 1845 - 1929 (83 years) Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Benjamin Nephi Howarth |
| Birth |
29 Dec 1845 |
Manchester, Lancashire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
25 Jan 1869 |
EHOUS |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWJH-JD3 |
| Death |
2 Mar 1929 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
6 Mar 1929 |
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I173425 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Benjamin Howarth, b. 1 Jul 1820, Accrington, Lancashire, England d. 5 Jan 1887, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States (Age 66 years) |
| Mother |
Ellen Gregory, b. 11 Feb 1825, Manchester, Lancashire, England d. 27 Jul 1895, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
21 May 1843 |
Prestwich, Lancashire, England |
| Family ID |
F43094 |
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- BENJAMIN NEPHI HOWARTH (also found in Memories section)
Obtained from http://deh-familyhistory.us/BNHowarth.html.
Benjamin Nephi Howarth was of English descent, the son of Benjamin Howar t h and Ellen Gregory. He was born the 29th of December 1845 in Glasgow , Sc otland.
Alice Louise Howarth, known to most as "Aunt Allie", one of Benjamin's d a ughters provided most of this information.
As a young lad in England he learned the calico printing trade and was a d ept in the production of the gay colored fabrics then turned out in va s t quantities for the India trade.
His parents were early converts to Mormonism and their home was a note d r allying point for missionaries.
He married Betsy Cooke, daughter of Richard Cooke and Betty Greenhalgh , a t Bury, Lancashire, England, on the 31st of March 1868. Chancing to w i n a valuable painting as a prize, he was able to realize enough from i t s sale to permit himself and his young wife to emigrate to Utah, They l ef t Liverpool June 20, 1868, on the sailing vessel, Emerald Isle, and we r e weeks on the water. He has left the following description of their tr ip :
"The Emerald Isle had a long room with a double row of bunks on each sid e , with a twelve inch board between each bunk which prevented one person ' s clothes from getting tangled with his neighbor's. This room accommoda te d about one hundred people.
The food was distributed - one went on deck, took one's place in line, w i th a string of small sacks on one's arm. A long rope was stretched, beh in d which were barrels and sacks, and attendants doled out a week's allo wan ce. One pound of flour for each person, some rice, peas and bacon. Ea ch f amily had supplied itself with cooking utensils and the cooking wa s don e on a large range on deck. If the weather was stormy preparing mea ls bec ame a most difficult task.
The water used was partly taken from barrels in the hold, which had prob a bly done duty as ballast on previous trips, for after one day out the m ac hinery for condensing failed to work. — They had to stop at Queenstow n an d take on a supply but it did not last very long .
There was much sickness and some days three or four bodies were sewn i n c anvas and slid over the ship's side to the watery grave."
After fifty-six days land was reached and the couple found themselve s e n route over the plains toward the Valley of the Great Salt Lake. H e walk ed most of the way. Before sailing from Liverpool he had inquire d at th e Church office as to the chances of having his mother sent to Ut ah throu gh the aid of the Perpetual Emigration Fund. He was informed tha t an effo rt would be made to send her out later .
One day on the plains he observed a horsemen approaching from the opposi t e direction. It developed that he was a missionary who had stayed at t h e Howarth home in England. He remarked that he had had a nice visit wi t h Mr. Howarth's mother a few days before. Mr. Howarth asked in surpris e " What do you mean? I left her in England." It had so happened that th e Per petual Emigration Fund money had arrived soon after his departure a nd arr angements had been made for his mother's trip to the West and ther e she w as in the Valley waiting to welcome her son.
They settled in Centerville, Utah. There a son was born but he lived b u t a short time.
Mr. Howarth worked on the first railroad through Echo Canyon. This was c o mpleted May 10, 1869.
To attend Conference he would walk from Centerville to Salt Lake over ro u gh roads and through the sage brush. He would carry his shoes under hi s a rm until he reached the city, then he put them on to attend the meeti ng , taking them off again for the return trip home, for he did not wis h t o wear them out.
In 1891 he sold his farm at Centerville for a gallon of molasses and a n o ld stove and came to Salt Lake, living in the Eleventh Ward. He taugh t ni ght school in that Ward for some time and then became interested i n photo graphic work and was associated with C. R. Savage. [Alternate Ref erence ]
Mr. Howarth was the father of the following children: by his first wif e , Betsy Cook Howarth: Nephi, Alice Louise, George, William Cook, James , S am and Moroni.
By his second wife, Amelia Elizabeth Price Howarth: Elizabeth Ellen, Jo h n Price, Charles, Joseph Raymond and Amelia Ann. He died March 2, 1929.
A friend and associate, writing of-him at the time of his death, said "M r . Howarth was not only a delightful philosopher, a kindly gentleman, a n a rdent lover of nature and enthusiastic fisherman, but a pioneer whos e col orful existence was typical of a rapidly vanishing type of citizen. "
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Baptism: 5 Jul 1865 by Abram Hatch, Tottington Branch, Lancashire, Engla n d
Confirmed: 5 Jul 1865 by Abram Hatch
Emigrated: 20 Jun 1868 on ship, Emerald Isle, landed in New York
Crossed the Plains: Capt. Edward T. Mumford's mule train, arrived in Gre a t Salt Lake City 24 Sep 1868
Ordained:
Priest - 30 Jul 1865 by Finley C. Free
Elder - 21 Jul 1867 by Aurelius Miner, Tottington Branch
Endowed: 25 jan 1869 EH
Sealed to Betsy Cook: 25 Jan 1869 EH
Re-baptized: 4 Dec 1967 and several other times!!!
OBITUARIES: Benjamin Nephi Howarth
The Salt Lake Tribune, Monday Morning, March 4th, 1929
Benjamin Nephi Howarth, 83, well-known retired Salt Lake Photographer, d i ed Saturday night at the family residence, 2892 Highland Drive. He wa s bo rn in Glasgow, Scotland, Dec. 29, 1845, and resided in Salt Lake 6 8 years . At one time he was proprietor of the Howarth Studio here. Survi ving ar e his widow, Amelia Price Howarth [wife #2], and the following ch ildren : George and Moroni, Salt Lake; John T. [John P.], Joseph R., an d Charle s A., Los Angeles; Samuel [Sam] B., Idaho Falls, Idaho; Willia m C., Drumm ond, Mont.; Alice L. Howarth, Mrs. Nettie [Elizabeth??] H. Bi tner, and Mr s. Millie [Amelia??] H. Reynolds, Salt Lake. 15 grandchildre n and 2 great -grandchildren also survive.
FUNERALS - HOWARTH
The Salt Lake Tribune, Wednesday Morning, March 6, 1929
Funeral services for Benjamin Nephi Howarth, 83, 2892 Highland Drive, w h o died Saturday, will be held Wednesday at 1:30 in the Rose Room of th e D eseret Mortuary, with Bishop Harold G. Reynolds of the 21st Ward offi ciat ing. The body will be viewed prior to services. Burial will be in th e cit y cemetery.
Parents of Benjamin Nephi Howarth
Benjamin Howarth:
Birth: 1 July 1820 in Accrington, England
Married: 21 May 1843 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England
Joined the true church in Bury, Lancashire, England, where his baptis m i s recorded on the first page of the branch records and his ordinatio n t o Elder on the 2nd page. Sealed: 14 October 1872 in the Endowment Hou se , Salt Lake City, Utah
Death: 5 January 1887 in Nephi, Juab, Utah
Ellen Gregory:
Birth: 11 February 1825 in Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 27 July 1895 in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah
Writings 10:1 And George Howarth (1794) begat Benjamin Howarth (1820) w h o begat Benjamin Nephi Howarth (1845) who begat George Howarth (1874) w h o begat George Alvin Howarth (1900).
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