William Fawcett, George Colemere and John Howe. He held positions in the church and at his death was a High Priest.

George Colemere died 4 January 1879, at the age of sixty-five years and was buried in the Salt Lake City cemetery.