George Joshua Terry (1853 - 1907): Our Family History

1853 - 1907 (53 years)

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Name	George Joshua Terry
Birth	1 Feb 1853	Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
Gender	Male
Initiatory (LDS)	19 Jan 1869	EHOUS
FamilySearch ID	K2H5-JN8
Death	10 Jan 1907	Wind River Indian Reservation, Fremont, Wyoming, United States
Burial	Draper City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
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Person ID	I163169	mytree
Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

Father	Joshua Terry, b. 11 Aug 1825, Albion Township, York, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Feb 1915, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 89 years)
Mother	Pee-che "Ann" Greasewood, b. Abt 1828, Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States d. 28 Dec 1857, Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 29 years)
Marriage	15 Jun 1851	Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
Family ID	F41433	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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	Birth - 1 Feb 1853 - Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
	Initiatory (LDS) - 19 Jan 1869 - EHOUS
	Death - 10 Jan 1907 - Wind River Indian Reservation, Fremont, Wyoming, United States
	Burial - - Draper City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Notes

His mother was Shoshone and was said to be the sister of Chief Washaki e . He was raised in Draper Utah. He was also married and lived with hi s N ative American Wife in Draper after being called two different time s to l ive among the Shoshone and help them. My Grandmother Dora Amanda C HERRY D ansie said he was called to be among the Shoshone for a "life Mis sion". H e was murdered after asking for a release, because there was tro uble on t he reservation for him. He must have been a very faithful Man .

In a news article describing his death it mentions him as being a Chie f a mong the Shoshone Indians. He is also a signer of a treating about 19 05 . He was trying to get the people some food as they were starving bein g f orced to live on the reservation and fend for themselves.

He was baptized, held the priesthood and was sealed to his wife while al i ve. He may have been one of the first Native American Men to receive t h e full blessing of the Temple.