Bradley, George Washington, 1813-1891
Dates
- Existence: 1813 - 1891
Biographical History
George Washington Bradley (1813-1891) was a early pioneer and bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sanpete County, Utah.
George Washington Bradley was born January 13, 1813, in Salem, New York, to Pierce and Abiah Richmond Bradley. In 1834 he married Elizabeth "Betsey" Kroll Bradley, widow of his brother Thomas Jefferson Bradley. She had four children from this previous marriage. George Washington and Betsey Bradley had ten children together.
The Bradley family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843 and migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. They migrated to Utah with the pioneers of the Church in 1848 and settled in San Pete Valley, Utah, arriving with the first company to the area in 1849. The family lived at Manti, Nephi and Moroni, Utah. Bradley married three other times, to Cynthia Wagle, Martha Hawkes, and Martha Stone, and had four other children (two with Wagle and two with Hawkes).
Bradley was commander of the military post at Nephi, Utah, during the Walker War of 1854. He also acted as probate judge in Nephi for six years, during which he helped procure a charter to incorporate Nephi as a city.
In 1859, Bradley was asked to help settle what is now Moroni, Utah, and was set apart of bishop of the settlement, where he served for the next eighteen years.
George Washington Bradley died March 8, 1891, in Moroni, Utah.
Citation:
UPB files, Aug. 16, 2016 (George Washington Bradley; born January 13, 1813, in Salem, New York, to Pierce and Abiah Richmond Bradley; in 1834 he married Elizabeth "Betsey" Knoll Bradley, widow of his brother Thomas Jefferson Bradley; she had four children from this previous marriage; George Washington and Betsey Bradley had ten children together; joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843 and migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois; migrated to Utah with the pioneers of the Church in 1848 and settled in San Pete Valley, Utah; arrived with the first company to the area in 1849; lived at Manti, Nephi and Moroni, Utah; married three other times, to Cynthia Wagle, Martha Hawkes, and Martha Stone, and had four other children (two with Wagle and two with Hawkes); was commander of the military post at Nephi, Utah, during the Walker War of 1854; acted as probate judge in Nephi for six years, during which he helped procure a charter to incorporate Nephi as a city; in 1859, Bradley was asked to help settle what is now Moroni, Utah, and was set apart of bishop of the settlement, where he served for the next eighteen years; died March 8, 1891, in Moroni, Utah)Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George Washington and Betsey Kroll Bradley family history
Materials include a compilation of historical documents, stories, and genealogical records related to George Washington and Betsey Kroll Bradley and their descendants. Includes records related to their settling in Sanpete County, Utah, in 1849, including the towns of Moroni and Manti. Also includes autobiographical and biographical sketches of George and Betsey, and copies of blessings given to them. Documents compiled in approximately 1997.
George Washington Bradley autobiography
Typewritten copy of an autobiography. Bradley writes about being called to settle in Sanpete County. He was among the first settlers in Manti, Utah, and tells about life there, and contact with Ute Indians. Also included are three biographies of Bradley by family members. The dates of composition of these items are uncertain.