William MARSDEN
Will-N-Della.com, Jane Appleby's children
New FamilySearch.org, Feb 2010
History of William Marsden, copied from his diary - Cedar City Library
1880 U.S. Census - Parowan, Iron, UT
1870 U.S. Census - Parowan, Iron, UT
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p. 1024. Bio and Portrait
Mormon Overland Pioneer Database - LDS.org/churchhistory/
Ancestral File - Version 4.19
Pedigree Resource File
Ancestry World Tree
LDS Ward Records - Parowan Ward (FHL #26,411), (birth) - from Marsden Fam. Rec.
Journal of William Marsden, - from Marsden Fam. Rec.
BAPTISM: Baptized Jan 1840 by James Mahon PIONEERS AND PROMINENT MEN OF UTAH: - (Excerpt) Marsden, William (son of Abraham Marsden and Hannah Thornton of Oldham, Lancashire, Eng.). Born March 15, 1814, Oldham, Lancashire. Came to Utah April 15, 1855. Married Jane Appleby (deceased) 1835, St. John's Church Manchester, Eng. (daughter of David and Betty Appleby of Manchester)... - Married Sariah Scovil June 16, 1856, Salt Lake City (daughter of Lucius Nelson Scovil, who died 1889 at Springville, Utah, and Lura Snow of Provo, Utah). She was born May 27, 1837... Family resided Provo and Parowan, Utah. - Priest; missionary in New Jersey and New York. Settled at Provo in 1855. Deputy sealer of weights and measures 1882; justice of peace for city and county. Erected first factory at St. George, Utah. Cotton-spinner. Died June 4, 1890. PIONEER: Came to Utah in John Hindley Company, arrived in Salt Lake, September 3rd, 1855 PARENT CONNECTION: Evidence of correct parentage comes Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, Journal of William Marsden. Notes from William Marsden Personal Journal: Had uncle in England, Lemion Marsden (p. 146) Had cousin, Thomas Thornton (p. 147) Had brother Samuel Marsden who lived in Illinois (p. 148) Had sister named Sarah.
NOTES: Sealed to Brigham Young after her death.
He married Jane Appleby 25 Oct 1835 at St John's Church, Manchester, England . Jane Appleby was born at Walton, Lancashire, England 24 Aug 1814 .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Samuel Marsden
born 19 Oct 1836.
Hannah Maria Marsden
born 22 Nov 1838.
Abraham Marsden
born 1 Dec 1839.
Marry Ann Marsden
born 28 Feb 1843.
William Marsden
born 7 Sep 1845.
Eliza Jane Marsden
born 17 Mar 1848.
Cornelia Phelps Marsden
born 7 Oct 1850.
Elizabeth Marsden
born 7 Jan 1853.
William Marsden died 4 Jun 1890 at Parowan, Iron, Utah .
Jane Appleby died 14 Jul 1854 at Oquawka, Henderson, Illinois .