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1859 - 1951 (92 years)

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Name	Mary Jane Blood
Birth	23 Jan 1859	Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Gender	Female
Initiatory (LDS)	28 Apr 1886	LOGAN
FamilySearch ID	KWCW-SZD
Death	2 Mar 1951	Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Burial	5 Mar 1951	Provo City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States
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Person ID	I175790	mytree
Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

Father	Andrew Watson, b. 13 Oct 1832, Kettlebridge, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 14 May 1915, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 82 years)
Relationship	Adopted
Mother	Jean Allan, b. 29 Aug 1830, Carnoustie, Forfarshire, Scotland d. 21 Mar 1883, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 52 years)
Relationship	Adopted
Marriage	16 Oct 1860	Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Family ID	F43262	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Father	Moroni Blood, b. 5 Jan 1840, Lima, Adams, Illinois, United States d. 8 May 1919, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States (Age 79 years)
Mother	Mary Utah Wood, b. 25 Aug 1842, Pike, Illinois, United States d. 2 Feb 1862, Woods Cross, Davis, Utah, United States (Age 19 years)
Marriage	Aug 1858	Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
Family ID	F43259	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family John Harvey Allen, b. 15 Oct 1860, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 4 Oct 1931, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 70 years)

Marriage 28 Apr 1886 Logan, Cache, Utah, United States

Children

	1. Jean Ann Allen, b. 28 Feb 1887, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States d. 19 Nov 1963 (Age 76 years)
	2. Ethel Mary Allen, b. 11 Dec 1889, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 9 Sep 1971, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 81 years)
	3. John William Allen, b. 23 Feb 1891, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 2 May 1942, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 51 years)
	4. Vivian Euphema Allen, b. 4 Aug 1894, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 2 Jun 1964, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 69 years)
	5. Lester Watson Allen, b. 23 Dec 1902, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 17 Oct 1994, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 91 years)

Family ID F43261 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 5 May 2024

Event Map

	Birth - 23 Jan 1859 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
	Initiatory (LDS) - 28 Apr 1886 - LOGAN
	Marriage - 28 Apr 1886 - Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
	Death - 2 Mar 1951 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
	Burial - 5 Mar 1951 - Provo City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States

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Notes

            Mary Jane Blood Watson was born 23 January 1859 in Provo, Ut a h, Utah Territory to Moroni and Mary Wood Blood. Her mother, Mary wa s a n adopted Indian daughter of Daniel Wood (Woods Cross was named afte r Dan ielWood). He adopted three Indian children from the Ute tribe. Th ey wer e engaged in the trade of children that they stole from other trib es. Th ey took in the three young children so they would have better liv es.
            Mary met Moroni Blood who had been working in a residence ne a r the Wood home. . She married him when she was about 17 and they ha d tw o daughters named Mary Jane Blood (called Jennie), and Sarah Blood , bor n about 1861. Three years after their marriage,Mary contracted on e of th e diseases of the white man, thought to be diphtheria and died a t about a ge 20. The two little baby girls were adopted into separate fam ilies in t he southern part of Utah. Mary Jane called herself Jennie an d was adopte d by a Mormon convert from Scotland, Andrew Watson.
            Her adopted father, Andrew Watson was born in Kettlebridge , F ifeshire, Scotland on 13 October 1832 to James and Janet Rumgay Watso n. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 5 Decem be r 1852 at the age of 20. He wanted to come west with the gathering o f th e saints.
            On Thursday 1 May 1856 the Ship “Thornton”(Collins Captain ) r eceived the saints, 761 in number, on board in the Bramley Moore Dock , Li verpool, and on the following Saturday.   Pressident F. D. Richards , acco mpanied by the Government Inspector and Doctor, came on board an d the sai nts underwent the usual inspection, and were all pronounced b y those offi cers to be in good health.   President Richards appointed J. G. Willie, ca ptain of the Company and elders Millen Atwood, Moses Clough [Cluff], and [ Johan August] Ahmanson, counsellors; and afterwards, i n a few appropriat e remarks, exhorts the people to strict obedience on t he passage, as othe rwise they could not expect and would not have a pros perous voyage. Presi dent Richards then blessed them in the name of the L ord, and by the autho rity of the Holy Priesthood. Captain Willie then ma de the usual appointme nts for the promotion of cleanliness and good orde r.
            Andrew Watson traveled by himself at the age of 24. This i s f rom his journal: “We travelled from New York by railway and steam bo at a cross Lakes and up the Rivers to Iowa, where we pitched our tents, m ade o ur hand carts previous to starting for Salt Lake City, thedate in s tartin g from there I don't remember. We finally came to Council Bluffs , here w e stopped to recruit and repair our carts and lay in provision s previou s to crossing to the Great Plains as it was then termed.
            On the 15th of July we started from the Iowa camping groun d , for old Winter Quarters, now known as Florence, and pursued our journ e y as far as till the 20th. when Adelaide R. Baker, of the Portsmouth br an ch of the Southampton conference, with her two children, Ann and Sabin a B ird of the Eaton Bray branch of the Bedfordshire conference, and Harr ie t Smith, of the Bristol branch of the south Conference left us for th e le eks and onions. I would here mention an act of kindness performed b y a ge ntleman Mr. Charles Good, of Fort Desmoines. He presented me wit h fiftee n pairs of children's boots, which I readily accepted, as he see med to b e influenced by a sincere desire to do good.
            After stopping at Council Bluffs a short time we started f o r the Plains. They were with the James G. Willie Handcart Company. "17 "l bs. of luggage to the person was allowed and one man to the handcart w it h awife or a girl or two to help push. We started with one hundred pou nd s of flour on each cart to lighten what few teams we had with us to ca rr y the sick and infirm.   It was considered necessary to make a still f urt her reduction in the ration of flour, and accordingly, it wa s fix ed at 10½ oz. for men, 9 oz for women, 6 oz for children, and 3 o z for i nfants.
            This turned out to be a very salutary arrangement, as it ju s t enabled us to eke out our provisions until the very day that we recei ve d material aid from the Valley, which arrived,(when the little ones we r e crying for bread,) on the 20th of Oct., in the shape of 14 wagons lad e n with flour, onions and clothing. The last bit of breadstuffs, (whic h co nstituted all the provisions we then had,) was served out two night s prev iously. We all felt rejoiced at our timely deliverance, and attrib uted i t entirely to the hand of God which had been over us during the wh ole o f our journey.
            I feel to conclude by saying, that on the whole, the Saint s b ore the heavy trials of the journey with a becoming and praiseworth y fort itude. I may add too, that in consequence of their having to cros s the No rth Fork of the Platte, and the Sweetwater several times, thru t he cold w ater, and to sleep on the snow, each person having only sevente en pound s of luggage including bedding, and thru other privations necess arily inc ident to the journey at so late a period of the season, many o f the age d and infirm failed in strength and died.
            The diahrea [diarrhea] took a firm hold. – our wagons we r e crowded with the sick, which broke down our teams; and thus we ofte n we re obliged to refuse the admission of many who were really worthy t o ride . In crossing the Rocky Ridge, we had to encounter a heavy snow st orm, ac companied by a strong north wind. It was the most disastrous da y on the w hole trip, 15 dying from fatigue and exposure to the cold. W e had on thi s day as on subsequent days, to clear away the snow, in orde r to make pla ces for pitching our tents. Notwithstanding the disadvantag es of our posi tion in crossing the Rocky Ridge, we traveled 16 miles o n that day with o ur hand–carts.
The total number of deaths in this company, from Liverpool, was 77, besi d es one child belonging to Capt. Silers wagon.
            Had it not been for the prompt action of President Brigham Y o ung and the Blessings of the Lord in sending teams with provisions to m ee t us, we would have perished on the plains and in the mountains. Histo r y will never fully reveal the sufferings of those belated handcart comp an ies, but I have ever felt thankful that I got here. Finally after muc h to il and suffering and many deaths, we arrived in Salt Lake City on th e 9t h of November 1856, A. D.”
            Andrew married Jean Allan on 16 October 1860 in Provo, Uta h , Utah Territory. Jean was born 29 August 1830 in Carnoustie,Angus, Sc ot land to George and Margaret Mathews on Allan.
            They had seven children with the two adopted daughters, fo u r girls and three boys. Mary Jane was the oldest; Janet was born 30 Ju l y 1861; Andrew Allan was born 22 December 1862. Sarah Ellen Blood (ado pt ed)was born 28 February 1863; George Allan was born 14 January 1864; M arg aret Jean was born 21 December 1865; and James Allan was born 5 Jul y 1867 .
            Mary Jane was baptized into the Church in August 1868 at t h e age of nine. She married John Harvey Allen on 28 April 1886 in the L og an Temple at the age of 27. John was born 15 October 1860 in Provo, Pr ovo , Utah Territory to William Wilford and Eliza Ann Fenn Allen. He wa s 2 5 when they married.
            John’s father also came with the James G. Willie Handcart Co m pany at the age of 35. Hismother’s parents died in the south and it i s n ot known how she came to Utah or when.
            Mary Jane and John had five children, three girls and two bo y s. Jean Ann was born 28 February 1887 in Nephi Juab, Utah Territory. Th e rest of the children were born in Provo, Utah, Utah. Ethel Mary wa s bor n 11 December 1889; John William was born 23 February 1891; Vivia n Euphem a was born 4 August 1894; and Lester Watson was born 23 Decembe r 1902.
            John died on 4 October 1931 in Provo, Utah, Utah at the ag e o f 70 and was buried on 7 October 1931 in the Provo City Cemetery, Uta h, U tah. Mary Jane died 2 March 1951 in Provo, Utah,Utah at the age o f 92 an d was buried 5 March 1951 in the Provo City Cemetery,Provo, Utah , Utah.