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History of George Westwood


George Westwood
Born: 1853 at Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales
Parents: William Westwood and Elizabeth Griffiths
Married: 22 December 1881 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Died: 2 December 1939 at Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA
Sarah Ellen Rowbury
Born: 16 March 1865 at Kates Hill, Dudley, Worcester, England
Parents: Joseph Rowbury and Lydia Dunn
Died: 319 August 1911 at Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA

LIFE SKETCH OF GEORGE WESTWOOD
A brief history of George Westwood-requested to write for the D.U.P. of the Huntington Camp. I was born in the year of 1853, June 30th in Elbu Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales. My father is William Westwood and my mothers name is Elizabeth Griffiths. My mother was born in Radnershire, Wales. My father was born in Worstershire, England. I was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the year of 1875 on the 26th day of April. I was confirmed on the 29th April. I came to Utah on the 23rd day of July to Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah. In September I went to work on the Manti Temple.

On my way down to Manti, where the road goes up to Moroni and one goes to Mt. Pleasant, an old Indian met me and drawed a gun on me and tried to rob me but I had no money so he didn't get anything so that was pretty good of him. I went onto Manti and worked on the Temple a few weeks and then went to Beaver City. I worked there for about two years and in the year of 1879 I went to San Juan County. I was out there about two years then I came back to Fountain Green and was married to Sarah Ellen Rowbury in the Endowment House on December 22, 1881 and lived in Fountain Green. My wife had twelve children. Seven grew to man and woman.

Sarah Ellen Westwood was born in Katee Hill, Dudley Worcestershire, England, in the year of 1863 March 16th. We moved to Winter Quarters, Scofield in 1882. Then in 1884 we moved to Huntington, Emery County, Utah and lived there ever since. In the year of 1890 I went two years on a mission to England. He died at his home on the farm, December 3, 1939. He was buried in the Huntington Cemetery.



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