Isaiah Lacey Bennett was born of humble parents in a little town of Worchester County, England, 23 September 1853. His father was Thomas Barnibee Bennett, and his mother Anny Lacey Bennett. His family had never belong to any religion, and being converted by Mormon missionaries while Charles W. Penrose was president of the British Mission. They sailed for Zion in 1864.
After sailing on the ocean for several weeks, they landed in the fall of the year at New York. They crossed the plains in an ox team company. Because of very poor health, Isaiah was allowed to ride on top of the wagon load while crossing the rivers.
While herding cows and sheep in the meadows, Isaiah was often approached by Indians. If he gave them his lunch they would peacefully return to their wigwams.
When he was still young boy his family moved into Idaho to a place called Gentile Valley. They had to travel from Gentile Valley to Franklin to get provisions, a distance of thirty miles. While on one of these trips he met Nancy Jane Rose Foster, who later became his wife. He married Nancy Jane in May of 1873 at the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City. They traveled from Gentile Valley to Salt Lake in a heavy covered wagon, with eggs and butter to buy what furniture they had to have. After Isaiah and Nancy Jane were married they lived at Gentile Valley for some time, and here two children were born, Nancy Jane and Carson. They then moved to Coverville, Utah where Nancy Jane's folks lived. Here two more children were added to their family, Sophronia Ann and Emma. From here Isaiah and Nancy Jane, with their family, moved with a number of other families to Mapleton, Oneida County, Idaho, where they helped to pioneer the country. They settled on what is now known as Foster Bench. Nancy Jane's stepfather, Abraham Foster, was the first to get an irrigation system started from the creek, so the place was named Foster Creek.
After sailing on the ocean for several weeks, they landed in the fall of the year at New York. They crossed the plains in an ox team company. Because of very poor health, Isaiah was allowed to ride on top of the wagon load while crossing the rivers.
While herding cows and sheep in the meadows, Isaiah was often approached by Indians. If he gave them his lunch they would peacefully return to their wigwams.
When he was still young boy his family moved into Idaho to a place called Gentile Valley. They had to travel from Gentile Valley to Franklin to get provisions, a distance of thirty miles. While on one of these trips he met Nancy Jane Rose Foster, who later became his wife. He married Nancy Jane in May of 1873 at the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City. They traveled from Gentile Valley to Salt Lake in a heavy covered wagon, with eggs and butter to buy what furniture they had to have. After Isaiah and Nancy Jane were married they lived at Gentile Valley for some time, and here two children were born, Nancy Jane and Carson. They then moved to Coverville, Utah where Nancy Jane's folks lived. Here two more children were added to their family, Sophronia Ann and Emma. From here Isaiah and Nancy Jane, with their family, moved with a number of other families to Mapleton, Oneida County, Idaho, where they helped to pioneer the country. They settled on what is now known as Foster Bench. Nancy Jane's stepfather, Abraham Foster, was the first to get an irrigation system started from the creek, so the place was named Foster Creek.
Isaiah Lacey Bennett was born of humble parents in a little town of Worchester County, England, 23 September 1853. His father was Thomas Barnibee Bennett, and his mother Anny Lacey Bennett. His family had never belong to any religion, and being converted by Mormon missionaries while Charles W. Penrose was president of the British Mission. They sailed for Zion in 1864.
After sailing on the ocean for several weeks, they landed in the fall of the year at New York. They crossed the plains in an ox team company. Because of very poor health, Isaiah was allowed to ride on top of the wagon load while crossing the rivers.
While herding cows and sheep in the meadows, Isaiah was often approached by Indians. If he gave them his lunch they would peacefully return to their wigwams.
When he was still young boy his family moved into Idaho to a place called Gentile Valley. They had to travel from Gentile Valley to Franklin to get provisions, a distance of thirty miles. While on one of these trips he met Nancy Jane Rose Foster, who later became his wife. He married Nancy Jane in May of 1873 at the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City. They traveled from Gentile Valley to Salt Lake in a heavy covered wagon, with eggs and butter to buy what furniture they had to have. After Isaiah and Nancy Jane were married they lived at Gentile Valley for some time, and here two children were born, Nancy Jane and Carson. They then moved to Coverville, Utah where Nancy Jane's folks lived. Here two more children were added to their family, Sophronia Ann and Emma. From here Isaiah and Nancy Jane, with their family, moved with a number of other families to Mapleton, Oneida County, Idaho, where they helped to pioneer the country. They settled on what is now known as Foster Bench. Nancy Jane's stepfather, Abraham Foster, was the first to get an irrigation system started from the creek, so the place was named Foster Creek.
After sailing on the ocean for several weeks, they landed in the fall of the year at New York. They crossed the plains in an ox team company. Because of very poor health, Isaiah was allowed to ride on top of the wagon load while crossing the rivers.
While herding cows and sheep in the meadows, Isaiah was often approached by Indians. If he gave them his lunch they would peacefully return to their wigwams.
When he was still young boy his family moved into Idaho to a place called Gentile Valley. They had to travel from Gentile Valley to Franklin to get provisions, a distance of thirty miles. While on one of these trips he met Nancy Jane Rose Foster, who later became his wife. He married Nancy Jane in May of 1873 at the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City. They traveled from Gentile Valley to Salt Lake in a heavy covered wagon, with eggs and butter to buy what furniture they had to have. After Isaiah and Nancy Jane were married they lived at Gentile Valley for some time, and here two children were born, Nancy Jane and Carson. They then moved to Coverville, Utah where Nancy Jane's folks lived. Here two more children were added to their family, Sophronia Ann and Emma. From here Isaiah and Nancy Jane, with their family, moved with a number of other families to Mapleton, Oneida County, Idaho, where they helped to pioneer the country. They settled on what is now known as Foster Bench. Nancy Jane's stepfather, Abraham Foster, was the first to get an irrigation system started from the creek, so the place was named Foster Creek.
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