- The history of Emily Ann Abbott Gardner is included in the life of Elias Gardner, His Life and His Family - too large to place here. See book "Triumphant Banners, Higgins, Lowry, Tuttle, Gardner" by Kay Lundell. Pages 290-410. This book is on familysearch.org -Search - Catalog- Books. It is downloadable. Family Group Records for her children are found on pages 407-409.
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Emily Ann Abbott, the fourth and last child in her family, was born 24 December 1848 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Joshua Chandler Abbott and Ruth Markham. Emily Ann had two sisters and one brother: Ellen Elizabeth, born 14 April 1837 in Ogden, Gennessee, New York; Mary, born in Ohio and died at 6 years old; James Steele, born in Illinois and died at 18 months.
It is assumed that Emily’s parents, Joshua and Ruth, united with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Hiram, Ohio. After their baptism they migrated with the Saints to Hancock County, Illinois. After burying two children Joshua and Ruth Abbott fled from religious persecution into Iowa Territory. At Council Bluffs, Joshua enlisted in the Mormon Battalion. Ruth volunteered to accompany him on the Battalion trek as a laundress. When Joshua and Ruth finally settled in Salt Lake Valley, they owned a little spring or stream of water. But as Salt Lake grew, the city had to have his stream of water for the city water. Joshua Abbott thought for the city to take his water that he ran his grist mill with wasn’t right, and it made him angry. Joshua left the Salt Lake Valley after a confrontation with Brigham Young in the spring of 1849 and ended up in Oregon. One family story states that Joshua tried to persuade his wife, Ruth, to go with him, but she was tired out from their trip across the plains and had a new daughter, Emily Ann Abbott born December 24, 1848 in SLC. Ruth told him to go ahead and get a home for them, and she would follow him. Another story is that he heard that his family had been killed by Indians, so he never did return to Salt Lake.
By the spring of 1851, Ruth was living alone in Bountiful, next door to her second cousin, Stephen Markham, with her two daughters, Ellen Elizabeth and Emily Ann. Ruth Markham Abbott never heard from Joshua again and was sealed to Elias Gardner, her son-in-law on February 9, 1852, and made her home with Elias Gardner and her daughter Ellen Elizabeth Abbott Gardner, wife of Elias Gardner. Emily Ann would also later marry Elias Gardner July 13, 1867, at the age of 19, and was sealed to Elias Gardner as his 9th wife. Emily Ann’s mother and sister persuaded Emily Ann to marry Elias because she was in poor health and they wanted to be able to care for her. Emily Ann and Elias had four children: Lois Ann, born 17 July 1868 in Payson, Utah; Emily, born 8 May 1871 in Salem, Utah; Franklin, born 25 June 1874 in Salem, Utah; and Harriet, born in April of 1877 in Salem, Utah. Harriet died while yet a child in 1881.
Emily Ann was a schoolteacher in Payson. She died in 1880 at the age of 32, leaving her four small children in her sister Ellen’s care.
The history of Emily Ann Abbott Gardner is included in the life of Eli as Gardner, His Life and His Family - too large to place here. See boo k "Triumphant Banners, Higgins, Lowry, Tuttle, Gardner" by Kay Lundell . Pages 290-410. This book is on familysearch.org -Search - Catalog- B ooks. It is downloadable. Family Group Records for her children are fo und on pages 407-409.
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Emily Ann Abbott, the fourth and last child in her family, was born 2 4 December 1848 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Joshua Chandler Abbott an d Ruth Markham. Emily Ann had two sisters and one brother: Ellen Eli zabeth, born 14 April 1837 in Ogden, Gennessee, New York; Mary, born i n Ohio and died at 6 years old; James Steele, born in Illinois and die d at 18 months.
It is assumed that Emily’s parents, Joshua and Ruth, united with The C hurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Hiram, Ohio. After thei r baptism they migrated with the Saints to Hancock County, Illinois. A fter burying two children Joshua and Ruth Abbott fled from religious p ersecution into Iowa Territory. At Council Bluffs, Joshua enlisted i n the Mormon Battalion. Ruth volunteered to accompany him on the Batta lion trek as a laundress. When Joshua and Ruth finally settled in Sal t Lake Valley, they owned a little spring or stream of water. But as S alt Lake grew, the city had to have his stream of water for the city w ater. Joshua Abbott thought for the city to take his water that he ra n his grist mill with wasn’t right, and it made him angry. Joshua lef t the Salt Lake Valley after a confrontation with Brigham Young in th e spring of 1849 and ended up in Oregon. One family story states tha t Joshua tried to persuade his wife, Ruth, to go with him, but she wa s tired out from their trip across the plains and had a new daughter , Emily Ann Abbott born December 24, 1848 in SLC. Ruth told him to g o ahead and get a home for them, and she would follow him. Another sto ry is that he heard that his family had been killed by Indians, so h e never did return to Salt Lake.
By the spring of 1851, Ruth was living alone in Bountiful, next door t o her second cousin, Stephen Markham, with her two daughters, Ellen El izabeth and Emily Ann. Ruth Markham Abbott never heard from Joshua aga in and was sealed to Elias Gardner, her son-in-law on February 9, 1852 , and made her home with Elias Gardner and her daughter Ellen Elizabet h Abbott Gardner, wife of Elias Gardner. Emily Ann would also later ma rry Elias Gardner July 13, 1867, at the age of 19, and was sealed to E lias Gardner as his 9th wife. Emily Ann’s mother and sister persuade d Emily Ann to marry Elias because she was in poor health and they wan ted to be able to care for her. Emily Ann and Elias had four children : Lois Ann, born 17 July 1868 in Payson, Utah; Emily, born 8 May 187 1 in Salem, Utah; Franklin, born 25 June 1874 in Salem, Utah; and Harr iet, born in April of 1877 in Salem, Utah. Harriet died while yet a c hild in 1881.
Emily Ann was a schoolteacher in Payson. She died in 1880 at the ag e of 32, leaving her four small children in her sister Ellen’s care.
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