Daughter of Robert Gardner and Margaret Calender
Married George Sweeten, Sr., of Ireland, 29 Mar 1836 in Canada. George died in 1842 in Canada.
Children - Margaret Sweeten; Robert Sweeten; George Sweeten, Jr., born & died 25 Dec 1836; Twins David Sweeten & Martha Sweeten, born 8 Dec 1839.
Married Roger Luckham, 21 Oct 1844, Brooke, Kent, Canada.
Children - Mary Luckham, Susannah Luckham.
Journal Entry - May 28, 1858 - We landed in Pontown, Utah Valley on 28 May with all of our family as [well as] stock-sheep, cattle and horses. Margaret has not bin with us in this moove. She went a few weeks ahead of us to tak care of hir Mother as she was very sick even on hir death bed. We overtak hir here at Spanish fork just after the death of hir Mother a few minutes. She was sick several years with consumption and was expecting to depart this life [a] while before she did. When I beheld Margaret she was standing by hir Mother as she had just deceased. A lady was holding hir boy George, and I did not know him for he had taken sick a few days previous with his death sickness. We proceeded to get [a] coffin to bury Margaret's Mother. We buried hir and took Margaret and hir children tot he waggons with us, but hir boy was very sick with high fever, the same disease that caused Nephi death. We allso did all we could to raise [him] from his sickness, as we allso done all we could for Nephi, but nothing gave them ease, and finily we had to gave him up to go behind the veil for a while.
Journal Entry - June 12, 1858 — George Hunsaker Sweeten [George Sweeten Hunsaker] departed this life June 12, 1858 in the morning at sunrise, the same time [of] day that Nephi Hunsaker Collings [Nephi Collins Hunsaker] dyed. We prepair the grave of his grandmother Luckham and we bury him by hir side as she called him hir boy on hir deathbed. Hapy are those that dye without sin for they will finily be resurected without sin. We buryed him east of Palmyry City some 3 miles north of Spanish Fork half mile on top of the hill.
History - Margaret's father emigrated to Canada in the year 1821 and brought son William and daughter Mary with him to hunt a home for his family. They located in the backwoods of Canada in the Township of Dalhousie, Banthest District, Upper Canada.
About 1844 an elder named John Baraman brought the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Canadian community. January 1845, in company with a few Saints, Mary went a mile and half into the woods and cut a hole in the ice about 18 inches thick and was there baptized in the township of Brook in a stream called Brown's Creek.
Mary and her husband, Roger Luckham, had a strong desire to go to Nauvoo, Illinois to the Saints of their gathering place, a distance of 500 miles.
From Nauvoo Mary and Roger traveled with the Edward Hunter - Joseph Horne Company with the Mormon pioneers departing 17 June 1847 and arriving in the Salt Lake Valley 29 September 1847. It was also known as the John Taylor Co. 197 individuals and 72 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post on the Elkhorn River about 27 miles west of Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
Mary and Roger lived in Millcreek, Utah until April 30, 1857. The summer of 1857 came news of the approach of "Johnson's Army" and the order to move south. During this move, Mary suffered from exposure and as she had not been very strong since her illness while enroute to Utah, this additional exposure led to her death June 12, 1858 at Spanish Fork, Utah.
In the latter part of April and beginning of May 1859, Roger Luckham, with his family (including Robert Sweeten, a stepson), arrived on the present site of Mendon, Utah and became bonifide settlers of the place.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Edward Hunter - Joseph Horne Company (1847)
Mary Gardner Sweeten Luckham - born 5 June 1807 at Kilsythe, Stirling, Scotland and she died 12 June 1858 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Listed on Original Monument as Mary Gardner Sweeten. Her grandson, George Sweeten Hunsaker, died the same day and was buried with her.
Married George Sweeten, Sr., of Ireland, 29 Mar 1836 in Canada. George died in 1842 in Canada.
Children - Margaret Sweeten; Robert Sweeten; George Sweeten, Jr., born & died 25 Dec 1836; Twins David Sweeten & Martha Sweeten, born 8 Dec 1839.
Married Roger Luckham, 21 Oct 1844, Brooke, Kent, Canada.
Children - Mary Luckham, Susannah Luckham.
Journal Entry - May 28, 1858 - We landed in Pontown, Utah Valley on 28 May with all of our family as [well as] stock-sheep, cattle and horses. Margaret has not bin with us in this moove. She went a few weeks ahead of us to tak care of hir Mother as she was very sick even on hir death bed. We overtak hir here at Spanish fork just after the death of hir Mother a few minutes. She was sick several years with consumption and was expecting to depart this life [a] while before she did. When I beheld Margaret she was standing by hir Mother as she had just deceased. A lady was holding hir boy George, and I did not know him for he had taken sick a few days previous with his death sickness. We proceeded to get [a] coffin to bury Margaret's Mother. We buried hir and took Margaret and hir children tot he waggons with us, but hir boy was very sick with high fever, the same disease that caused Nephi death. We allso did all we could to raise [him] from his sickness, as we allso done all we could for Nephi, but nothing gave them ease, and finily we had to gave him up to go behind the veil for a while.
Journal Entry - June 12, 1858 — George Hunsaker Sweeten [George Sweeten Hunsaker] departed this life June 12, 1858 in the morning at sunrise, the same time [of] day that Nephi Hunsaker Collings [Nephi Collins Hunsaker] dyed. We prepair the grave of his grandmother Luckham and we bury him by hir side as she called him hir boy on hir deathbed. Hapy are those that dye without sin for they will finily be resurected without sin. We buryed him east of Palmyry City some 3 miles north of Spanish Fork half mile on top of the hill.
History - Margaret's father emigrated to Canada in the year 1821 and brought son William and daughter Mary with him to hunt a home for his family. They located in the backwoods of Canada in the Township of Dalhousie, Banthest District, Upper Canada.
About 1844 an elder named John Baraman brought the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Canadian community. January 1845, in company with a few Saints, Mary went a mile and half into the woods and cut a hole in the ice about 18 inches thick and was there baptized in the township of Brook in a stream called Brown's Creek.
Mary and her husband, Roger Luckham, had a strong desire to go to Nauvoo, Illinois to the Saints of their gathering place, a distance of 500 miles.
From Nauvoo Mary and Roger traveled with the Edward Hunter - Joseph Horne Company with the Mormon pioneers departing 17 June 1847 and arriving in the Salt Lake Valley 29 September 1847. It was also known as the John Taylor Co. 197 individuals and 72 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post on the Elkhorn River about 27 miles west of Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
Mary and Roger lived in Millcreek, Utah until April 30, 1857. The summer of 1857 came news of the approach of "Johnson's Army" and the order to move south. During this move, Mary suffered from exposure and as she had not been very strong since her illness while enroute to Utah, this additional exposure led to her death June 12, 1858 at Spanish Fork, Utah.
In the latter part of April and beginning of May 1859, Roger Luckham, with his family (including Robert Sweeten, a stepson), arrived on the present site of Mendon, Utah and became bonifide settlers of the place.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Edward Hunter - Joseph Horne Company (1847)
Mary Gardner Sweeten Luckham - born 5 June 1807 at Kilsythe, Stirling, Scotland and she died 12 June 1858 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Listed on Original Monument as Mary Gardner Sweeten. Her grandson, George Sweeten Hunsaker, died the same day and was buried with her.
Daughter of Robert Gardner and Margaret Calender
Married George Sweeten, Sr., of Ireland, 29 Mar 1836 in Canada. George died in 1842 in Canada.
Children - Margaret Sweeten; Robert Sweeten; George Sweeten, Jr., born & died 25 Dec 1836; Twins David Sweeten & Martha Sweeten, born 8 Dec 1839.
Married Roger Luckham, 21 Oct 1844, Brooke, Kent, Canada.
Children - Mary Luckham, Susannah Luckham.
Journal Entry - May 28, 1858 - We landed in Pontown, Utah Valley on 28 May with all of our family as [well as] stock-sheep, cattle and horses. Margaret has not bin with us in this moove. She went a few weeks ahead of us to tak care of hir Mother as she was very sick even on hir death bed. We overtak hir here at Spanish fork just after the death of hir Mother a few minutes. She was sick several years with consumption and was expecting to depart this life [a] while before she did. When I beheld Margaret she was standing by hir Mother as she had just deceased. A lady was holding hir boy George, and I did not know him for he had taken sick a few days previous with his death sickness. We proceeded to get [a] coffin to bury Margaret's Mother. We buried hir and took Margaret and hir children tot he waggons with us, but hir boy was very sick with high fever, the same disease that caused Nephi death. We allso did all we could to raise [him] from his sickness, as we allso done all we could for Nephi, but nothing gave them ease, and finily we had to gave him up to go behind the veil for a while.
Journal Entry - June 12, 1858 — George Hunsaker Sweeten [George Sweeten Hunsaker] departed this life June 12, 1858 in the morning at sunrise, the same time [of] day that Nephi Hunsaker Collings [Nephi Collins Hunsaker] dyed. We prepair the grave of his grandmother Luckham and we bury him by hir side as she called him hir boy on hir deathbed. Hapy are those that dye without sin for they will finily be resurected without sin. We buryed him east of Palmyry City some 3 miles north of Spanish Fork half mile on top of the hill.
History - Margaret's father emigrated to Canada in the year 1821 and brought son William and daughter Mary with him to hunt a home for his family. They located in the backwoods of Canada in the Township of Dalhousie, Banthest District, Upper Canada.
About 1844 an elder named John Baraman brought the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Canadian community. January 1845, in company with a few Saints, Mary went a mile and half into the woods and cut a hole in the ice about 18 inches thick and was there baptized in the township of Brook in a stream called Brown's Creek.
Mary and her husband, Roger Luckham, had a strong desire to go to Nauvoo, Illinois to the Saints of their gathering place, a distance of 500 miles.
From Nauvoo Mary and Roger traveled with the Edward Hunter - Joseph Horne Company with the Mormon pioneers departing 17 June 1847 and arriving in the Salt Lake Valley 29 September 1847. It was also known as the John Taylor Co. 197 individuals and 72 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post on the Elkhorn River about 27 miles west of Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
Mary and Roger lived in Millcreek, Utah until April 30, 1857. The summer of 1857 came news of the approach of "Johnson's Army" and the order to move south. During this move, Mary suffered from exposure and as she had not been very strong since her illness while enroute to Utah, this additional exposure led to her death June 12, 1858 at Spanish Fork, Utah.
In the latter part of April and beginning of May 1859, Roger Luckham, with his family (including Robert Sweeten, a stepson), arrived on the present site of Mendon, Utah and became bonifide settlers of the place.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Edward Hunter - Joseph Horne Company (1847)
Mary Gardner Sweeten Luckham - born 5 June 1807 at Kilsythe, Stirling, Scotland and she died 12 June 1858 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Listed on Original Monument as Mary Gardner Sweeten. Her grandson, George Sweeten Hunsaker, died the same day and was buried with her.
Married George Sweeten, Sr., of Ireland, 29 Mar 1836 in Canada. George died in 1842 in Canada.
Children - Margaret Sweeten; Robert Sweeten; George Sweeten, Jr., born & died 25 Dec 1836; Twins David Sweeten & Martha Sweeten, born 8 Dec 1839.
Married Roger Luckham, 21 Oct 1844, Brooke, Kent, Canada.
Children - Mary Luckham, Susannah Luckham.
Journal Entry - May 28, 1858 - We landed in Pontown, Utah Valley on 28 May with all of our family as [well as] stock-sheep, cattle and horses. Margaret has not bin with us in this moove. She went a few weeks ahead of us to tak care of hir Mother as she was very sick even on hir death bed. We overtak hir here at Spanish fork just after the death of hir Mother a few minutes. She was sick several years with consumption and was expecting to depart this life [a] while before she did. When I beheld Margaret she was standing by hir Mother as she had just deceased. A lady was holding hir boy George, and I did not know him for he had taken sick a few days previous with his death sickness. We proceeded to get [a] coffin to bury Margaret's Mother. We buried hir and took Margaret and hir children tot he waggons with us, but hir boy was very sick with high fever, the same disease that caused Nephi death. We allso did all we could to raise [him] from his sickness, as we allso done all we could for Nephi, but nothing gave them ease, and finily we had to gave him up to go behind the veil for a while.
Journal Entry - June 12, 1858 — George Hunsaker Sweeten [George Sweeten Hunsaker] departed this life June 12, 1858 in the morning at sunrise, the same time [of] day that Nephi Hunsaker Collings [Nephi Collins Hunsaker] dyed. We prepair the grave of his grandmother Luckham and we bury him by hir side as she called him hir boy on hir deathbed. Hapy are those that dye without sin for they will finily be resurected without sin. We buryed him east of Palmyry City some 3 miles north of Spanish Fork half mile on top of the hill.
History - Margaret's father emigrated to Canada in the year 1821 and brought son William and daughter Mary with him to hunt a home for his family. They located in the backwoods of Canada in the Township of Dalhousie, Banthest District, Upper Canada.
About 1844 an elder named John Baraman brought the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Canadian community. January 1845, in company with a few Saints, Mary went a mile and half into the woods and cut a hole in the ice about 18 inches thick and was there baptized in the township of Brook in a stream called Brown's Creek.
Mary and her husband, Roger Luckham, had a strong desire to go to Nauvoo, Illinois to the Saints of their gathering place, a distance of 500 miles.
From Nauvoo Mary and Roger traveled with the Edward Hunter - Joseph Horne Company with the Mormon pioneers departing 17 June 1847 and arriving in the Salt Lake Valley 29 September 1847. It was also known as the John Taylor Co. 197 individuals and 72 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post on the Elkhorn River about 27 miles west of Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
Mary and Roger lived in Millcreek, Utah until April 30, 1857. The summer of 1857 came news of the approach of "Johnson's Army" and the order to move south. During this move, Mary suffered from exposure and as she had not been very strong since her illness while enroute to Utah, this additional exposure led to her death June 12, 1858 at Spanish Fork, Utah.
In the latter part of April and beginning of May 1859, Roger Luckham, with his family (including Robert Sweeten, a stepson), arrived on the present site of Mendon, Utah and became bonifide settlers of the place.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Edward Hunter - Joseph Horne Company (1847)
Mary Gardner Sweeten Luckham - born 5 June 1807 at Kilsythe, Stirling, Scotland and she died 12 June 1858 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Listed on Original Monument as Mary Gardner Sweeten. Her grandson, George Sweeten Hunsaker, died the same day and was buried with her.
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Inscription
Pioneers were buried here 1851 and 1866 when the cemetery was abandoned. James Higinson was sexton. The bodies of those who remain here are Sara Holt Tindral, John Hardison Redd, Elizabeth Hancock Redd, Mary Gardner Sweeten, Helen Whytock McKell and the following children: Mary Catherine Redd, John Holt Redd, Mary Moriah Page, Mary Ann Pace, Lucy Ann Bowen, Julia Susanah Bowen, Mary King, Phoebe Justin Darber, Oran Thomas infant son Raymond and about thirty-five others.
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