Levi BRACKEN *FILE*-3005

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Abt 13 May 1791/1792 Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

1 Aug 1852Loup Fork, Nebraska

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1146 Elizabeth CLARK *FILE*-3006

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OUR PIONEER HERITAGE: pg 330TREASURERS OF PIONEER HISTORY: Vol 5 pg 452CONQUERORS OF THE WEST: Vol 1 pg 343EARLY MORMON RECORDS: Vol 1 pg 60

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Booth, RobertOrdained High Priest: 5 Jan 1845 in NauvooReceived into High Priest Quorum: 5 Jan 1845

Source: High Priest Rec, Qrm orgnzd at Nauvoo, 1840, LOS Axe.

Bosley, EdmundReceived into High Priest Quorum: 1 Dee 1844

Source: High Priest Rec, Qrm orgnzd at Nauvoo, 1840, LOS Axe.

Bouch, John A.Birth: 6 Jan 1796; Schoharie County, New YorkParents: Adam and Elizabeth FrymireOrdained High Priest: 23 Feb 1845 in NauvooEnrolled in H. P. Quorum, SLC: 6 Apr 1854

Source: High Priest Qrm Rec,orgozd 23 Apr 1848, SLC, Utah, CDs Are.

Bouck, John [A.]Ordained High Priest: 23 Feb 1845 in NauvooReceived into High Priest Quorum: 23 Feb 1845

Source: High Priest Rec, Qrm orgnzd at Nauvoo, 1840, LOS Are.

, Bracken, Levi\ Source: High Priest Rec, Qrm orgnzd at Nauvoo, 1840, LOS Axe.

Bradt, JosephRemarks: Died Weber Valley 26 Dee 1865 (Morgan City)

Source: High Priest Qrm Rec, orgnzd 23 Apr 1848, SLC, Utah, LOS Are.

Brazier, RichardOrdained High Priest; Sep Waynesville? [Marysville], Ohio by Orson HydeEnrolled in H. P. Quorum, SLC: 1842

Source: High Priest Qrm Rec, orgnzd 23 Apr 1848,SLC, Utah, LOS Axe.

Brewster, William Jr.Birth: 27 Feb 1782; Halifax. VermontParents: William Sen. and MaryBaptism: by Selah Lane in Rome, Oneida County, New YorkOrdained High Priest: 15 Dee 1844 in NauvooReceived into High Priest Quorum: 15 Dee 1844

Source: High Priest Rec, Qrm orgnzd at Nauvoo, 1840, LOS Axe; High Priest Minutes, Nauvoo 5thWard, pg. 148.

Brice, JosephBirth: 20 Nov 1801; Plymouth, EnglandParents: James and Elizabeth HoarOrdained High Priest: 27 Jun 1863 by L. W. RichardsEnrolled in H. P. Quorum, SLC: 26 Jan 1868

Source: High Priest Qrm Rec, org:nzd 23 Apr 1848, SLC, Utah, LOS Axe.

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Bracken, I.eYi Male # Print Date: 9-26-88Reference: NauvooTempleErx10wment ~ 1845-46

A ~ive Histol:y of the ClnJrch. :Roberts, B. H.Volume:3 page: 322

Hearthro1::s of the West. carter, FateVolume:1 Page: 499 .

tzs M:i.ssalri Petitions of 1830's. Johnson, ClarkTreasures of Pioneer Histol:y. carter, Fate

Volume:5 Page: 452NauvooSocia' Histol:YProject. Smith, James

Name-variant: Brackin, I.eviBe:ference: Nauvoo:Early McJ::m::m••• Series, 1839-1846. Platt, Lyman.1980

our Pioneer Heritage. carter, Kate. 1858Volume:2 Page: 329-330

Illinois, NauvooCity Tax Lists, 1841-44. NauvooFederal. census 1842 .Imex to the McJ::m::mpioneer Geneo1cgyI..i.braIy. call, Michel

B:irth-DataBirth-Date: 05/14/1792

Be:fererx::e:NauvooTempleErx10wment ~ 1845-46

Birth-Place: ~, PA, USABe:fererx::e:NauvooTempleErx10wment Re;ister 1845-46

Birth-Date: 03/13/1792 .Befel:en::e: IIX!ex to the Mol:lucn Pioneer Geneo1cgyI..i.braIy. call, Michel

~1~'s-Name: Clark, Elizabeth

Be:ference: In:3exto the Mcz:m::n Pioneer GeneolcgyI..i.braIy. call, MichelHearthrcbs of the west. carter, Kate

Death-DataDeath-Date: 08/01/1852

P.eference: Hearthro1::s of the West. carter, Kateour Pioneer Heritage. carter, Kate. 1858

BJrial-Place: roup, Shermann,NE, USAP.eference: our Pioneer Heritage. carter, Kate. 1858

:Rush, rs, USA

P.eference: our Pioneer Heritage. carter, Kate. 1858

1846; Nauvoo,H.aIx:oc:k, IL, USAP.eference: our pioneer Heritage. carter, Fate. 1858

NauvooFederal Census

1821; Hamilten, B.ltl.er1 CH,USAReference: Ollr Pioneer Heritage. carter, Kate. 1858

Bracken. Levi.====~-~~--------------------------------------£~~~~Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, IA, USA

Reference: cur pioneer Heritage. carter, !{ate. 1858

Jackson, Clay, caldwell, M:>, USAReference: u::s Missouri Petitions of 1830's. Johnsen, ClaJ:k

vocaticl'1 DataMagistrate: Pottawattamie, IA, tJSA

Reference: A canprebensive H:istc%yof the Chlrch. Bcberts, B. H.

BaptismDate: 09/25/1835Place: R1Jsh, IN, USA

. Reference: cur Pioneer Heritage. carter, !{ate. 1858

. Officiator: Tidwell, JohnReference: Heart:hrobs of the West. carter, !{ate

High PriestReference: Nauvoo TEmpleErxJcwment Register ~45-46

Terple-Qrdinan 2-Dat:a:EtxlcwmentTemple: Nauvoo, Han::ock Courrty,. n.llncisDate: 01/22/1846

Reference: };:mvoo TempleEtxlcwment Register 1845-46

o ""HIt:s: t 1.1. Levi. was a 'lJ'ETI!ber of the 3m ward.2. Levi. died :frcm chclera.

Reference: Nauvoo: Farly M:IJ:mon ••• Series , 1839-1846. Platt, Lyman. ::;;Hearthrobs of the West. carter, Fate

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M:EMBERS OF THE NAUVOO LEGIONIJrce: John Sweeney, Jr., "A History of the Nauvoo Legion in TIlinois,"MA thesis, BYU.

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CO~~ ROBERT B, - 3RD LIEUTENANT - JULY 3,1841 - 2ND COHORT, 1ST BATTALION, 2ND RE

BLISS, ROBERT S, - 3RD LIEUTENANT - JULY 3,1841 -.2ND COHORT, 1ST BATTALION, 2ND REGCOMPANY .

BUSS, R S. - 1ST LIEUTENANT - JULY 3, 1841 - LINE

BOIS, JOSEPH - 2ND LIEUTENANT - APRIL 16, 1842 - 1ST COHORT, ,4TH REGIMENT, 2ND COMP

BONNY, AMAsA - SERGEANT MAJOR - MAY 5, 1842 - STAFF

BONNY, AMASA - 1ST LIEUTENANT - JULy 3, 1841 - 2ND COHORT, 1ST BATTALION,. 2ND REGIM

BONNY, E. - 2ND LIEUTENANT - MARCH 11, 1842 - ,,2ND REGIMENT, 2ND COMPANY

BONNY, E. - 2ND LIEUTENANT ~ AUGUST 5,1843 - ,,2ND REGIMENT, 2ND COMPANY

BOREN, BEVERLY C. - 1ST LIEUTENANT - SEPTEMBER 7, 1843 - 4TH COHORT, 2ND BATTALION,COMPANY

BORGHURST, JOHN - 3RD CORPORAL - SEPTEMBER.5, 1843 - 2ND COHORT, • 4TH REGIMENT, 2N

BOWDEN, GEORGE W. - CAPTAIN - AUGUST 20, 1843 - ,,2ND REGIMENT, 2ND COMPANY

BOWMAN, T. - 2ND LIEUTENANT - - 1ST COHORT, 1ST BATTALION, 3RD REGIMENT, 2ND COM

BOYCE, JOSIAH - 1ST LIEUTENANT - SEP'IEMBER. 9,1843 - 1ST COHORT, ,4TH REGIMENT, 2ND

BRACKEN, LEVI - 2ND LIEUTENANT - - 2ND COHORT, 2ND BATTALION, 2ND REGIMENT, 2ND

BRACKEN. LEVI - CAPTAIN - APRIL 6, 1841 - 2ND COHORT. 2ND BATTALION •• 2ND COMPANY

. BRANDON, GEORGE W. - CAPTAIN - AUGUST 20.1843 - ,. 2Np REGIMENT, 2ND COMPANY

BROWN. E. L. - - APRIL 2, 1842 - ADJUTANT

BROWN, JAMES - LIEUTENANT COLONEL - APRIL 2. 1842 - , ,4TH REGIMENT, 2ND COMPANY

BROWN. JAMES - 3RD LIEUTENANT - APRIL 4, 1842 - , •• 2ND COMPANY

BROWN. wn..LIAM _. 3RD SERGEANT - - 1ST COHORT, ,4TH REGIMENT. 2ND COMPANY

BURBANKS, M. - 3RD LIEUTENANT - JULy 18.1844 - 2ND COHORT. ,4TH REGIMENT. 2ND COM

BURBANKS, DANIEL M. - 3RD SERGEANT - SEPTEMBER 5, 1843 - 2ND COHORT. ,4TH REGIMEN

BURBANKY. - 2ND LIEUTENANT - ruNE 18. 1844 - 2ND COHORT •• 4TH REGIMENT, 2ND COMPAN

BURGEFS, JAMES - - 2ND CORPORAL - SEPTEMBER 5, 1843 - 6TH COHORT. ,4TH REGIMENT,

BURGEFS, SAMUEL - 5TH SERGEANT - SEPTEMBER 5, 1843 - 6TH COHORT, ,4TH REGIMENT, 2N

BURGEFS, WILUAM - CAPTAIN - SEPTEMBER 2, 1843 - ,,5TH REGIMENT. 2ND COMPANY

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In 1852 the Bracken family made preparations for the journeyto Utah. Levi was made captain of the second ten of the 16th companyunder Uriah Curtis. By July ther had reached the Platte River inNebraska. There was a great dea of sickness among the Saints andmany died and were buried in unmarked graves, One day Levi wascalled to minister to Mrs. Allan Mathews. After completing therequest, he also became a victim of the disease and sassed away thefollowing morning, August I, 1852. He was burie at Loup Fork,Nebraska. Elizabeth Bracken traveled on to Salt Lake City. Shelater moved to Spring Valley, Nevada and made her home with oneof her daughters. She was the mother of nine children. Her eventfullife came to a close June 9, 1876 at the age of 85 years.

-Stella Hancock Christensen

During the winter of 1846, Elizabeth left Nauvoo with herfamily to join the Saints in the West. John had now come toAmerica and joined them. After enduring all the yersecutionsheaped upon the Saints they finally. reached the valley 0 the GreatSalt Lake in 1852. Two years later the Welch family moved to Cen-

. terville, and then north to Box Elder county. The late years of herlife Elizabeth spent in a little home near that of her son, John, inThree-Mile Creek, now Perry, Box Elder county, Utah where shepassed away Jan~ary 7, 1867.-Eva Den« Snow

Eliza Chapman was born March H, 1815, at Croydon, Cambridgeshire,England, the daughter of William Chapman and Mary Pentlon.. OnApril 13, 1836 she married Samllel GaJJ who was born in Whaddon,Cambridgeshire, England. Between the years of 1836 and 1854 theybecame the parents of nine. children, the last being twins. Her hus-band joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints October14, 1841, and on May 1, 1856 the family started for Utah to jointhe Saints in the valley of the mountains.

When they arrived at Iowa City they joined the belated hand.cart company of Captain James G. Willie. Eliza Chapman Gadd wasnot a member of the Church before she left England. She camewith her husband as a dutiful wife should when her husband decides tomove on. During the month of October, when winter had descendedupon this ill-fated company, Eliza lost her husband and three sons.Once she became snowbllnd and her eight year old daughter led herby the hand as she pulled the lowly cart mile after mile along the road.

On November 16, 1856, just one week after their arrival in SaltLake City Eliza Chapman was baptized. The family settled in Nephi andlived there for many years. She was set apart as a midwife and continuedin this capacity until the end of her days. After staying two weeks tohelp a family where she had delivered a baby, the husband andfather said to her: "Sister Gadd, I am sorry I haven't anything I canpay you for all you have done for us. I will try to pay you soon."Grandmother Gadd saw two eggs on the table and picking them upsaid, "That's all right Brother , I will take these eggs for mybreakfast and we will caU the bill faid." Bless her sweet memory.Eliza Chapman Gadd died in Nephl, Utah, January 24, 1892 at theage of 77 years.-:-Mary Slevem-Nellie Harvey

Caleb Hersey Davis [r., was born on the 22nd day of March, 1839in New York, the son of Caleb Hersey and Tryphena Atherton Davis.They were the parents of seven sons: Samuel, Lemuel, Josiah, George,Caleb, Jr., Dudley and John Amos. The following was taken fromhis wirtings: "I emigrated from New York with my parents in theyear 1843 to Ohio. In 1845, I, with my father and family, moved toNauvoo, Illinois. My father, mother, and oldest brother, Samuel, diedthat same fall and left six little boys to shift for ourselves. I came toUtah in 1850 with Joseph Mecham."

Elizabeth Briggs was born December 22, 1799, in Walton Parish,near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. She was the daughter ofJohn Briggs and Ann Bower. After her marriage to Nicholas Welch,she continued her work as an agent for a manufacturer of fine Not-tingham lace, which was embroidered on fine bobbin net, in piecesof thirty yards in length and three quarters of a yard wide. One dayin the fall of 1841, as she was returning home, she noticed a 8rouPof people, and being curious to know what was going on she joinedthe crowd. A "little boy" she said was standing on a box near thecorner preaching. She was not religiously inclined, and even thoughher husband was a preacher, she had never given serious considerationto his work. She learned that this young man was an Elder in theMormon Church, Alfred Cardon by name, who, in spite of thefact that he looked very young and was small in stature, was abouttwenty-one years of age. What she heard impressed her deeply andafter the meeting was over she invited him to their home. Shortlyafter both husband and wife were bar.tized into the Church.

In the spring of 1842, the Iamilj' consisting of father, mother,one daughter and two sons, left their comfortable home in Englandto emigrate to America. They located in Nauvoo, City of the Saints.Their eldest son, John, had remained in England preparing to followlater. They suffered many hardships in Nauvoo, disease was rampantand, in September, their five year old son, George, passed away. "I'hefather became very ill and he died November 25th but this was notenough for the grief stricken mother, whom death visited again inDecember of the same year taking her twelve year old son William.

In the company that came from the Old Country with the Weld)family was a little family by the name of Miles. During these bleaktimes the Miles parents died, leaving two small children, Jane aboutfour years of age and her two-year-brother John. These childrenwere taken into the Welch family and remained members of thesame from that time on. Sometime after the death of her husband,Elizabeth married a Mr. Madsen but within a few months he, too,passed away.

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to move on forty miles north since there were no empty houses inthat city. Samuel finally found an old log house which he fixedup comfortably for his family but shortly after, in the spring of 1851,he passed away. His wife prepared the body for burial. A grave wasdug three feet through the frozen ground and another pioneer waslaid to rest before he reached his Zion.-Am, Hawkins

they journeyed to St. Louis, Missouri and while there Margaret diedof cholera June 23, 1852.-Bertha M. Bowman

Henry ana Catherine Maria Wright Brown left their native Englandtogether with the following children, James, Henry, William, Samuel,Cyrus and Julia to make their home in Utah with other members ofthe Latter-day Saint Church into which they had been baptized. Whileen route the ship's company suffered extreme hardships because of over-crowding. The route lay through the Florida Keys. Soon the passen-gers were transferred to a Mississippi River boat at New Orleans.When Kansas City, Missouri was reached their personal belongingswere loaded into wagons to be taken across the plains.

. It was while encamped here in the year 1852, on the banks ofthe Missouri, that the dread cholera struck the camp. I have seenthe officially printed list of casualties, among them my grandparentsHenry and Catherine Maria Wright Brown and three of their children,James, Henry and Julia, leaving William, age 10, Samuel, 8 andCyrus, 7 to journey on to Utah alone .+Samael Richara Brown

Isaac Mathis born in Guileford County, North Carolina began thewestward trek to Zion for the sake of his religion accompanied by hiswife Elizabeth Ross Mathis. and their eight children. On July 22,1851 while camped at Elm Creek near Fort Laramie, Wyoming,Isaac became very ill and shortly after passed away. Elizabeth andthe children came on to the valley.-D. U. P. Files

Levi Bracken was born about 1792 at Co mama ugh, Cambria County,Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth Clark. Both became ardentmembers of the Latter-day Saint Church and were among those whoendured the persecutions during the exodus of the Saints from Nauvoowhere they had made their home. In 1851 the family, consistingof six daughters and one son, made preparations to journey across theplains. By July they had reached the Platte River in Nebraska. Itwas during this time when many of the Saints were stricken withcholera that Levi was called to administer to Sister Allen Mathewswho was seriously ill with the dread disease. Realizing full well itscontagiousness and the danger in which he placed himself, he willinglywent to bless his friend. Soon after he became a victim of theterrible malady and passed away the following morning. He diedJuly 1852 and was buried at Loupe Fork, Nebraska in an unknowngrave. Elizabeth with her children traveled on toward the Valley.

-Elhelind Bracken Carpenter

Anders Ipson was born in Aakersogn, Denmark on June 8, 1823,a son of Mads and Marie Larson Ipson. Anders Ipson was educatedfor the ministry and also followed the trade of tailoring. WhenMormonism was introduced by Elder Erastus Snow into Denmarkand the Ipson home, the family readily accepted it, and were baptizedin 1851. By the time Elder Snow had completed his mission Anders,his wife Christina and their family were completing preparation togo with him and a large number of other converts to Utah. Beforethey could leave, the baby, Nena, died.

On the 16th of January 1853, the company left for America. Twoof the girls, Josephine and Annie Marie were buried in the sea.Toward the end of the long journey, just one day from land, the fatherwas stricken and passed away. Being so near land his body wasbrought ashore and buried on the bank of the Mississippi Riversometime during the month of March. This left a bewilderedand saddened woman with her little daughter Marinda, nine yearsof age, and julia, six to journey on to Zion.-Annie ,. Men/otle

Margaret Hera Bowman was born in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotlandon the 11th of August, 1826. She married Archibald Bowman, sonof William and Margaret Shadden Bowman, in Scotland. When shewas 24 years of age she gave birth to a son whom they named WilliamHerd. In 1851 Margaret, her husband, two-year-old son and hermother-in-law set sail for America. On arriving in the New World

Robert Weds, son of William Weeks, was numbered among the manyMormon pioneers buried along the trail. Robert with his wife, MaryAnn Bouldry Weeks, embraced the Gospel and joined the Church ofJesus Christ ot Latter-day Saints while living at Welling, Kent County,England. Mary and Robert were among the wealthy in Englandowning a large and fruitful estate. The family desired to come toAmerica and live among the Saints where the Church was organizedand functioning. Arrangements were completed and most of' thefamily, still living at home, left it and their loved ones February 28,1853 aboard the ship International bound for the New World. Thefollowing children came at that time, Dave, Samuel, Edith, Emma

. and Sidney.In early June 1853, Robert and his family began their journey

across the plains, departing from Kanesville, Iowa in the companyof Claudius V. Spencer. They moved slowly westward on a journeythat lasted nearly four months. Robert became ill, died and wasburied at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. His bereaved wife and childrenjourneyed on, arriving in the Valley in late September to endure

SONS OF UTAH PIONEERS

LEVI BRACKEN

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Born: 14 Mar 179112, York, York or Westmoreland, Penn.Parents: William Bracken and Mary GarrisonDied: July or August 1852, Long Fork or Loup Fork of the Platt

River, NebraskaArrived in Valley: Oct 1868

Married: Elizabeth ClarkDate: about 1810, Hamilton Co, OhioDied: 14 Jun 1876, Spring Valley, Lincoln, Nebraska

Levi may have been baptized 10 March 1832 when his wifewas. They were endowed 22 January 1846. They settled in CouncilBluffs, Iowa. Levi became active in both civil and religious af-fairs. Levi died on his way to Utah at Long Fork or Loup Fork ofthe Platt River, Nebraska.

Children:

MARY ANN, b. 26 Oct 1811, Hamilton County, Ohio.HANNAH MARIE, b. 8 Feb 1814, Hamilton County, Ohio.JAMES BENNETT, b. 14 Jan 1816, Hamilton County, Ohio.WILLIAM, b. 1818, Hamilton County, Ohio.MARTHA RUTH, b. 14 Jan 1820, Colerain, Belmont, Ohio.SON, 1822, Noble, Rush, Indiana.LUCRETIA CHARLOTTE, b. 6 Dee 1823, Noble, Rush, Indiana.MATILDA, b. 19 Apr 1826, Noble, Rush, Indiana.ELIZABETH ANN, b. 30 Oct 1828, Noble, Rush, Indiana.

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