The following is added by a contributor to Findagrave on May 30, 2014.
Ellen Jane Bailey was born in 1827 in Ireland to Joseph and Ann Bailey. She was the fourth of nine children.
Her father Joseph was in the British Royal Army and was stationed in Canada, Ireland and England. Over the years, the Bailey family traveled across the Atlantic Ocean several times. The family was in Ireland at the time of her birth, but within two years, they were back in England. Ellen's five younger siblings were all born in England.
In 1846, Ellen married John Lamborn. Between 1847-1858, they had five children: William John, Edwin George, James, Joseph Thomas and Eliza Ann. In 1850, her father Joseph died unexpectedly, and the Bailey and Lamborn families took up permanent residence in Bath.
Years after her father's death, Ellen was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her mother Ann, and her surviving siblings, Ellen, George and Reuben also joined the church. In 1853, her brother George made the journey to the Utah Territory to make way for the family to come later. In 1855, her mother, sister Elizabeth, brother Reuben and oldest son, William Lamborn left for America. Ellen, her husband and her remaining children stayed behind. The Bailey family members who were in America were contributing to their passage, and as they did, she benefited from the Perpetual Emigration Fund.
By 1864, she had earned her credentials to sail and boarded the ship "Hudson" along with four of her children (she had been widowed in 1858). They arrived in America during the Civil War and made their way (with difficulty) to Nebraska where she joined the Warren S. Snow wagon train company. The wagon train departed in August, 1864. Her daughter Eliza later wrote of their journey: "He [Joseph Thomas Lamborn] was so seriously burned that when the ox team and covered wagon train left Omaha, Nebraska a few days later, mother [Ellen Jane Bailey Lamborn] had to walk and carry him on her back because he could not stand the pain incurred by the jolting wagons. Thus we crossed the plains—with mother carrying her eight-year old child, and I walking by her side the greater part of the way. My second brother, Edwin, although just a small boy, drove two yoke of oxen to pay his fare. When we arrived in Salt Lake City, in October, mother's shoes were worn out and her feet were sore and bleeding from the endless days of walking." ("Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Source of Trail Excerpt:Murphy, Eliza Ann Lamborn, [Autobiography], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 20:193-94) They arrived in Great Salt Lake City in November, 1864.
William Lamborn, Ellen's oldest son, met her and his siblings in the Salt Lake Valley, and drove them down to Spanish Fork, where the family was living at the time. (In 1858, the threat of Johnston's Army had forced the Bailey families to move South to the Goshen and Spanish Fork areas of what is now Utah County.) In 1866, while in Spanish Fork, Ellen met and married William Taylor, a fellow British Mormon convert and immigrant. That same year, Ellen's brother-in-law, Luther Reed was called by church leader, Charles C. Rich to help settle the Bear Lake Valley and build a mill there. Eventually, Ellen's sons were called to the area as well, and the Lamborn/Taylors, the Reed family and Ann Bailey all moved to the Laketown and Round Valley areas of the Bear Lake Valley. Her brother George and his family moved from Spanish Fork back to Millcreek, and they visited George every fall.
They endured many hardships in the Bear Lake Valley, but lived good lives. Ellen died in Laketown, Utah on 28 May 1897 and is buried near her mother and sister Elizabeth in the Laketown Cemetery. Her headstone bears the "Faith in Every Footstep" plaque which commemorates Mormon Pioneers.
Ellen Jane Bailey was born in 1827 in Ireland to Joseph and Ann Bailey. She was the fourth of nine children.
Her father Joseph was in the British Royal Army and was stationed in Canada, Ireland and England. Over the years, the Bailey family traveled across the Atlantic Ocean several times. The family was in Ireland at the time of her birth, but within two years, they were back in England. Ellen's five younger siblings were all born in England.
In 1846, Ellen married John Lamborn. Between 1847-1858, they had five children: William John, Edwin George, James, Joseph Thomas and Eliza Ann. In 1850, her father Joseph died unexpectedly, and the Bailey and Lamborn families took up permanent residence in Bath.
Years after her father's death, Ellen was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her mother Ann, and her surviving siblings, Ellen, George and Reuben also joined the church. In 1853, her brother George made the journey to the Utah Territory to make way for the family to come later. In 1855, her mother, sister Elizabeth, brother Reuben and oldest son, William Lamborn left for America. Ellen, her husband and her remaining children stayed behind. The Bailey family members who were in America were contributing to their passage, and as they did, she benefited from the Perpetual Emigration Fund.
By 1864, she had earned her credentials to sail and boarded the ship "Hudson" along with four of her children (she had been widowed in 1858). They arrived in America during the Civil War and made their way (with difficulty) to Nebraska where she joined the Warren S. Snow wagon train company. The wagon train departed in August, 1864. Her daughter Eliza later wrote of their journey: "He [Joseph Thomas Lamborn] was so seriously burned that when the ox team and covered wagon train left Omaha, Nebraska a few days later, mother [Ellen Jane Bailey Lamborn] had to walk and carry him on her back because he could not stand the pain incurred by the jolting wagons. Thus we crossed the plains—with mother carrying her eight-year old child, and I walking by her side the greater part of the way. My second brother, Edwin, although just a small boy, drove two yoke of oxen to pay his fare. When we arrived in Salt Lake City, in October, mother's shoes were worn out and her feet were sore and bleeding from the endless days of walking." ("Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Source of Trail Excerpt:Murphy, Eliza Ann Lamborn, [Autobiography], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 20:193-94) They arrived in Great Salt Lake City in November, 1864.
William Lamborn, Ellen's oldest son, met her and his siblings in the Salt Lake Valley, and drove them down to Spanish Fork, where the family was living at the time. (In 1858, the threat of Johnston's Army had forced the Bailey families to move South to the Goshen and Spanish Fork areas of what is now Utah County.) In 1866, while in Spanish Fork, Ellen met and married William Taylor, a fellow British Mormon convert and immigrant. That same year, Ellen's brother-in-law, Luther Reed was called by church leader, Charles C. Rich to help settle the Bear Lake Valley and build a mill there. Eventually, Ellen's sons were called to the area as well, and the Lamborn/Taylors, the Reed family and Ann Bailey all moved to the Laketown and Round Valley areas of the Bear Lake Valley. Her brother George and his family moved from Spanish Fork back to Millcreek, and they visited George every fall.
They endured many hardships in the Bear Lake Valley, but lived good lives. Ellen died in Laketown, Utah on 28 May 1897 and is buried near her mother and sister Elizabeth in the Laketown Cemetery. Her headstone bears the "Faith in Every Footstep" plaque which commemorates Mormon Pioneers.
The following is added by a contributor to Findagrave on May 30, 2014.
Ellen Jane Bailey was born in 1827 in Ireland to Joseph and Ann Bailey. She was the fourth of nine children.
Her father Joseph was in the British Royal Army and was stationed in Canada, Ireland and England. Over the years, the Bailey family traveled across the Atlantic Ocean several times. The family was in Ireland at the time of her birth, but within two years, they were back in England. Ellen's five younger siblings were all born in England.
In 1846, Ellen married John Lamborn. Between 1847-1858, they had five children: William John, Edwin George, James, Joseph Thomas and Eliza Ann. In 1850, her father Joseph died unexpectedly, and the Bailey and Lamborn families took up permanent residence in Bath.
Years after her father's death, Ellen was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her mother Ann, and her surviving siblings, Ellen, George and Reuben also joined the church. In 1853, her brother George made the journey to the Utah Territory to make way for the family to come later. In 1855, her mother, sister Elizabeth, brother Reuben and oldest son, William Lamborn left for America. Ellen, her husband and her remaining children stayed behind. The Bailey family members who were in America were contributing to their passage, and as they did, she benefited from the Perpetual Emigration Fund.
By 1864, she had earned her credentials to sail and boarded the ship "Hudson" along with four of her children (she had been widowed in 1858). They arrived in America during the Civil War and made their way (with difficulty) to Nebraska where she joined the Warren S. Snow wagon train company. The wagon train departed in August, 1864. Her daughter Eliza later wrote of their journey: "He [Joseph Thomas Lamborn] was so seriously burned that when the ox team and covered wagon train left Omaha, Nebraska a few days later, mother [Ellen Jane Bailey Lamborn] had to walk and carry him on her back because he could not stand the pain incurred by the jolting wagons. Thus we crossed the plains—with mother carrying her eight-year old child, and I walking by her side the greater part of the way. My second brother, Edwin, although just a small boy, drove two yoke of oxen to pay his fare. When we arrived in Salt Lake City, in October, mother's shoes were worn out and her feet were sore and bleeding from the endless days of walking." ("Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Source of Trail Excerpt:Murphy, Eliza Ann Lamborn, [Autobiography], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 20:193-94) They arrived in Great Salt Lake City in November, 1864.
William Lamborn, Ellen's oldest son, met her and his siblings in the Salt Lake Valley, and drove them down to Spanish Fork, where the family was living at the time. (In 1858, the threat of Johnston's Army had forced the Bailey families to move South to the Goshen and Spanish Fork areas of what is now Utah County.) In 1866, while in Spanish Fork, Ellen met and married William Taylor, a fellow British Mormon convert and immigrant. That same year, Ellen's brother-in-law, Luther Reed was called by church leader, Charles C. Rich to help settle the Bear Lake Valley and build a mill there. Eventually, Ellen's sons were called to the area as well, and the Lamborn/Taylors, the Reed family and Ann Bailey all moved to the Laketown and Round Valley areas of the Bear Lake Valley. Her brother George and his family moved from Spanish Fork back to Millcreek, and they visited George every fall.
They endured many hardships in the Bear Lake Valley, but lived good lives. Ellen died in Laketown, Utah on 28 May 1897 and is buried near her mother and sister Elizabeth in the Laketown Cemetery. Her headstone bears the "Faith in Every Footstep" plaque which commemorates Mormon Pioneers.
Ellen Jane Bailey was born in 1827 in Ireland to Joseph and Ann Bailey. She was the fourth of nine children.
Her father Joseph was in the British Royal Army and was stationed in Canada, Ireland and England. Over the years, the Bailey family traveled across the Atlantic Ocean several times. The family was in Ireland at the time of her birth, but within two years, they were back in England. Ellen's five younger siblings were all born in England.
In 1846, Ellen married John Lamborn. Between 1847-1858, they had five children: William John, Edwin George, James, Joseph Thomas and Eliza Ann. In 1850, her father Joseph died unexpectedly, and the Bailey and Lamborn families took up permanent residence in Bath.
Years after her father's death, Ellen was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her mother Ann, and her surviving siblings, Ellen, George and Reuben also joined the church. In 1853, her brother George made the journey to the Utah Territory to make way for the family to come later. In 1855, her mother, sister Elizabeth, brother Reuben and oldest son, William Lamborn left for America. Ellen, her husband and her remaining children stayed behind. The Bailey family members who were in America were contributing to their passage, and as they did, she benefited from the Perpetual Emigration Fund.
By 1864, she had earned her credentials to sail and boarded the ship "Hudson" along with four of her children (she had been widowed in 1858). They arrived in America during the Civil War and made their way (with difficulty) to Nebraska where she joined the Warren S. Snow wagon train company. The wagon train departed in August, 1864. Her daughter Eliza later wrote of their journey: "He [Joseph Thomas Lamborn] was so seriously burned that when the ox team and covered wagon train left Omaha, Nebraska a few days later, mother [Ellen Jane Bailey Lamborn] had to walk and carry him on her back because he could not stand the pain incurred by the jolting wagons. Thus we crossed the plains—with mother carrying her eight-year old child, and I walking by her side the greater part of the way. My second brother, Edwin, although just a small boy, drove two yoke of oxen to pay his fare. When we arrived in Salt Lake City, in October, mother's shoes were worn out and her feet were sore and bleeding from the endless days of walking." ("Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Source of Trail Excerpt:Murphy, Eliza Ann Lamborn, [Autobiography], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 20:193-94) They arrived in Great Salt Lake City in November, 1864.
William Lamborn, Ellen's oldest son, met her and his siblings in the Salt Lake Valley, and drove them down to Spanish Fork, where the family was living at the time. (In 1858, the threat of Johnston's Army had forced the Bailey families to move South to the Goshen and Spanish Fork areas of what is now Utah County.) In 1866, while in Spanish Fork, Ellen met and married William Taylor, a fellow British Mormon convert and immigrant. That same year, Ellen's brother-in-law, Luther Reed was called by church leader, Charles C. Rich to help settle the Bear Lake Valley and build a mill there. Eventually, Ellen's sons were called to the area as well, and the Lamborn/Taylors, the Reed family and Ann Bailey all moved to the Laketown and Round Valley areas of the Bear Lake Valley. Her brother George and his family moved from Spanish Fork back to Millcreek, and they visited George every fall.
They endured many hardships in the Bear Lake Valley, but lived good lives. Ellen died in Laketown, Utah on 28 May 1897 and is buried near her mother and sister Elizabeth in the Laketown Cemetery. Her headstone bears the "Faith in Every Footstep" plaque which commemorates Mormon Pioneers.
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