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James Sheen Sr.

Birth
Berrow, Malvern Hills District, Worcestershire, England
Death
26 Sep 1856 (aged 60)
Kaysville, Davis County, Utah, USA
Burial
Kaysville, Davis County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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James Sheen Sr. has no gravestone. He died of exhaustion 2 days after reaching the valley and was hurridly buried when the family reached Kayscreek (Kaysville). They were exceedingly poor for many years, struggling to care for their basic needs.

James was a son of Elizabeth Taynton and Joseph Sheen II of Berrow, Worcestershire, England.

He married Maria Loveridge, 1 Nov 1820, at Berrow, Worcestershire, England. She died the day the family left Coralville, outside Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa.

Children - Harriet Sheen, md. John Tranter;
Emma Sheen, md. (1) Joseph Holder (2) John Parsons;
Eliza Sheen, md. James Gillett;
Robert Sheen, md. Eliza Elizabeth Taylor;
James Jr. Sheen, md. Mary Sheilds Jaynes;
George Sheen, md. Ellen Taylor;
Hannah Sheen, md. John Forbes Jr.;
Helen Sheen, (died infant)
Ellen Sheen, md. Joseph Hill Jr.

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Edmund Ellsworth Company (1856)
James Sheen Sr. has no gravestone. He died of exhaustion 2 days after reaching the valley and was hurridly buried when the family reached Kayscreek (Kaysville). They were exceedingly poor for many years, struggling to care for their basic needs.

James was a son of Elizabeth Taynton and Joseph Sheen II of Berrow, Worcestershire, England.

He married Maria Loveridge, 1 Nov 1820, at Berrow, Worcestershire, England. She died the day the family left Coralville, outside Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa.

Children - Harriet Sheen, md. John Tranter;
Emma Sheen, md. (1) Joseph Holder (2) John Parsons;
Eliza Sheen, md. James Gillett;
Robert Sheen, md. Eliza Elizabeth Taylor;
James Jr. Sheen, md. Mary Sheilds Jaynes;
George Sheen, md. Ellen Taylor;
Hannah Sheen, md. John Forbes Jr.;
Helen Sheen, (died infant)
Ellen Sheen, md. Joseph Hill Jr.

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Edmund Ellsworth Company (1856)


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  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75110251/james-sheen: accessed ), memorial page for James Sheen Sr. (25 Feb 1796–26 Sep 1856), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75110251, citing Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis County, Utah, USA; Maintained by history4sure (contributor 46997739).