Dixon, Henry Aldous, 1835-1884
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1835 - 1884
biographical statement
Citation:
Gladden family histories, via WWW, Mar. 5, 2014 (Henry Aldous Dixon was born on March 14, 1835 in Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the son of John Henry and Judith Boardman Dixon; grew up in a religious environment, and was baptised into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on his 21st birthday, in 1856; sailed for England in 1857, and the United States of America; continued on to join the Saints because an elderly couple, the Walkers, hired him to drive their cattle and care for their wagon; arrived in the Salt Lake City valley on September 12, 1857; in 1860-1865, Henry was sent on a mission to England and South Africa, where he was able to teach in his hometown; after returning to Utah, Henry married Sarah DeGrey on January 21, 1865; married a second wife, Mary Ann Smith, on April 13, 1869; called on a second LDS mission to Great Britain; during the trip, his ship hit an ice burg, but was able to limp to port where he chose a different ship to finish the journey; worked as a missionary for only one year before being released and sent home to recover from ill health; in 1884, Henry came down with pneumonia, and died on May 4, 1884, in Provo, Utah) http://gladdenfamilyhistories.blogspot.com/2008/07/henry-aldous-dixon-1835-1884.htmlFamilySearch, via WWW, Mar. 5, 2014 (Henry Aldous Dixon; b. Mar. 14, 1835 in Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the son of John Henry and Judith Boardman Dixon; married Sarah DeGrey on January 21, 1865, and together they had 9 children; he married Mary Ann Smith, on April 13, 1869, and together they had 7 children.; died on May 4, 1884, in Provo, Utah)
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Clarence D. Taylor papers
Collection — Box 17: [Barcode: 31197233618617]
Identifier: MSS 3254
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs, family history materials, letters, and other papers of Taylor. Collected materials contain information about Provo history, including his grandfather's business, Taylor Brothers Department Store; about his father's business, Dixon-Taylor-Russell Company; about the Lake Resort Provana; about the Wildwood Resort in Provo Canyon; about the Brickerhaven Country Club; about the Bonneville Development Corporation which developed the hills east of Provo; about the construction...
Dates:
1820-2005
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
M. S. Wood family biographies
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330620]
Identifier: MSS SC 3126
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of microfilm copies of typewritten biographies. Most of these materials were probably composed around the year 1950. These items were "published" in 1952. M. S. Wood compiled biographies of family members. The families originated in England, were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and lived in Salt Lake City and Rockville, Utah. Wood was a compiler of family histories.
Dates:
1950
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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