m. George Crowther
Dec. 1848 in Kilberney., Arshr., scotland
Born in Kilbirnie Ayrshire Scotland
A sketch of the life of Janet Wyley Crowther of Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah.
This is for her grandchildren, and great Grandchildren, so we will call it the story of Janet or Jannett.
Across the ocean in a country called Scotland and in the city of Kilberney or Kilburnie or Kilemey, Ayrshire a little girl named Janet was born on the 29th of October 1825. She had very dark brown hair (almost black) blue eyes, and a little under average in height. As a child she was very alert, nothing escaped her quick perception, whether it was in her play with the children or listening to her elders in their conversation. She was also a very patient child, keeping all her troubles to herself. In her early life, she was a lover of the story of Jesus and therefore, learned to ask him for help. When she was a very small child and any of the family teased her, especially while they were at a meal, she never answered back, just kept on eating. Her Mother in a joking way, would say, It doesn't pay to tease Janet while she is eating, she only goes on eating more. Janet must have learned to someway to hold her own council and fight her own battles in a quiet way. She went to work in a Textile factory at the age of eight years and worked there steady until she married. Janet loved to study and do so when not at work.
Janet's Mother is Janet Fife and her Father is William Wyley, was a devoted Christian. The family belonged to the good old Presbyterian Church which was founded by John Knox. His motto was "The fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom", John was one of the early reformers who taught the people to read the Bible and think for themselves and not depend entirely upon what the priests and the Pope taught them. He was a broad minded man. He taught the people to think for themselves.
When Janet came home one night and told her people about the new doctrine that was being taught, her Father told her that she had the right to investigate the scriptures and choose the way she could get the greatest light. "So now, Janet, I am not going to stand in the way of any of my children of having the same privilege." The others, especially her mother Janet Fife, could not at first be persuaded to listen, but soon Janet's older sister, Barbara, accompanied her to one of these meetings to hear this new doctrine.
Janet was only about sixteen at this time, but she was the one who let the rest of the family to try and understand this new Gospel plan. To her it seemed to open up something broader and gave her a clearer idea of the plan of Salvation. Together the two sisters, Barbara and Janet would tell their Father the difference in the points of doctrine as the following, "The Elders said tonight, A man must be called of God by prophecy and by the laying on of hands those who are in authority to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances there of," This he proved by the scriptures.
It was not long till their Father became interested and would go to hear the Mormon Elders and their teachings. For they were the men whom Janet had found and listened to. It took a great deal of courage and faith to listen to a Mormon Elder in those days. But when one has understanding enough to see the light, you crave more. So she, Janet, became convinced that this was a broader explanation of the scriptures than she had ever heard and she was only sixteen when she joined the Church. She was baptized on the 23rd of December 1841.
Parley P, Pratt opened this branch of the church. It was not long until her Father William Wylie and her sister Barbara who was a man of strong willpower that is he was not led easily one way or the other. He took his time to investigate and when he became satisfied in his mind that this was a revelation from Heaven, he studied all the principals thoroughly and one point he was delighted with was faith. He had often thought about the healings and miracles of Christ. Faith is a principal of power. He was glad to know that they taught healing by faith. So one day when he was brought home from work on a stretcher, with his leg very badly broken, he asked for the Elders to come and administer to him. He had such great faith that after they had administered to him he was able to move his foot. Then his wife became convinced of the power that God gave to the Elders and to those who put their faith and trust in him, and she embraced this new doctrine. Janet was a faithful member of this new faith and attended all their meetings whenever it was possible for her to do so.
Sometime after she joined and at one of these meetings, Janet met and was introduced to a nice young man, an English boy, who had come to Kilburney or Kilburnie to work in the coal mines. This being a coal district as well as a manufacturing town. This boy George Crowther had joined the Mormons before coming there. They became attached to each other and when Janet was twenty years old when they married on 7 Dec 1848 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They lived n Scotland til her first child was born.
Dec. 1848 in Kilberney., Arshr., scotland
Born in Kilbirnie Ayrshire Scotland
A sketch of the life of Janet Wyley Crowther of Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah.
This is for her grandchildren, and great Grandchildren, so we will call it the story of Janet or Jannett.
Across the ocean in a country called Scotland and in the city of Kilberney or Kilburnie or Kilemey, Ayrshire a little girl named Janet was born on the 29th of October 1825. She had very dark brown hair (almost black) blue eyes, and a little under average in height. As a child she was very alert, nothing escaped her quick perception, whether it was in her play with the children or listening to her elders in their conversation. She was also a very patient child, keeping all her troubles to herself. In her early life, she was a lover of the story of Jesus and therefore, learned to ask him for help. When she was a very small child and any of the family teased her, especially while they were at a meal, she never answered back, just kept on eating. Her Mother in a joking way, would say, It doesn't pay to tease Janet while she is eating, she only goes on eating more. Janet must have learned to someway to hold her own council and fight her own battles in a quiet way. She went to work in a Textile factory at the age of eight years and worked there steady until she married. Janet loved to study and do so when not at work.
Janet's Mother is Janet Fife and her Father is William Wyley, was a devoted Christian. The family belonged to the good old Presbyterian Church which was founded by John Knox. His motto was "The fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom", John was one of the early reformers who taught the people to read the Bible and think for themselves and not depend entirely upon what the priests and the Pope taught them. He was a broad minded man. He taught the people to think for themselves.
When Janet came home one night and told her people about the new doctrine that was being taught, her Father told her that she had the right to investigate the scriptures and choose the way she could get the greatest light. "So now, Janet, I am not going to stand in the way of any of my children of having the same privilege." The others, especially her mother Janet Fife, could not at first be persuaded to listen, but soon Janet's older sister, Barbara, accompanied her to one of these meetings to hear this new doctrine.
Janet was only about sixteen at this time, but she was the one who let the rest of the family to try and understand this new Gospel plan. To her it seemed to open up something broader and gave her a clearer idea of the plan of Salvation. Together the two sisters, Barbara and Janet would tell their Father the difference in the points of doctrine as the following, "The Elders said tonight, A man must be called of God by prophecy and by the laying on of hands those who are in authority to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances there of," This he proved by the scriptures.
It was not long till their Father became interested and would go to hear the Mormon Elders and their teachings. For they were the men whom Janet had found and listened to. It took a great deal of courage and faith to listen to a Mormon Elder in those days. But when one has understanding enough to see the light, you crave more. So she, Janet, became convinced that this was a broader explanation of the scriptures than she had ever heard and she was only sixteen when she joined the Church. She was baptized on the 23rd of December 1841.
Parley P, Pratt opened this branch of the church. It was not long until her Father William Wylie and her sister Barbara who was a man of strong willpower that is he was not led easily one way or the other. He took his time to investigate and when he became satisfied in his mind that this was a revelation from Heaven, he studied all the principals thoroughly and one point he was delighted with was faith. He had often thought about the healings and miracles of Christ. Faith is a principal of power. He was glad to know that they taught healing by faith. So one day when he was brought home from work on a stretcher, with his leg very badly broken, he asked for the Elders to come and administer to him. He had such great faith that after they had administered to him he was able to move his foot. Then his wife became convinced of the power that God gave to the Elders and to those who put their faith and trust in him, and she embraced this new doctrine. Janet was a faithful member of this new faith and attended all their meetings whenever it was possible for her to do so.
Sometime after she joined and at one of these meetings, Janet met and was introduced to a nice young man, an English boy, who had come to Kilburney or Kilburnie to work in the coal mines. This being a coal district as well as a manufacturing town. This boy George Crowther had joined the Mormons before coming there. They became attached to each other and when Janet was twenty years old when they married on 7 Dec 1848 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They lived n Scotland til her first child was born.
m. George Crowther
Dec. 1848 in Kilberney., Arshr., scotland
Born in Kilbirnie Ayrshire Scotland
A sketch of the life of Janet Wyley Crowther of Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah.
This is for her grandchildren, and great Grandchildren, so we will call it the story of Janet or Jannett.
Across the ocean in a country called Scotland and in the city of Kilberney or Kilburnie or Kilemey, Ayrshire a little girl named Janet was born on the 29th of October 1825. She had very dark brown hair (almost black) blue eyes, and a little under average in height. As a child she was very alert, nothing escaped her quick perception, whether it was in her play with the children or listening to her elders in their conversation. She was also a very patient child, keeping all her troubles to herself. In her early life, she was a lover of the story of Jesus and therefore, learned to ask him for help. When she was a very small child and any of the family teased her, especially while they were at a meal, she never answered back, just kept on eating. Her Mother in a joking way, would say, It doesn't pay to tease Janet while she is eating, she only goes on eating more. Janet must have learned to someway to hold her own council and fight her own battles in a quiet way. She went to work in a Textile factory at the age of eight years and worked there steady until she married. Janet loved to study and do so when not at work.
Janet's Mother is Janet Fife and her Father is William Wyley, was a devoted Christian. The family belonged to the good old Presbyterian Church which was founded by John Knox. His motto was "The fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom", John was one of the early reformers who taught the people to read the Bible and think for themselves and not depend entirely upon what the priests and the Pope taught them. He was a broad minded man. He taught the people to think for themselves.
When Janet came home one night and told her people about the new doctrine that was being taught, her Father told her that she had the right to investigate the scriptures and choose the way she could get the greatest light. "So now, Janet, I am not going to stand in the way of any of my children of having the same privilege." The others, especially her mother Janet Fife, could not at first be persuaded to listen, but soon Janet's older sister, Barbara, accompanied her to one of these meetings to hear this new doctrine.
Janet was only about sixteen at this time, but she was the one who let the rest of the family to try and understand this new Gospel plan. To her it seemed to open up something broader and gave her a clearer idea of the plan of Salvation. Together the two sisters, Barbara and Janet would tell their Father the difference in the points of doctrine as the following, "The Elders said tonight, A man must be called of God by prophecy and by the laying on of hands those who are in authority to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances there of," This he proved by the scriptures.
It was not long till their Father became interested and would go to hear the Mormon Elders and their teachings. For they were the men whom Janet had found and listened to. It took a great deal of courage and faith to listen to a Mormon Elder in those days. But when one has understanding enough to see the light, you crave more. So she, Janet, became convinced that this was a broader explanation of the scriptures than she had ever heard and she was only sixteen when she joined the Church. She was baptized on the 23rd of December 1841.
Parley P, Pratt opened this branch of the church. It was not long until her Father William Wylie and her sister Barbara who was a man of strong willpower that is he was not led easily one way or the other. He took his time to investigate and when he became satisfied in his mind that this was a revelation from Heaven, he studied all the principals thoroughly and one point he was delighted with was faith. He had often thought about the healings and miracles of Christ. Faith is a principal of power. He was glad to know that they taught healing by faith. So one day when he was brought home from work on a stretcher, with his leg very badly broken, he asked for the Elders to come and administer to him. He had such great faith that after they had administered to him he was able to move his foot. Then his wife became convinced of the power that God gave to the Elders and to those who put their faith and trust in him, and she embraced this new doctrine. Janet was a faithful member of this new faith and attended all their meetings whenever it was possible for her to do so.
Sometime after she joined and at one of these meetings, Janet met and was introduced to a nice young man, an English boy, who had come to Kilburney or Kilburnie to work in the coal mines. This being a coal district as well as a manufacturing town. This boy George Crowther had joined the Mormons before coming there. They became attached to each other and when Janet was twenty years old when they married on 7 Dec 1848 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They lived n Scotland til her first child was born.
Dec. 1848 in Kilberney., Arshr., scotland
Born in Kilbirnie Ayrshire Scotland
A sketch of the life of Janet Wyley Crowther of Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah.
This is for her grandchildren, and great Grandchildren, so we will call it the story of Janet or Jannett.
Across the ocean in a country called Scotland and in the city of Kilberney or Kilburnie or Kilemey, Ayrshire a little girl named Janet was born on the 29th of October 1825. She had very dark brown hair (almost black) blue eyes, and a little under average in height. As a child she was very alert, nothing escaped her quick perception, whether it was in her play with the children or listening to her elders in their conversation. She was also a very patient child, keeping all her troubles to herself. In her early life, she was a lover of the story of Jesus and therefore, learned to ask him for help. When she was a very small child and any of the family teased her, especially while they were at a meal, she never answered back, just kept on eating. Her Mother in a joking way, would say, It doesn't pay to tease Janet while she is eating, she only goes on eating more. Janet must have learned to someway to hold her own council and fight her own battles in a quiet way. She went to work in a Textile factory at the age of eight years and worked there steady until she married. Janet loved to study and do so when not at work.
Janet's Mother is Janet Fife and her Father is William Wyley, was a devoted Christian. The family belonged to the good old Presbyterian Church which was founded by John Knox. His motto was "The fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom", John was one of the early reformers who taught the people to read the Bible and think for themselves and not depend entirely upon what the priests and the Pope taught them. He was a broad minded man. He taught the people to think for themselves.
When Janet came home one night and told her people about the new doctrine that was being taught, her Father told her that she had the right to investigate the scriptures and choose the way she could get the greatest light. "So now, Janet, I am not going to stand in the way of any of my children of having the same privilege." The others, especially her mother Janet Fife, could not at first be persuaded to listen, but soon Janet's older sister, Barbara, accompanied her to one of these meetings to hear this new doctrine.
Janet was only about sixteen at this time, but she was the one who let the rest of the family to try and understand this new Gospel plan. To her it seemed to open up something broader and gave her a clearer idea of the plan of Salvation. Together the two sisters, Barbara and Janet would tell their Father the difference in the points of doctrine as the following, "The Elders said tonight, A man must be called of God by prophecy and by the laying on of hands those who are in authority to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances there of," This he proved by the scriptures.
It was not long till their Father became interested and would go to hear the Mormon Elders and their teachings. For they were the men whom Janet had found and listened to. It took a great deal of courage and faith to listen to a Mormon Elder in those days. But when one has understanding enough to see the light, you crave more. So she, Janet, became convinced that this was a broader explanation of the scriptures than she had ever heard and she was only sixteen when she joined the Church. She was baptized on the 23rd of December 1841.
Parley P, Pratt opened this branch of the church. It was not long until her Father William Wylie and her sister Barbara who was a man of strong willpower that is he was not led easily one way or the other. He took his time to investigate and when he became satisfied in his mind that this was a revelation from Heaven, he studied all the principals thoroughly and one point he was delighted with was faith. He had often thought about the healings and miracles of Christ. Faith is a principal of power. He was glad to know that they taught healing by faith. So one day when he was brought home from work on a stretcher, with his leg very badly broken, he asked for the Elders to come and administer to him. He had such great faith that after they had administered to him he was able to move his foot. Then his wife became convinced of the power that God gave to the Elders and to those who put their faith and trust in him, and she embraced this new doctrine. Janet was a faithful member of this new faith and attended all their meetings whenever it was possible for her to do so.
Sometime after she joined and at one of these meetings, Janet met and was introduced to a nice young man, an English boy, who had come to Kilburney or Kilburnie to work in the coal mines. This being a coal district as well as a manufacturing town. This boy George Crowther had joined the Mormons before coming there. They became attached to each other and when Janet was twenty years old when they married on 7 Dec 1848 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They lived n Scotland til her first child was born.
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