John CHERRINGTON
Source includes, but is not limited to: Ancestral File and the IGI, International Genealogical Index,both resource systems developed and solely owned by The Church of JesusChrist of Latter Day Saints. Birth: British Birth certificate, General Register Office. Born onQueen Street. Christening: All Saints Church, West Bromwich BTs (FHL #487350). Marriage #1: Salt Lake City, UT 14th LDS ward membership records, page3 (FHL #026695). Marriage #2: Journal of daughter, Annie Eliza Berry Day, mentionsmarriage (no date); family records and chronology of family suggest marriageoccurred in 1869. Marriage #3: Journal of Annie Eliza Berry Day states that her motherand Henry Chesnut went to Salt Lake and were married in JUL 1876. Endowment House sealings of couples indicate that Elizabeth was proxyfor Henry Chesnut's first wife Euphemia Knox, so that they could besealed. It is believed that Henry Chesnut and Elizabeth Cherrington were married atthat time. Elizabeth was already sealed to her first husband and thereforecould not be sealed to Henry Chesnut. Death: Obituary in DESERET NEWS, 05 Aug 1887, states died at LosCretes, Colorado. Los Cretes has not been found, and it is believed that theplace of death is Los Cerritos, a small town 3 miles from the Mormonsettlement of Manassa in the San Luis Valley. Burial: Family records of unknown authority. Baptism: West Bromwich, England LDS branch membership records (FHL#087038). Endowmant: Endowment House living/endoowment (FHL #183405-R). Sealed to Parents: Manti Temple Sealings children/parents, p195 (FHL #170493-R). Sealed to Spouse #1: Endowment House sealings/couples (FHL #183398-R).
He married Sarah Belsher 11 May 1845 at Handsworth, Stafford, England . Sarah Belsher was born at West Bromwich, Stafford, England 10 Sep 1823 daughter of James Belsher and Elizabeth Matthews .
They were the parents of 14
children:
Elizabeth Cherrington
born 23 May 1846.
Allin Cherrington
born 1848.
Lucy Cherrington
born 19 Nov 1849.
Ann Cherrington
born 3 Oct 1851.
Joseph C. Cherrington
born 11 Feb 1853.
Hyrum Cherrington
born 6 Oct 1854.
Esther Cherrington
born Sep 1857.
Sarah Maria Cherrington
born Aug 1858.
John Cartwright Cherrington
born 3 Oct 1859.
George William Cherrington
born 23 May 1862.
James Thomas Cherrington
born 9 Mar 1863.
Alma Cherrington
born 18 Dec 1863.
Charles Allen Cherrington
born 4 Aug 1865.
Louis Henry Cherrington
born 9 Mar 1867.
John Cherrington died 8 Aug 1908 at Colonia Garcia, Chihuahua, Mexico .
Sarah Belsher died 9 Feb 1900 at Holden, Millard, Utah .