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| There is a history of John Waterfall written by Elizabeth Waterfall Giles Tuttle. | ||
| Date | Event | Source |
| 16 Jan 1810 | Born in Marylebone. He was christened on 14 Feb
1810 at St Marylebone. His parents were Thomas (Simpson) Waterfall (from
Uppingham, Rutland) and Sarah Goodson (from Shipston on Stow, Worcester)
On the Mormon Pioneer Search his DOB is given as 14 Jan 1810. |
Rootsweb |
| 1834? | Married Martha Perry. A Pedigree record has a date of 25 Dec 1834 at St James, Bermondsey, Surrey, England. | Pedigree Resource File |
| 7 Oct 1834 | Daughter Martha Sarah born in Deptford | Rootsweb |
| 10 Jul 1836 | Son John born in Deptford | Rootsweb |
| 9 Sep 1838 | Daughter Eliza Emma born in Deptford | Rootsweb |
| 8 Apr 1840 | Son Henry born in Deptford | Rootsweb |
| 1841 | Not found on the census. | |
| 16 Jan 1843 | Daughter Elizabeth born in Deptford | Rootsweb |
| 19 Oct 1845 | Daughter Ann born in St Paul's Parish, Deptford. Her birth is registered Dec 1845, Greenwich (5 189). | Census & Rootsweb |
| 26 Feb 1847 | Son Benjamin born in Deptford | Rootsweb |
| 1851 | Census: aged 41 with wife Martha (36), son John (14), Elizabeth (12), Henry (10), Ann (5) and Benjamin (4). He was a boot maker, born London. Image v hard to read, in Kent Deptford St Nicholas. | 1851 Census |
| 19 May 1853 | He is baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints in Deptford, Kent by S.Guy. This was the Deptford branch of the London Conference of the British Mission. | HIstory by Elizabeth W-G-T |
| 10 Jul 1854 | An unnamed child born (& dies) in Deptford. His wife Martha dies in childbirth - John was present at her death. She died at 5 Hughes Fields, St Nicholas, Deptford. He was a shoemaker. | Rootsweb (Death Cert) |
| 8 Mar 1859 | Married a 2nd wife: Rebecca Mary Langdown, she was originally from Gosport, Southampton. She was also from the same church. They married at St Nicholas Parish, Deptford. | Rootsweb & 1861 Census |
| 1861 | Living at No.2 Hughes Fields, Deptford, next to
the wood yard. He was 51, a bootmaker, the head with wife Rebecca M. (42,
born Gosport) and his children Benjamin (14), Eliza (22) and Emma Vine, a
daughter (1843, born Portsmouth).
Daughter Ann is living away as a domestic at a pub in Deptford. |
1861 Census |
| 4 June 1863 | John and Rebecca emigrate to Salt Lake City, Utah. They travelled on the ship "Amazon" which sailed from London to New York, arriving on 18 July 1863, a voyage of 44 days. There were 882 "Saints" on board. A visitor to the ship before it sailed was Charles Dickens who wrote about his visit in "The Uncommercial Traveller"! | Rootsweb |
| John and Rebecca travelled to Salt Lake City:
"death did not strike this little family as it did so many of the
earlier pioneers. Of course, many lessons had been learned by now, 1861
and 1863, on how best to get the Saints across the plains with fewer
casualties."
They would have gone via Central Garden processing in New York Harbour, then train to Florence, Nebraska. They were then collected by wagon. They initially camped in the tithing yard at Salt Lake City. They then settled in Bountiful where he worked as a shoe maker. Rebecca's daughter Emma and son George also lived here. They returned to Salt Lake City and he kept a General Store in the 7th Ward. |
History of Elizabeth W-G-T | |
| 3 Mar 1866 | John and Rebecca received their endowments in the Old Endowment House. | |
| 1880 | On the US Census: aged 70 with wife Rebecca (61). He is a Huckster and she is Keeping House in the 7th Ward, Salt Lake City. | 1880 US Census |
| 5 Apr 1885 | Died and was buried in Salt Lake City, Utah in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. He was 75 years old. | Rootsweb |
Created by: Sam Edwards, 2005.
Email me: samsheep@yahoo.com
