Philippe Cardon was born in a small town called Prarustino, near Torino, Piedmont, Italy the son of Jean Cardon and Anne Jouve. He was the fourth Philippe born to his parents, the first three having died in infancy.
The Cardons were members of the Vaudois faith which traces its origins to an Apostle of Christ who came to France, and they believed they had the true message of Christ. Since that time they have had to move several times and defend both their religion and their homes from incursions which would have destroyed both, from the French, from which country they started, and from the Catholics when they ended up in the Piedmont region of Italy. From infancy, Philippe was taught gospel truths through daily Bible readings.
Philippe Cardon married in Rora, Piedmont, Italy, February 1, 1821, Marthe Marie Tourn, daughter of Barthelemy Tourn and Marthe Malan. Philippe and Marthe were the parents of seven children: Ann or Annette, Jean or John, Catherine, Louis Philippe, Marie Madeline, Jean Paul and Thomas Barthelemy. Later Philippe Cardon also married Jeanne Marie Gaudin, widow of Jean Pierre Stalle, by whom she had borne children and who had died on the plains on the way to Utah. She had no children by Philippe.
In 1851, they received the divine message brought by missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Philippe and Marthe were both baptized the same day, January 2, 1852. The other family members coming to that decision later, as well as extended family members.
Because of an epistle urging all saints to “Come to Zion" and persecution of the Mormons in Italy, the family and several other families in the area left for Utah in 1854.
They ended up farmers in the Marriott area for a time and then moved to Logan where they settled down. Following his arrival in Utah , Mr. Cardon continued with the work that had furnished him a livelihood in his native valleys, as a stonemason and builder. He helped in the construction of the Temple and built his own house, making it big enough for Marthe and his children, and his 2nd wife Jeanne, which he married in 1863, and her children, with a connection in the kitchen so they could share the stove. He built an outside fireplace, like a baking oven, and he, himself, made Torchettos or twisted, crusty loaves of bread, which the children and grandchildren loved. Having brought some cuttings from his vineyard in Italy with him, he also started growing Piedmont grapes at his home in Utah, and whenever he moved he was sure to take cuttings to start them again in the new place.
In 1884, 10 years after his first wife, Marthe, died, he moved to Logan, Utah with his 2nd wife, Jeanne.
Philippe died in Logan with family attending. He died August 25th at about 20 minutes to one in the morning. He suffered very much the last five days, but never spoke a cross word or lost patience in any way. He bore a strong testimony of the "truth of this work we are engaged in" to the last.
The Cardons were members of the Vaudois faith which traces its origins to an Apostle of Christ who came to France, and they believed they had the true message of Christ. Since that time they have had to move several times and defend both their religion and their homes from incursions which would have destroyed both, from the French, from which country they started, and from the Catholics when they ended up in the Piedmont region of Italy. From infancy, Philippe was taught gospel truths through daily Bible readings.
Philippe Cardon married in Rora, Piedmont, Italy, February 1, 1821, Marthe Marie Tourn, daughter of Barthelemy Tourn and Marthe Malan. Philippe and Marthe were the parents of seven children: Ann or Annette, Jean or John, Catherine, Louis Philippe, Marie Madeline, Jean Paul and Thomas Barthelemy. Later Philippe Cardon also married Jeanne Marie Gaudin, widow of Jean Pierre Stalle, by whom she had borne children and who had died on the plains on the way to Utah. She had no children by Philippe.
In 1851, they received the divine message brought by missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Philippe and Marthe were both baptized the same day, January 2, 1852. The other family members coming to that decision later, as well as extended family members.
Because of an epistle urging all saints to “Come to Zion" and persecution of the Mormons in Italy, the family and several other families in the area left for Utah in 1854.
They ended up farmers in the Marriott area for a time and then moved to Logan where they settled down. Following his arrival in Utah , Mr. Cardon continued with the work that had furnished him a livelihood in his native valleys, as a stonemason and builder. He helped in the construction of the Temple and built his own house, making it big enough for Marthe and his children, and his 2nd wife Jeanne, which he married in 1863, and her children, with a connection in the kitchen so they could share the stove. He built an outside fireplace, like a baking oven, and he, himself, made Torchettos or twisted, crusty loaves of bread, which the children and grandchildren loved. Having brought some cuttings from his vineyard in Italy with him, he also started growing Piedmont grapes at his home in Utah, and whenever he moved he was sure to take cuttings to start them again in the new place.
In 1884, 10 years after his first wife, Marthe, died, he moved to Logan, Utah with his 2nd wife, Jeanne.
Philippe died in Logan with family attending. He died August 25th at about 20 minutes to one in the morning. He suffered very much the last five days, but never spoke a cross word or lost patience in any way. He bore a strong testimony of the "truth of this work we are engaged in" to the last.
Philippe Cardon was born in a small town called Prarustino, near Torino, Piedmont, Italy the son of Jean Cardon and Anne Jouve. He was the fourth Philippe born to his parents, the first three having died in infancy.
The Cardons were members of the Vaudois faith which traces its origins to an Apostle of Christ who came to France, and they believed they had the true message of Christ. Since that time they have had to move several times and defend both their religion and their homes from incursions which would have destroyed both, from the French, from which country they started, and from the Catholics when they ended up in the Piedmont region of Italy. From infancy, Philippe was taught gospel truths through daily Bible readings.
Philippe Cardon married in Rora, Piedmont, Italy, February 1, 1821, Marthe Marie Tourn, daughter of Barthelemy Tourn and Marthe Malan. Philippe and Marthe were the parents of seven children: Ann or Annette, Jean or John, Catherine, Louis Philippe, Marie Madeline, Jean Paul and Thomas Barthelemy. Later Philippe Cardon also married Jeanne Marie Gaudin, widow of Jean Pierre Stalle, by whom she had borne children and who had died on the plains on the way to Utah. She had no children by Philippe.
In 1851, they received the divine message brought by missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Philippe and Marthe were both baptized the same day, January 2, 1852. The other family members coming to that decision later, as well as extended family members.
Because of an epistle urging all saints to “Come to Zion" and persecution of the Mormons in Italy, the family and several other families in the area left for Utah in 1854.
They ended up farmers in the Marriott area for a time and then moved to Logan where they settled down. Following his arrival in Utah , Mr. Cardon continued with the work that had furnished him a livelihood in his native valleys, as a stonemason and builder. He helped in the construction of the Temple and built his own house, making it big enough for Marthe and his children, and his 2nd wife Jeanne, which he married in 1863, and her children, with a connection in the kitchen so they could share the stove. He built an outside fireplace, like a baking oven, and he, himself, made Torchettos or twisted, crusty loaves of bread, which the children and grandchildren loved. Having brought some cuttings from his vineyard in Italy with him, he also started growing Piedmont grapes at his home in Utah, and whenever he moved he was sure to take cuttings to start them again in the new place.
In 1884, 10 years after his first wife, Marthe, died, he moved to Logan, Utah with his 2nd wife, Jeanne.
Philippe died in Logan with family attending. He died August 25th at about 20 minutes to one in the morning. He suffered very much the last five days, but never spoke a cross word or lost patience in any way. He bore a strong testimony of the "truth of this work we are engaged in" to the last.
The Cardons were members of the Vaudois faith which traces its origins to an Apostle of Christ who came to France, and they believed they had the true message of Christ. Since that time they have had to move several times and defend both their religion and their homes from incursions which would have destroyed both, from the French, from which country they started, and from the Catholics when they ended up in the Piedmont region of Italy. From infancy, Philippe was taught gospel truths through daily Bible readings.
Philippe Cardon married in Rora, Piedmont, Italy, February 1, 1821, Marthe Marie Tourn, daughter of Barthelemy Tourn and Marthe Malan. Philippe and Marthe were the parents of seven children: Ann or Annette, Jean or John, Catherine, Louis Philippe, Marie Madeline, Jean Paul and Thomas Barthelemy. Later Philippe Cardon also married Jeanne Marie Gaudin, widow of Jean Pierre Stalle, by whom she had borne children and who had died on the plains on the way to Utah. She had no children by Philippe.
In 1851, they received the divine message brought by missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Philippe and Marthe were both baptized the same day, January 2, 1852. The other family members coming to that decision later, as well as extended family members.
Because of an epistle urging all saints to “Come to Zion" and persecution of the Mormons in Italy, the family and several other families in the area left for Utah in 1854.
They ended up farmers in the Marriott area for a time and then moved to Logan where they settled down. Following his arrival in Utah , Mr. Cardon continued with the work that had furnished him a livelihood in his native valleys, as a stonemason and builder. He helped in the construction of the Temple and built his own house, making it big enough for Marthe and his children, and his 2nd wife Jeanne, which he married in 1863, and her children, with a connection in the kitchen so they could share the stove. He built an outside fireplace, like a baking oven, and he, himself, made Torchettos or twisted, crusty loaves of bread, which the children and grandchildren loved. Having brought some cuttings from his vineyard in Italy with him, he also started growing Piedmont grapes at his home in Utah, and whenever he moved he was sure to take cuttings to start them again in the new place.
In 1884, 10 years after his first wife, Marthe, died, he moved to Logan, Utah with his 2nd wife, Jeanne.
Philippe died in Logan with family attending. He died August 25th at about 20 minutes to one in the morning. He suffered very much the last five days, but never spoke a cross word or lost patience in any way. He bore a strong testimony of the "truth of this work we are engaged in" to the last.
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