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George Urie
Alice Jane Perry Urie
Born: 4 Nov 1858 in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, USA
Parents: George Urie and Alice Jane Perry
Married: June 23, 1873, Nancy Franzetta Smith at Salt Lake City
Died: 25 Apr 1934 in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, USA
LIFE SKETCH OF GEORGE URIE
George Urie was born a few minutes after midnight on the November 4, 1858, but his twin brother,
David has November 3 as his birthdate. George was a blacksmith by trade and had a shop
at his home on 100 West Wtreet in Cedar City, and was one of three blacksmiths in Cedar
City who converted wagons into sleighs for getting the timber out of the mountain for the
construction of th BNS college building now known as Old Main.
He also operated a small dairy and livestock business. He homesteaded property up Cedar
Canyon where the family made cheese during the summer months. He also ran as a candidate
for city council, but was defeated.
At 21 he was called by the LDS Church to help explore a way to San Juan Country. He left
with the first company of scouts in April 1879 to explore the
southern route through Arizona. His skill as a blacksmith was a needed asset for the
company. They arrived at Fort Montezuma June 1, 1979. While at Fort Montezuma he accompanied
Captain Silas Smith and Adelbert McGregor to San Luis Valley in Colorado, for supplies for
the Fort. and returned to Cedar City by way of the Northern Route on September 18, 1879,
traveling over 1000 miles by horseback.
He and his wife traveled to Bluff separately in the Hole in the Rock company. Both were single,
and Alice Jane traveled with her father, George Perry. They returned to Cedar City
in June 1880. They married in St. George 16 February 1881. He and his wife reared a family
of seven children. He died April 25, 1934 at Cedar City, Utah.
Sources:
1 FamilySearch Memories
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George Urie
Alice Jane Perry Urie