Sue Carey

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Brief Life History of Joseph Bateman and Margaret Turner

Joseph was born and raised in the Manchester England area where he attended school, was married while living there and earned a living. His family was nearby and apparently were in close contact with each other. It was not very long after the first missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints arrived …

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Fannie E. Boman

FANNIE E. BOMAN Tribute to a Wonderful Woman given in Relief Society by her daughter Phoebe B. Pitcher Sister Fannie E. Boman was born in Richmond, Utah July 24, 1866. She spent her childhood days there and in 1883 she married John William Boman. They continued to reside at Richmond where seven of their fourteen …

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John William Boman photo family group record

   (digitized by Susan Carey Aug 2013 from 8.5×14 pages in possession of Gary & Rebecca Walker)

Memories of My Grandfather, John William Pitcher

I write these memories not in the order of their happening, but just as I think of them. One thing I can think of is that as long as I knew Grandpa, he had no hair on top of his head. He had a lump about as big around as a nickel. It bothered me, …

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John Thomas Reany letter to Lillian

Milford Center, Ohio March 17, 1925 Dear Grandaughter: Your letter rec’d, I was very glad to hear from you, glad you are all well- It found all of us with the grip and feeling pretty mean. I started to answer Sunday but had to give it up as I soon found I was not only …

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The Name and Family of Bro(u)wer

The name of Brower or Bro(u)wer is said to have been derived from the Dutch word of brewer and to have originally referred to the occupation of its first bearers. It is found on the ancient records in the various forms of Brouwere, Browere, Brauer, Brouwer and Brower, and others, of which the last is …

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Life Story of John Thornley & Helen Langton Thornley

The text for John Thornley can be found at Family Search.

Recollections of the Children of Milton and Mozell Boman

LEWISTON, UTAH BEGINNING IN THE 1920’s COMPILED BY JAY BOMAN JUNE/1990   VERDEN BOMAN ONE OF MY FOND MEMORIES WAS GOING TO BRIGHAM CITY TO GET FRUIT. I DIDN’T GET TO GO EACH TIME AS WE HAD TO SAVE SPACE FOR FRUIT. OH HOW GOOD WERE THE PEACHES, WATERMELON, CHERRIES, CANTALOUPES AND APPLES. DAD WOULD …

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Grandma’s Story – Lilla Mozell Pitcher Boman

Grandma Boman wrote the following pages for me.  She did this while she was living in the rest home in LaVern [sic] California.  I have tried to type it as she wrote it except that I have added words to make complete sentences, and corrected spellings. Dec. 1987 Christine B. Dent I was born 05 …

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Hyrum Webster Bowman

History of Great Grandfather Bowman He was born 15 Aug 1814 (taken from family Bible) or 1821 by the record of his endowments.  He was born in Wellington, Penn., the Son of John Bowman and Sarah Thompson Bowman.  The family was very poor so in his youth Hyrum stayed with his Uncle.  By some misunderstanding …

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