Category Archives: Family History

Information about those who came before me.

Elias Albert Bushman, Jr. b. 20 April 1881

Posted on April 20, 2019 by

History of Lehi, pp. 697-698 Published by the Lehi Pioneer Committee Written by Hamilton Gardner The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1913 Elias Albert Bushman, Jr., son of Elias Albert Bushman and Margaret Zimmerman was born April 20, 1881, … Continue reading →

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Biography of Alonzo Daniel Rhodes b. 17 April 1853, Lehi, Utah

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

Alonzo Daniel Rhodes was born on 17 April 1853 to Alonzo Donnell and Sarah Ann Bushman Rhodes. His father, Alonzo Donnell Rhodes was born 2 September 1824 in Fowler, Trumbull,Ohio to Erie and Eunice Wright Rhodes. His father first married … Continue reading →

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IMMIGRANT CASE STUDY Peter Heinrich Bastert Family by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

Immigrant Case Study, Bastert Family Here is a link to a research project I did in 2005 for a German research class I took at BYU.  We were given the name of a person, their birth date and place, and … Continue reading →

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The Mantle of the Prophet — John Bushman’s Testimony

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

On July 26, 1887, Elder Wilford Woodruff was in Sanpete County, Utah, hiding from federal agents seeking him on anti-polygamy warrants when he learned of President John Taylor’s death in Kaysville, Utah. He returned to Salt Lake City in secret to … Continue reading →

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Theodore Turley to David Whitmer: “If the cap fits you, wear it.”

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

5 April 1839 Theodore Turley confronts David Whitmer about the gold plates. “[Theodore] Turley said, ‘Gentlemen, I presume there are men here who have heard [John] Corrill say, that Mormonism was true, that Joseph Smith was a prophet, and inspired … Continue reading →

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John Bushman Participates in the Black Hawk War, 1865-67

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

From:  Lehi Centennial History 1850-1950 : A History of Lehi for One Hundred Years, pp. 113-115 The Black Hawk War 1865-1867 Almost twenty years had elapsed since the pioneers first essayed their fortune on the banks of the great Inland … Continue reading →

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Lucinda Goodwin, wife of Martin Benjamin Bushman, b. 4 April 1843, Bethany, CT

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 3, p.545 In 1857 the Goodwins started the journey to Utah where they spent the winter of 1857–58 in St. George. Early in 1859 they arrived in Lehi where they established a permanent home. It was … Continue reading →

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