(1) Zij is getrouwd met George Elisha King.
Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 1846 te Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, zij was toen 16 jaar oud.Bron 1
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(2) Zij is getrouwd met Thomas Harward.
Zij zijn getrouwd op 6 april 1850 te Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States, zij was toen 21 jaar oud.
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Life History of Sabrina CurtisContributed By deannaperez1 · 2013-12-09 05:35:24 GMT+0000 (UTC) · 0 Comments
Sabrina Curtis 1829 - 1890 Sabrina Curtis was born on 3 April 1829 in Rutland, Tioga, Pennsylvania. She was the 13th child of 14 born to Enos and Ruth Franklin Curtis. Six of her siblings died before 1848. Her grandparents were Edmond Curtis (born 1763), Polly Avery (born 1763), John Franklin (born 1749) and Abigail Fuller (born 1753). The northern boundary of Tioga County is the state line between the Pennsylvania and New York State. It was a new county; the county having been formed in 1804. Her father Enos was a devout and spiritual man. On a trip to Kirtland, Ohio he was introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and baptized in 1831 by Lyman Wight in Kirtland, Ohio. Later in that year, Enos and four other men from Pennsylvania were on a short-term mission to Mendon, Monroe County, New York. It was their privilege to introduce the gospel to Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball. The five Elders’ names were: Eleazer Miller, Elial Strong, Enos Curtis, Alpheus Gifford, and Daniel Bowen. The Curtis family suffered persecution at the hands of mobs and then followed the Church to Caldwell, Clay County, Missouri. After tremendous persecution in Caldwell, they moved on with others in the Church to Quincy, Illinois. They became part of a group who lived in the Morley Settlement which was 25 miles south of Nauvoo, Illinois. In September 1845, a mob of anti-Mormon arsonists rushed upon Morley's Settlement. They burned down the homes of dozens of Mormon families. Sabrina's mother was very ill at the time of the burning. She had to be carried out of the burning cabin on a sheet and then onto a wagon. The Saints fled to Nauvoo for safety. Sabrina likely met her future husband George Elisha King while both of their families were living at Morley Settlement. George Elisha King, was born 23 October 1828 and was the eldest son of Thomas Jefferson and Rebecca Englesby (Olin) King. The King family had come from Portage County, Ohio, to a farm in Morley's Settlement near Nauvoo in 1845, but had not yet harvested a crop when their home was burned and they were forced to flee into Nauvoo. George returned to Morley’s Settlement to harvest the corn they needed to feed their family. The Saints of Nauvoo evacuated the city in early 1846 and went into Iowa. It is likely here that Sabrina and George were married. George King, his parents and six siblings were part of the group who went to Mt. Pisgah in 1846. Sabrina and George became parents to a son David Abraham King born 21 January 1847 at Pisgah, Union, Iowa. The King family could find no work in Pisgah and so after a brief stay, they returned east to Iowaville where they settled among fellow refugees. George's father and his brothers acquired ox teams and became partners with others in a freighting operation between Iowaville and Keokuk, much of the time hauling whisky from the Davis distillery to Keokuk and goods for the Iowaville store on the return trip. Sabrina's mother, Ruth Franklin Curtis died near Council Bluffs, Iowa on 6 May 1848 while she and Enos were preparing to cross the plains with Brigham Young's company. While crossing the plains on the way to Winter Quarters in 1849, George and Sabrina lost a daughter shortly after she was born, Rebecca Angeline King. During that same year, Sabrina left her husband after a threatening quarrel and near-death experience and she took her son David and continued on to the Salt Lake Valley. George remarried in Iowa and later moved with his new family to the state of Washington where they were part of a group that was brutally killed by Indians in 1857. After arriving in the Salt Lake Valley, Sabrina found employment doing household chores for Lorenzo Young, a brother of President Brigham Young. She had probably known Lorenzo since he was an associate of her fathers. It was while working for the Young’s that she met Thomas Harward, a convert from England. They were privileged to be married by Brigham Young in the Endowment House on 6 April 1850. Their first child, Thomas Franklin, was born 5 February 1852. Brigham Young issued "Mission Calls" to a predetermined cadre of approximately 120 frontiersmen and iron manufacturing tradesman, mostly from the British Isles, to establish an iron manufacturing plant in the southern part of the Utah Territory. Although it was unapproved, several took wives and families along. Originally called the Iron County Mission, the name was shortened by common usage to the Iron Mission. Thomas and Sabrina were among a group asked by the Church to be part of the "Iron Mission" to help settle the Cedar City area. Originally people were called as missionaries to go out and colonize. The Harward’s were to stay for five years and then they were released to go elsewhere, if they wanted. Mormon scouts had originally found this area and saw the promise of iron ore mining. The purpose of the "Iron Mission" was to set up the iron industry since iron was needed throughout the territory. In this area that was not yet colonized, Sabrina's son, Thomas Franklin, died on 18 May 1854. Another son William Henry had been born 29 January 1854 and a daughter Sarah Ellen was born 11 June 1856 both in Cedar City. The Mountain Meadow Massacre occurred in the Cedar City area in September of 1857. Many family members of recent time have been concerned that Thomas Harward was involved in this horrid event. But it has been reported that the Harward family went to the White Mountain area in Nevada during this tragedy and returned to find they were needed to help care for two children whose parents had been killed. The children were crying and calling Sabrina mama. She was so touched by this that she took them home with her and cared for them until relatives were located back east and the children were sent there. This was not the first time Sabrina had cared for little children. When her sister died, she cared for her little ones. Within the next year, Thomas and Sabrina and their children moved to Springville, Utah. Sabrina's brothers had surveyed the area of Springville for the Church and settled there. Her father, Enos Curtis, had also moved to Springville, but sadly he passed away 1 June 1856, two years before Sabrina and Thomas' arrival. The family claimed that Sabrina was a small woman probably never weighing more than 95 pounds. They also said she had a quiet disposition and was known for her kindness. She was an excellent homemaker, cook, and spinner of wool. She kept her large family clothed by her knitting and sewing. Sabrina and George King were the parents of two children: David Abraham King, 1847 Angeline King, 1849 Sabrina and Thomas were the parents of nine children: Thomas Franklin Harward, 1852 William Henry Harward, 1854 Sarah Ellen Harward, 1856 Celestia Ann Harward, 1858 Sabrina Eliza Harward, 1860 Ozias Strong Harward, 1862 Heber Harward, 1865 Mary Alfaretta Harward, 1868 Sarilla Harward, 1870 Thomas and Sabrina and their children lived in Springville for over 16 years. At that time Thomas wanted to buy more land, but he could not. He learned that there was a considerable amount of land available in the Sevier Valley. After much forethought and council, Thomas and his son Ozias packed a wagon full of supplies and headed for Willow Bend (now Aurora), Sevier County, Utah. In the spring of 1877, Sabrina, her younger children, and two of her married daughters, their husbands and children also moved to the new homestead. At first, the family lived in a dugout while they built a cabin. Everyone in the family helped secure the logs and building materials for building homes. After their cabin was built, the dugout was used for storing food. They had to clear the land and dig ditches from Lost Creek for irrigation water. It is told that Thomas loved Sabrina very much and was thoughtful and kind to her. He was said to have accepted her son, David as his own. When Sabrina was called to service in the Church, Thomas supported her whole heartedly. She served several years in the Relief Society as a counselor. Sabrina and Thomas loved and cared deeply for their children. The Gospel was always taught and practiced in their home. When their son, Ozias and his wife Eva lost their only two children to diphtheria, Sabrina and Thomas moved in with them for two years to help them through the grieving process until they had their third child. Sabrina passed away on 27 June 1890 at the age of
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Research Log for Sabrina Ruth Curtis by BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy/ FamilySearch
Book: "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude"; (Magdalena Pickle Durfee, page 733)/ FamilySearch