Mark Anthony CHILD
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Child Family History pg. 94 - Utah Pioneer Book
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Historical information included in notes. Mark Anthony CHILD md (2) 1819 /Submit PEACOCK (sld 15 Jan 1885 LG) All previous Church Blessings reconfirmed & ratified for child # 2, Alfred Bosworth CHILD, 20 Sep 1967. Sources: Fam. Rec. Hist. & some Rec. of Temple ord., compiled by Warren G. CHILD, son of # 2, Alfred, typed from the original by N.F.D.Hanny. (2) CHILD Fam. compiled by Elias CHILD. (GS 929.273 C436C) pp 81,94 (3) Conn.Vital Records, Woodstock(GS 974,645 W2/V2W) Husb. birth rec. (4) Fam. Grp.sheets comp. by various members. (5) Archive Gen. Soc. SLC & TIB Checks MARK ANTHONY CHILD CHILMARK.771 RIN 2599 MARK ANTHONY CHILD - HANNAH BENEDICT MATERNAL 3RD GREAT GRANDPARENTS Mark Anthony Child was the third son and fifth child of Capt. Increase and Olive Pease Child. He was born in Oblong, Dutchess, N.Y. On May 10, 1771, and died in Feb 1843 in Milton, Saratoga, N.Y. Mark A. Child married Hannah Benedict Dec. 8, 1793, daughter of John and Hannah Carter Benedict of Woodstock, Windham County, Conn. Mark married, 2nd, in 1819 to Submit Peacock and had five additional children besides the twelve by his first wife Hannah. Mark learned how to farm from his father and made it his vocation. He lived in Stillwater, Milton, and Greenfield, Saratoga Co., New York. Mark was a leader of people and people believed in what he said. Mark was not completely satisfied with all the beliefs of the Congregationalists. The standing order of the Congregationalists were very strict in keeping the Sabbath. They were very strict in keeping all forms of religion as they understood them. The Congregationalists kept the Sabbath from Saturday night to Sunday night sundown. There was no labor indoors or outdoors as soon as the sun was set. All food was prepared and put in the pot prior to sundown. The parents took their whole family to meetings, returned home for dinner, and then the parents would teach religion exercises until the sun set. As you well can imagine the sun set was watched closely by the children and parents. As soon as the sun went down the men prepared for the week's work, and the women began the work of being ready for the great wash day on Monday. Perhaps some of the ideas of his Uncle William Child rubbed off. Mark was a very religious man as each generation had been before him. Mark formulated his ideas into a religion and formed a church. Mark was the dominant man in establishing the first Universal Church of Greenfield. The original members met in homes and as the congregation grew they met in local school houses. As the members outgrew the local school houses, the decision was made to build a church building in 1816. The society was organized and incorporated in 1819 with thirty members. The church was the First Universal Church and Society of Greenfield. Mark A. Child and John Harris presided at the first meeting. The officers of the church were Frederick Parkman, Abner Medbury and John W. Creal, who composed the first board of trustees. From 1840 to 1844 a flourishing Sunday-day school and Bible class of sixty scholars was held. Upon the death of Mark A. Child 1843 the church began to die out and has never been revived. Mark A. Child was a tall man, thin faced, with the prominent Child nose, wore a mustache, and had dark brown hair. He had the ability to attract and rally people to the religious cause. His religious teachings were passed on to his family who were also very religious. In the deeds of Saratoga Co., N.Y. From 1792-1821, page 73 are found several Child deeds: "Mark A. Child of Greenfield to Silas Pattan of Lyons, Wayne Co., 1826." "Mark A. Child, wife Submitty of Greenfield to John Miller, of Stillwater, 1826." "Ephriam Child, wife Polly of Stillwater to Wm. Strang of Stillwater 1816" "Ephriam Child, wife Polly of Stillwater to Wm. Strang of Stillwater 1816". "Ephriam Child's, wife Polly of Stillwater to Tobias Poer of Stillwater 1821" The above Ephriam Child listed in the deeds is the brother of Mark A. Child and was an M.D.and served in the County Medical Society and in the war of 1812 as a physician. Mark A. Child was a great father and loved children. His first wife Hannah Benedict Child bore Mark twelve children and his second wife Submitty, bore five children and raised all seventeen children. The first two children were born in Greenfield, Saratoga Co., N.Y., and then in 1797, Mark moved his family to Milton, Saratoga Co., N.Y. CHILD FAM. HIST. P 94 , A3E12; CHILD #2 CHURCH BLESSINGS RECONFIRMED ON SEP 20, 1967 A BOOK HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY SHERMAN A. CHILD 5250 SO. 500 W. WASHINGTON TERRACE, UTAH 84403 B 3 E16 PEASE RECORD P 14 HIS CHURCH BLESSINGS RECONFIRMED AND RATIFIED 20 SEP 1067 MEMO IN FAMILY HISTORY SAYS HE WAS BORN IN STILLWATER, SARATOGA CO., NEW YORK MARK ANTHONYS OCCUPATION: FARMER, FOUNDER OF FIRST UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF GREENFIELD, SARATOGA, NEW YORK. FAMILY HISTORY AND RECORDS OF TEMPLE ORDINANCES COMPILED BY WARRAN G. CHILD, SON OF ALFRED. TYPED FROM ORIGINAL BY NFD HARVEY CHILD FAMILY, COMPILED BY ELIAS CHILD (GS 929.273 C436c, PP IN, 94.) CONN VITAL REC., WOODSTOCK (GS 974.645/We V2w) HUSB. REC. FAMILY GROUP SHEETS CONPILES BY VAREAN, WARREN CHILD FAMILY, PAGE 2 AND HISTORY OF SARATOGA, NEW YORK #2 HARRIET , HUSBAND JAMES PURDY LIVED IN ILONA, MICHIGAN #3 WALER, IN JOURNAL OF WARREN G. CHILD, STATES HE DIED AT AGE 10 WHICH WOULD MAKE HIS DEATH IN 1835 #10 EMELINE MD. (2) AMOS BURNHAM 11 MAR 1862 Records found in the Child Fam. History Pg 94, Utah Pioneer Book, Family Records. Dorothy S. Hadlock, 218 West North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake 17 Ward. ENDOWMENTS (GS SER #25163 PT.2) SEALING (SPECIAL SERVICE & INFORMATION DEPT INDEX OF SEALINGS EARLY UTAH REC. 1846-1857 PAGE 705) CENSUS OF 1850 POTTSWATTAMIE CO., IOWA PAGE 215 DIST. #21 (GS #2623 PT 3) CROSSING THE PLAINS ( GS SER #38335 PT 10 INDEX CARDS OF FILM) WE FIND CHILD, A.B. 7 FAMILY 1852 CROSSED THE PLAINS IN THE 16TH CO. (CAPT. URIAH CURTIS.) CHILD A.B AGE 55 CHILD POLLY AGE 52, WIFE OF A.B. CHILD, ORVIL AGE 14 (SON OF A.B. AND POLLY), SAME CO. CHILD, WARREN AGE 17 (SON OF A.B. AND POLLY), SAME CO. JH 31 DEC 1852 SUPPLEMENT PAGE 101, (SH. HIST. OFFGICE) THE RECORD OF THE 16TH COMPANY ORGANIZED 24 JUN 1852 BY EZRA T. BENSON AND JEDEDIAH M. GRANT. URIAH CURTIS CAPTAIN OF FIFTY, ARRIVED OCT 1, 1852, (AMONG THOSE LISTED WE FIND) A.B. CHILD, 55, ONE WAGON, NO HORSES, NO MULES, 4 OXEN, 2 COWS, NO HOGS, NO SHEEP, NO STANDS OF BEES. POLLY CHILD, 53 BRANCH RECORDS OF IOWA (GS SER #2624) Husband and Children #5,6,8,10,11, reconfirmed 20 Sept 1967 Children # 4,7,9, Reconfirmed 25 Sept 1967 JOURNAL AND FAM GEN BY WARREN GOULD CHILD IN POSS OF MRS SYLVIA C. WILLIAMS PREDIGREE OF JESSE A. CHILD (GS SER #34733 PT 479 ARCHIVES, FGS Y DOROTHY HADLOCK (PINK LABEL ATTACHED) CHILD FAM GEN BY ELIAS CHILD, PP 94-97-99-101-102 #6 MYRON MD. (2) SEREPTA JANE COLE THE 10TH OCT 1863 #8 JOHN MD. (2) MARY MELINDA CURTIS 1 APR 1857 #10 WARREN MD (2) MARTHA ELMER 3 FEB 1858 (3) JERUSIA JANE BYBEE 26 JULY 1870 (4) ELEANOR CAROLINE PITT 18 NOV 1903 CHILD FAM.HIST P 94 UTAH PIONEER BOOK, FAMILY RECORDS HISTORY OF POLLY ANN CHILD RICHARDSON WRITTEN BY HERSELF RECORDS REFERENCES FROM POLLY BACK TO EPHRIM CHILD RESEARCH BY FONTELLA RICHARDSON ABBOTT, RICHARDSON GENEALOGY PAGE 713-719 FROM GRIFFEN BOWEN NICHOLAS BERRY -- FREDERICK LEWIS WEIS, op.cit., page 141 FROM NICHOLAS BERRY TO WILLIAM PROUZ -- WILLIAM BOLE, description of the county of devon, pp 245-246, 305,324,400,438,526 FROM ALICE PROUZ TO WILLIAM I "the conqueror " MARCELLUS DONALD R. VON REDLICH, OP. CIT.,PAGE 105 AND FREDERICK LEWIS WEIS, ANCESTRAL ROTTS OF SIXTY COLONIALS LANCASTER, MASS. 1950. (THIS BOOK OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTARY REFERENCES FOR ALL LINES.) G.E. COKAYNE, COMPLETE PERRAGE, VOLS, 1-X1, 1910-1949; VIVTORIA COUNTY HISTORY OF LANSHIRE, 7 VOL. MARCELLUS DONALD R. VON REDLICH, PEDIGREES OF SOME OF THE EMPORER CHARLEMAGNE'S DECENDENTS.; WEST SOMERVILLE, MASS., SOMMERVILLE PRINTING CO. 1941 SHOWS HANNAH SEALED TO MARK ANTHONY, AGAIN 15 JAN 1885
B9C34 BENEDICT GEN P 98, 69.; CONNN. 19 P P. 23 - 5
Historical information included in notes. ALFRED BOSWORTH CHILD CHILDALFR.796 RIN 2491 FARMER, POSTMASTER, MERCHANT, PIONEER With the thought in mind that Alfred Bosworth Child moved with his daughter Polly Ann Child Richardson across the plains into the Ogden Utah area, the following story is going to be told as seen through Polly Ann's eyes. Realizing that anything Polly Ann went through so did her father and mother and the other eight children. Other records have been added as the story expands with histories of several of his grandchildren, who gave their parents histories to me. Alfred Bosworth Child was a second child and first son of Mark Anthony Child and Hannah Benedict Child. He was born in the town of Milton-Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York, on the 19th day of November 1796. Young Sarah Ann (Polly) Barber, daughter of Ichabod and Annie Dake (Deake)Barber, born the 29th of March 1799, was also living in the same area of Greenfield. Alfred B. Child was raised in a very religious home. His father was instrumental in establishing the First Universal Church of Greenfield, Saratoga Co. New York. This church believed in the Bible as printed with explanations from his Grandfather, Increase Child and his Uncle William Child's printing press. Alfred was a second generation Childs to be born and raised in this little community, Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York, in the Kyadeross, Aderondack, Mountains. It must have been pleasant growing up in this section of New York, especially in the summer-time, when the cooling, saline breezes of the Atlantic often traversed up the Hudson river, giving a climate similar to the seacoast. The deep ravines and valleys cut irregularly into the mountainsides, the marsh and swamp lands at the headwaters of the Hudson, the numerous stands of beech, maple, pine and hemlock must have contributed immensely to the pleasure and providing enjoyment of childhood, growing up and raising a family in this area. Here Alfred and Polly grew into young adulthood amid the simple comforts and pleasures of the pioneer. ( From Polly Ann Child Richardsons' history we learned that 3 generations of Child's had been born in this area) The family life of the Childs during this period must, of necessity, be conjectural. Alfred was a farmer and a stock raiser. The stony, rough earth of the area would lend more plausibility to the latter, however, since it is more suitable for pasturage than farming. Alfred met Polly Barber, daughter of Ichabod Barber and Annie Deake, born 29 March 1799 in Greenfield, Saratoga Co. New York. The couple fell in love and they were married the 19th day of March 1817. They lived in Greenfield several years after their marriage. Soon they moved to Morristown in St. Lawrence County, New York. This area was on the St. Lawrence river and bordering on Canada. Members of Polly's family was also living there. (Later we found a record of Warren Gould Child written about his grandfather which said "in the year of 1822, they with their family moved to Morristown) St. Lawrence Co., New york, where they took up (purchased) a new farm of about 30 acres and with the aid of a hired man, and with hard labor cleared it for cultivation. The 30 acres of land were situated on the banks of the St. Lawrence river. The family was industrious and was prospering and acquired a limited amount property. In a letter dated 26 May 1866, a letter from the county historian of St. Lawrence says the following. "In 1823 a mortgage is recorded between Alfred B. Child and Abraham H. Wooster for $150, and this mentions a piece of land of 40 acres. This is on what is now called Wooster Road in Hammond, and this mortgage was recorded in 1828. It was satisfied in 1838, and was recorded in July of that year. However, after the discharge of this mortgage, Child never seemed to have the deed recorded if he was still on the land. The school district in the small area where the Child's lived was known as the Child School Dist. Church records in this county are not available for as early as you indicated, except in a few I do find some records for the town of Hammond, and the Child, Barber and Wooster families apparently did not go to either the Presbyterian or Methodists, they are the only ones there." The town historian for Hammond, "I have found no birth records of the children of Alfred B. Child. Records at that period in Hammond's history are quite incomplete...I have come up with some facts that might interest you--- "8 May 1827, Alfred B. Child(s) elected constable at the 1st town meeting. Commissioner of schools 1828-1829 & 1829-1830." 21 Feb 1832 - 17 Feb 1835, Alfred B. Child(s) held the position of Overseer of Highway (Title changed to Post Master in 1833) John Child(s)was appointed Postmaster in 1838. In the history of St. Lawrence and Franklin Co(s), we find that"Hammond was formed from Rossie and Morristown, New York, the 30 March 1827, to take effect on May following". (Gs call #974,75 H2h) In the record of Warren Gould Child we find "in the year of 1829 he (Alfred Bosworth Child) sold his farm...(In 1820 he had sold his farm of 100 acres to Mr. Taylor) And soon afterward bought another farm of about 160 acres, in the same town, for which he paid ten dollars per acre. This farm was on the banks of the St. Lawrence River and was covered with trees. " (Very enterprising young man) "21 Feb 1832 - 17 Feb 1835, Alfred B. Child(s) held the position of overseer of highway (title changed to postmaster in 1833)." "John Child(s) was appointed postmaster in 1838." It was here in Hammond, New York, in 1837, the missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) found them and taught them the gospel of the true church of Jesus Christ on the earth. Warren's diary, " While living on the above 160 acre farm the Child family heard the gospel of Jesus Christ, called Mormonism. They opened up new farms and were in process of improving them, when there came into the town or neighborhood, one, George E. Blakesly, a Mormon Elder, who after a time succeeded in getting a few to come out to hear the strange doctrine of the new Prophet, known as Joe Smith. He met with little success in the neighborhood. My father, after hearing him several times, was somewhat impressed with his doctrines, so much so that he continued to investigate them. After a careful and thorough investigation of the principles of Mormonism, Alfred and several of his children were baptized. Records show that on June 5, 1837, Alfred and Polly and their daughter Polly Ann, Mark A.,Myron B.,and Hannah P., were baptized and confirmed members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, by Elder Charles Blakesly. The rest being under age for baptism. This date is important because it marks the severance of the old, fairly secure and comfortable life from the insecure, arduous future they were to endure. They immediately began to make preparations to join the main body of the Saints, at their head-quarters in Kirtland, Ohio. They sold their farm in New York and started on their strenuous journey with one team of horses, all of their possessions and ten members in the family, in a wagon. Alfred evidently was sufficiently convinced of the truthfulness of the message that he was willing to sell his farm in Greenfield, pile his belongings, food, clothing, bedding, cooking utensils and a few meager spare parts for the wagon, into a wagon, and suffer the hardships of a 1500 mile journey to Missouri. Most of the 1500 miles would have been traversed on foot, sleeping in tents or under the wagon at night in this sparsely settled and often savage wasteland. One must admit that a journey of this sort required a great deal of courage and fortitude that would be tested to the breaking point within a few short months. By August 11th the entire family, then ten in number, had turned their backs on three generations of family and begun the long, laborious trek to join the Saints in Jackson County, Missouri. The immediate destination of Alfred and Polly was Kirkland, Ohio--about one-third the distance to Jackson county. Here he hoped to join up with a body of Saints moving from Kirkland, Ohio to Missouri. "Embarking on a small steamer up the St. Lawrence river and crossing Lake Ontario and landing at Lewiston, a short distance below the great Niagara Falls. Having shipped his team and wagon and such of his effects as could be loaded with the family in one wagon drawn by two horses. Thus he started by land via way of the city of Buffalo, N.Y. And the then forests of eastern Ohio, arriving in Kirtland some time in September." To give them strength and to buoy up their spirits, they had encouraging and spiritual experiences on the way, which Polly tells in her history. Unfortunately young Polly, a daughter, has left us no information regarding this pilgrimage. Consequently the route taken, the time involved and the events along the way can only be speculative. She dismisses the entire trip in one concise understatement: "My father came the entire route with one span of horses and wagon and ten in the family." It takes little imagination to fill in the blanks in Polly's statement. Carrying food, clothing, bedding, cooking utensils and a few meager supplies for an unknown farm in the west would have taken up every spare space in the wagon. One must admit that a journey of this sort required a great deal of courage and fortitude--a courage and fortitude that would be tested to the breaking point within a few short months. Warren Gould Child's Diary is in the Salt Lake Library. From Warren Gould Child's diary we find the following: While traveling through a dense forest in Ohio a very singular coincidence occurred. The road was narrow and seemingly but little traveled, though the forest was quite clear of underbrush. At this particular point there were by accident two other teams that were traveling in the same direction that we were. But as they had fallen in with us a few days previously our family was only casually acquainted with them. They were not of our faith but made very pleasant company for us in traveling in a comparatively wild and strange county. All was still, except the jostling of our wagon wheels, or and occasional chirping of birds. The family members were all riding in the wagon with the sides of our painted cover rolled up a few feet and fastened with strings to buttons on the bows to admit fresh air and permit the family to view the scenes by the roadside, when a voice was heard to say "whoa." Our team being in the lead, the other two were following close in the rear. Father, sitting in the front driving, had not, to that time when the voice was heard, seen any person in the vicinity. At the word "whoa" from the strange voice, the team stopped so suddenly that the teams traveling behind came in contact with our wagon. When father recovered a little from the sudden and so abrupt stop, a personage walked unconcernedly up to the wagon. He had the appearance of being very aged, well dressed with an unusual long white beard, was about six feet tall and of rather square build, with a pleasant and happy look on his face. He ask no questions as to who we were or where we were going, but proceeded to shake hands with the family, commencing with father, then mother and each of the children according to age, blessing them in the name of Jesus Christ. The writer was next to the youngest in the family at that time. After getting through in this manner he turned to me (Warren Gould) the second time and pronounced a further and special blessing upon me, placing his hands on my bare head. Without further words he slowly passed on. The visit was so sudden and unlooked for that not a word had been spoken by the family. Father expected he would do likewise with the families occupying the two wagons behind us. But as he simply made a slight bow as he passed them some members of the families got out to hail him and get further explanation of so strange and unlooked for occurrence. They went quickly to the rear and to their surprise he was nowhere to be seen. They made hasty search in every direction but he was nowhere to be found. They searched the road in each direction for his tracks but none were found. The families traveling with us remarked that we had received a strange blessing from the stranger. (Note: Warren Gould Child was only 3-1/2 years old at this time. He has written the story later in life, principally from what his parents may have told him, perhaps. At one time I asked my aunt, Julie A. (Child) Dye, one of his daughters, what was the special blessing given? She said he was told he would live to do a great work. I asked if there had been anything definite in his life wherein he felt the blessing was fulfilled? She said, "Yes, on a trip east, he met Elias Child, the author or compiler of the Child Family Genealogy, now in the genealogical library. Grandfather furnished him with much of the information for his research efforts. After the book was published he sent grandfather a copy, and then grandfather took upon himself the responsibility of seeing that the work was done in the temples, and thus accomplished a great work.) Eventually the Child family arrived at Kirtland, Ohio, about one-third of the distance to Jackson County, Missouri, some time in September and learned, however, that events moved faster than he. Here he had hoped to join up with a body of Saints who were moving from Kirtland to Missouri but He soon found out that the unbelievers of Missouri had persecuted them for their beliefs. Many of the Mormons had vacated the city by the time he arrived. I will continue writing from Warren Gould's record. But his information here causes a question because, as I read church history, the prophet Joseph Smith was at that time in Missouri, and not in Kirtland. (He traveled about between those two places as the people were moving to Missouri.) But, no doubt, as they did relate the story to him and he gave the answer. Also, no doubt, someone took them through the Kirtland Temple, and carried him as a child. "On arriving in Kirtland, father related the occurrence to the Prophet Joseph Smith, and he told him that the personage was none other than one of the Nephites who were permitted not to taste death, and that they made occasional visits where they were permitted to do so." The city of Kirtland offered the Child family only a brief respite from the rigors of the trek. The had traveled almost a month by the time they reached Kirtland and would be another month and a half to two months before they reached their destination in Missouri. They stayed but a few weeks in Kirtland, when under the direction of the Prophets counsel continued their journey in the like manner westward to Missouri. Having rested the animals and replenishing supplies, before returning to the well defined trail of Saints moving west. They had been traveling almost a month and a half to two months, arriving in October, before they reached their destination in Missouri. It was late fall when the Child family reached their destination. That October they purchased a farm on Shoal Creek in Caldwell County, he got several cribs of corn on the ear, which served us and the team for food during the winter of 1838-39. However, before the spring came we were relieved of our best horse which was confiscated by the mob, which invaded the County, as also they did in Jackson and adjacent counties where the Saints were settled. While in Kirtland the family had been shown through the Temple by the Prophet Joseph Smith, he taking the writer, then three and a half years old in his arms and carrying him up the different flights of stairs. It seemed that as soon as the Temple in Kirtland was completed, persecution of the Saints became unbe
He married Hannah Benedict 8 Dec 1793 at Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut . Hannah Benedict was born at Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut 1 Jan 1774 daughter of John Benedict and Hannah Carter .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Mary Child
born 5 Feb 1795.
Alfred Bosworth Child
born 15 Nov 1796.
Ephraim Child
born 15 May 1798.
John Child
born 18 Jan 1800.
Betsey Child
born 5 Sep 1802.
Paulina Child
born 8 Nov 1803.
Barney Child
born 5 Jan 1805.
Pamelia Child
born 28 Aug 1807.
Rensselaer Child
born 17 Oct 1809.
Hannah Child
born 16 Oct 1810.
Emeline Child
born 13 Jan 1815.
Mark Anthony Child
born 15 Jan 1817.
Mark Anthony Child died Feb 1843 at Milton, Saratoga, New York .
Hannah Benedict died 11 Mar 1818 at Greenfield, Saratoga, New York .