Louisa Haag Abegg Done
Binghampton Pioneer * 1868 – 1965
With the restoration of the gospel through the Prophet Joseph Smith, missionary work quickly began, not only in this country, but across the ocean - to Europe and beyond.
In the town of Stuttgart, Germany, the Haag family was financially very comfortable, with a lovely home, servants and many of life's comforts. But they were also seeking the truth in religion and when the Mormon missionaries found their home, the Gospel quickly became part of their lives.
Young Louisa Haag recognized the truthfulness of the Gospel and sought baptism. Due to persecution, the baptism took place in the middle of the night. Breaking the ice on the Nekar River, she was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; she never wavered in her faith and dedication to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Leaving behind the comforts of their former life, she came to America with her mother and several of her brothers, first living in Payson, Utah. Their father never joined the family in Utah, electing to stay in Germany and run the business that he had been unsuccessful in selling.
Marrying Arnold Abegg in the Logan Temple at the tender age of 15-1/2, she became the mother of four children: Julia Sarah Abegg Call, Martha Louise Abegg Jesperson, Moroni Lehi Abegg and Elijah Abegg. Eli Abegg would later become the first caretaker of the Binghampton Cemetery, where Louisa would later be buried. She became a widow at age 27 but in time, she married Abraham Done in the Mormon colonies of Colonia Dublan, Mexico and had five more children: Richard Haag Done, William Jared Done, Marbe Done Boyce, Otto Done and Beth Done Scott.
Leaving Mexico when the uprising led to the exodus, she came to the small community of Binghampton, where she became an icon in that community. Louisa became the sole bread winner of her 9 children. Supporting her family through many means, she was also the midwife who delivered several hundred babies in her lifetime. She was as dedicated to the Gospel as she was to her children. Serving as Relief Society secretary for many years, her beautiful script handwriting detailed the history of the women in her Ward. She was an avid genealogist, researching hundreds, if not thousands of her German ancestors, doing the work herself in the Temples in Utah and Arizona. Her humble home on Ft. Lowell, just a block from the Binghampton Chapel is gone now but her memory is a treasured one to her posterity. Living to the age of 96-1/2, she passed away in Binghampton in 1965 and is buried in the Binghampton cemetery.
Binghampton Pioneer * 1868 – 1965
With the restoration of the gospel through the Prophet Joseph Smith, missionary work quickly began, not only in this country, but across the ocean - to Europe and beyond.
In the town of Stuttgart, Germany, the Haag family was financially very comfortable, with a lovely home, servants and many of life's comforts. But they were also seeking the truth in religion and when the Mormon missionaries found their home, the Gospel quickly became part of their lives.
Young Louisa Haag recognized the truthfulness of the Gospel and sought baptism. Due to persecution, the baptism took place in the middle of the night. Breaking the ice on the Nekar River, she was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; she never wavered in her faith and dedication to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Leaving behind the comforts of their former life, she came to America with her mother and several of her brothers, first living in Payson, Utah. Their father never joined the family in Utah, electing to stay in Germany and run the business that he had been unsuccessful in selling.
Marrying Arnold Abegg in the Logan Temple at the tender age of 15-1/2, she became the mother of four children: Julia Sarah Abegg Call, Martha Louise Abegg Jesperson, Moroni Lehi Abegg and Elijah Abegg. Eli Abegg would later become the first caretaker of the Binghampton Cemetery, where Louisa would later be buried. She became a widow at age 27 but in time, she married Abraham Done in the Mormon colonies of Colonia Dublan, Mexico and had five more children: Richard Haag Done, William Jared Done, Marbe Done Boyce, Otto Done and Beth Done Scott.
Leaving Mexico when the uprising led to the exodus, she came to the small community of Binghampton, where she became an icon in that community. Louisa became the sole bread winner of her 9 children. Supporting her family through many means, she was also the midwife who delivered several hundred babies in her lifetime. She was as dedicated to the Gospel as she was to her children. Serving as Relief Society secretary for many years, her beautiful script handwriting detailed the history of the women in her Ward. She was an avid genealogist, researching hundreds, if not thousands of her German ancestors, doing the work herself in the Temples in Utah and Arizona. Her humble home on Ft. Lowell, just a block from the Binghampton Chapel is gone now but her memory is a treasured one to her posterity. Living to the age of 96-1/2, she passed away in Binghampton in 1965 and is buried in the Binghampton cemetery.
Louisa Haag Abegg Done
Binghampton Pioneer * 1868 – 1965
With the restoration of the gospel through the Prophet Joseph Smith, missionary work quickly began, not only in this country, but across the ocean - to Europe and beyond.
In the town of Stuttgart, Germany, the Haag family was financially very comfortable, with a lovely home, servants and many of life's comforts. But they were also seeking the truth in religion and when the Mormon missionaries found their home, the Gospel quickly became part of their lives.
Young Louisa Haag recognized the truthfulness of the Gospel and sought baptism. Due to persecution, the baptism took place in the middle of the night. Breaking the ice on the Nekar River, she was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; she never wavered in her faith and dedication to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Leaving behind the comforts of their former life, she came to America with her mother and several of her brothers, first living in Payson, Utah. Their father never joined the family in Utah, electing to stay in Germany and run the business that he had been unsuccessful in selling.
Marrying Arnold Abegg in the Logan Temple at the tender age of 15-1/2, she became the mother of four children: Julia Sarah Abegg Call, Martha Louise Abegg Jesperson, Moroni Lehi Abegg and Elijah Abegg. Eli Abegg would later become the first caretaker of the Binghampton Cemetery, where Louisa would later be buried. She became a widow at age 27 but in time, she married Abraham Done in the Mormon colonies of Colonia Dublan, Mexico and had five more children: Richard Haag Done, William Jared Done, Marbe Done Boyce, Otto Done and Beth Done Scott.
Leaving Mexico when the uprising led to the exodus, she came to the small community of Binghampton, where she became an icon in that community. Louisa became the sole bread winner of her 9 children. Supporting her family through many means, she was also the midwife who delivered several hundred babies in her lifetime. She was as dedicated to the Gospel as she was to her children. Serving as Relief Society secretary for many years, her beautiful script handwriting detailed the history of the women in her Ward. She was an avid genealogist, researching hundreds, if not thousands of her German ancestors, doing the work herself in the Temples in Utah and Arizona. Her humble home on Ft. Lowell, just a block from the Binghampton Chapel is gone now but her memory is a treasured one to her posterity. Living to the age of 96-1/2, she passed away in Binghampton in 1965 and is buried in the Binghampton cemetery.
Binghampton Pioneer * 1868 – 1965
With the restoration of the gospel through the Prophet Joseph Smith, missionary work quickly began, not only in this country, but across the ocean - to Europe and beyond.
In the town of Stuttgart, Germany, the Haag family was financially very comfortable, with a lovely home, servants and many of life's comforts. But they were also seeking the truth in religion and when the Mormon missionaries found their home, the Gospel quickly became part of their lives.
Young Louisa Haag recognized the truthfulness of the Gospel and sought baptism. Due to persecution, the baptism took place in the middle of the night. Breaking the ice on the Nekar River, she was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; she never wavered in her faith and dedication to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Leaving behind the comforts of their former life, she came to America with her mother and several of her brothers, first living in Payson, Utah. Their father never joined the family in Utah, electing to stay in Germany and run the business that he had been unsuccessful in selling.
Marrying Arnold Abegg in the Logan Temple at the tender age of 15-1/2, she became the mother of four children: Julia Sarah Abegg Call, Martha Louise Abegg Jesperson, Moroni Lehi Abegg and Elijah Abegg. Eli Abegg would later become the first caretaker of the Binghampton Cemetery, where Louisa would later be buried. She became a widow at age 27 but in time, she married Abraham Done in the Mormon colonies of Colonia Dublan, Mexico and had five more children: Richard Haag Done, William Jared Done, Marbe Done Boyce, Otto Done and Beth Done Scott.
Leaving Mexico when the uprising led to the exodus, she came to the small community of Binghampton, where she became an icon in that community. Louisa became the sole bread winner of her 9 children. Supporting her family through many means, she was also the midwife who delivered several hundred babies in her lifetime. She was as dedicated to the Gospel as she was to her children. Serving as Relief Society secretary for many years, her beautiful script handwriting detailed the history of the women in her Ward. She was an avid genealogist, researching hundreds, if not thousands of her German ancestors, doing the work herself in the Temples in Utah and Arizona. Her humble home on Ft. Lowell, just a block from the Binghampton Chapel is gone now but her memory is a treasured one to her posterity. Living to the age of 96-1/2, she passed away in Binghampton in 1965 and is buried in the Binghampton cemetery.
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