William Foster CALTON
Family Records
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, pgs. 591 & 792
Records of Richard E. Gaisford
New.familysearch.org, Jun 2010
NAME: CALTON aka CAULTON OCCUPATION: Occupation listed on immigration papers as Collier. NOTES: 1. William Foster was President of the Nauvoo Legion. 2. William was said to have dug the first well in Utah. 3. William was a member of the Tabernacle Choir for 40 years. RESEARCH NOTES: 1. William's father listed as J. Calton, boatman, on Marriage Record of William and Maria CALTON. 2. William Foster came to the U.S. in 1863, to Utah 15 Oct 1863, Samuel D. White Company. 3. William Foster immigrated May 1863 on the ship "Antarctic". Temple Submissions: 1) 26 Aug 2004 - CaltonM1 (Marva Calton) 2) 26 Aug 2004 - CaltonM2 (Ben Evans Marva's brother) 3) 26 Aug 2004 - CaltonM3 (Marva Calton)
OCCUPATION: Chorister, Carpenter, Farmer
He married Eliza Gutteridge 26 Sep 1868 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah . Eliza Gutteridge was born at Reading, Berkshire, England 17 Apr 1846 daughter of Robert Gutteridge and Hannah Grover .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Frederick Calton
born 22 Sep 1870.
Alfred Calton
born 4 Mar 1872.
Joseph Calton
born 25 Jun 1874.
Hyrum Calton
born 25 Jun 1874.
Rosanna Calton
born 31 Mar 1878.
Mary Edith Calton
born 25 Apr 1880.
James Herbert Calton
born 12 Jul 1883.
David Carl Calton
born 4 Aug 1886.
William Foster Calton died 4 Feb 1912 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah .
Eliza Gutteridge died 28 Sep 1932 at Dividend, Utah .