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John Sunderlin Eldredge

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John Sunderlin Eldredge

Birth
Sennett, Cayuga County, New York, USA
Death
5 May 1871 (aged 50)
Charleston, Wasatch County, Utah, USA
Burial
American Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.3898208, Longitude: -111.7962433
Plot
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Son of Alanson Eldredge and Esther Sunderlin

Married Sinah Geneth Chipman, 24 March 1849, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Children - Mary Alice Eldredge, John Eldredge, Jedidiah Eldredge, Nancy Ann Eldredge, Martha Eldredge, Zina Eldredge.

Married Rhoda Sylvia Collett, 4 July 1852, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Children - Ira Eldredge, Esther Ann Eldredge, Daniel Eldredge, Horace Eldredge.

History - John was one of the original pioneers of Utah. After his arrival in the Great Salt Lake Valley as one of Pres. Brigham Young's famous company of pioneers, he took an active part in raising crops and forwarding pioneer industries; it is claimed that he was among the first to use the plow in preparing the arid land on the site of the present Salt Lake City. He filled a mission to Australia in 1852-1856. He died suddenly while plowing on his farm at Charleston, Wasatch Co., Utah, being survived by a large family.
Son of Alanson Eldredge and Esther Sunderlin

Married Sinah Geneth Chipman, 24 March 1849, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Children - Mary Alice Eldredge, John Eldredge, Jedidiah Eldredge, Nancy Ann Eldredge, Martha Eldredge, Zina Eldredge.

Married Rhoda Sylvia Collett, 4 July 1852, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Children - Ira Eldredge, Esther Ann Eldredge, Daniel Eldredge, Horace Eldredge.

History - John was one of the original pioneers of Utah. After his arrival in the Great Salt Lake Valley as one of Pres. Brigham Young's famous company of pioneers, he took an active part in raising crops and forwarding pioneer industries; it is claimed that he was among the first to use the plow in preparing the arid land on the site of the present Salt Lake City. He filled a mission to Australia in 1852-1856. He died suddenly while plowing on his farm at Charleston, Wasatch Co., Utah, being survived by a large family.


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