Autobiography of Henry David Dall

I Henry David Dall was born at Wimpole in the county of Cambridge England on the 22 of April, 1820 this is according as I was taught by my parents. I once wrote to the Parish Clarke for my register and he informed me that I was christened in May 1819. I was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Sunday Feb. 27, 1844 by Elder William Pearce of Wadden in the County of Cambridge England. I have not much to say about my early days but say that I was something like other men, but from my youth I had the thoughts of religion upon my mind and from the 10th or 11th year of my age it was impressed upon my mind that I was to be a preacher and often did my mind grow with warmth when I thot of going into the villages to preach, but I used to say to myself I am no scholar and I knew that it wanted a learned man to preach to the people that is to say to preach to the people according to the preaching of that age. Up to the 22nd or 23rd year of my age this spirit was with me and offen did I pray that spirit would leave me. I married at an early age on Sunday, April 29th, 1839 to Rebekah Carrier of Long Stanton in the County of Cambridge and on Friday, Dec. 13, 1839 about 6 oclock A.M. she gave birth to a son and we called him Henry David. It was said that he was not a full grown child he was born in what is called the Papsor Mills Nursery House. We were then living with my parents on the New Market Road Parish of Saints Andrews the Less Cambridge.

I then left them and went to live with one Mr. King at Bottisham Cambridgeshire as his gardner but before I left my parents I resolved that I would serve the Lord my God and do what was right.

After living there some two years I went to live at what is called the Green House on the New Market Road about 3 miles from Cambridge. This was with one Don Haveland and there on the 10th day of June 1842 Friday about 3 oclock p.m. was born another son and we called him William. This was in the parish of Ditton Cambs. The time I was living at this place in the year of 1843 August there was a tremendious hail storm come over Cambridge and went by way of New Market which done much damage. We left that place and went to live at Cambridge. We took rooms at one Mr. Hozso, a baker.

It was at the time we lived at his house that Brother William Goats from Wimpole (he then living in Cambridge) lent me the Voice of Warning wrote by P.P.Pratt and after I read it through I went over to the Branch of the Church of Latterday Saints at Wadden. This was on the 27 Feb. 1844. I was baptized that afternoon. This was about 13 miles from Cambridge. Brother Goats and myself came home that night. Mr. Noyse had been speaking to Rebekah about where I was gone. He told her that they were the worst set upon the earth. Bro. Goats came to see me the Wednesday following and this was not comfortable in the house. I soon found that I was to meet with opposition and I believe Mr. And Mrs. Noyse done something to help on the opposition. Mrs. Noyse was a member of the Baptist Church. She was no friend to me. We left our lodgings and took a house in another part of the town but I had still to meet the opposition. I then went to live as gardener to Dr. Clark. We went to live in his house when the family went to France and his house in Yourkshire.

At this house there was a daughter born and we called her Elisabeth Ann. This was in the parish of Little Saints Maryes, Cambridge on Sunday Morning about ½ past 6 a.m. 1844, Oct. 20th.

And on Friday 26 (I think March) about 11 oclock a.m. 1847 there was born another daughter and we called her name Mary Ann.

Opposition was still in my path so my employers found some fault with me and I gave notice to leave. This was in Feb. 1849 and about three days before my month was up I fell ill with the small pox.

There was another daughter born unto us on Saturday April 21 about 8 oclock a.m. 1849. We called her name Sarah. I did not meet with so much opposition after I was sick.

I was ordained a teacher in the Wadden Branch under the hands of Elder Strutlers and others (I believe it was Bro. Bright and Pearce.) and on 27 day of July 1849 I received my certificate as priest from Brother Flaningan. I forget the time of my ordination but it was under the hands of Bro. Robert Martin the president of the Conference when I was rebaptized at Cambridge. Since I have been ordained a priest I have been over to Gravely two or three times.

I have been over to Wadden 2 or 3 times and preached to the people in both places.

I have been to Morden once and preached there. I have been over to Fenstanton twice and preached to the people there. Also in the summer of 1848 I went to Leversham and preached there to the people on Sunday the 17 June I went in company with Bro. John W. Bonds to Bitterham Loade and preached in the street to the inhabitants of that place. I have been several times to that place, also to Chestertion and preached to the people.

Once when I was at Chestertion, my Father and Mother came to the meeting and I had the pleasure of speaking to them upon the work of the Lord in these last days.

It was always my desire that the work should roll on.

I spoke to President Robert Martin and he asked me to write to the conference and my letter was sent to President Orson Spencer and he saw fit to publish it which will be found the eleventh volume and page 141 of the Stars. The first part of the letter is not published which spoke about things that Bro. Goates and myself were doing at Cambridge. Bro. Oscar Spencer sent Brother Thomas Bradshaw. After that Elder J.H. Flaningen was sent and the work began to roll on.

We had a room in Elm Street. Could only have it two nights in the week. We got 3000 of Spencers invitations and distributed them. Some good was done by them.

Mr. John Bailey got one and Elder Flaningan baptized him. Elder Flaningan came to Cambridge the first place after he came from America. On the 19th of June 1849 Sister Ann L. Morriel gave me a coat and a few days later she gave me a waistcoat for which I feel to bless her.

Up to Monday June the 24 since I have left my situation I have had but little work. 23rd June I had half days work for which I received 1/3 from the time I left my situation to the 25th of June. I have had some work for which I have been paid two pounds five shillings and six pense but my Father and Mother has been very kind to us and gave us things from their garden.

28 of June went to Godmanchester to seek imployment, called upon Bro. and Sister Cooper of Godmanchester. They were very kind to me. Sister Cooper told me about her obeying the Gosple. She said that when she was baptized she had a pain in her side but after she was baptized she felt no more of it also that the veins of her legs used to burst in the summer but this year they were quite well. She obeyed the Gosple. About the year Jan. 1849, I called at Fenstanton. Brother Harden was very kind to me. I called upon Rebekah's friends at Suarey (Swavesey) and returned to Cambridge this day walked about 33 miles. 29th and 30th had no work one reason why I couldn't get work was because I had had the small pox and my face was marked with the red spots.

1 July went to Charryhinton and preached to the people. They were very attentive but none obeyed the Gosple. Elder J.H. Flaningan was at Cambridge. He spoke from the last chapter of Ecliastes. He went on to show the personage of God that we might know God so that we might fear him. He went on to show that the law given to Adam such as eating the fruit and other laws given to Cain and Able such as bringing the best of the fruits and the law given to Noah to build the ark and other laws given to Noah and others down to Christ was not binding upon us and some laws was.

It became necessary for me to procure a situation I had one offered me at Lady Massey (Hassey?) in Huntingdonshire but my mind was let to seek one elsewhere. My father and myself went to the estate of Lord Brabrock near Saffron Walldon. Mr. Young the gardner afterwards wrote to my father for me to go after a situation at Danmow the estate of Lord Manard the gardner Mr. Wm. Taylor of Bishops Hartfor Stratford was after that situation so I applied for the situation of Mr. William Taylor. I went to Stortford and on my return to Cambridge Sister Dall was baptized by Brother Thomas Smith. This was about August 1849. I went to live at Wm Taylors as Gardner on the 17 of September 1849. My wife and family came to Bishops Stortford on Tuesday the 9th of October. On Sunday the 21 at night I went to the Teatotalers meeting room. On the Sunday following 28th of October I went again. I spoke to them about the Latter Day Saints. They gave leave for a Elder to preach in their room. On Sunday the 4thof November I went over to Heartford thinking I should see Elder Thomas Margerts to ask him to come over to Stortford. Br Margerts was not there. I saw Elder Squiers. He wished me to write to Elder Banks also to Elder Flaningon. I wrote to Bro. Flaningan. Bro. Flaningon wrote to me also to Br. Hodgerts and Bro Hodgerts came to Bishops Stortford on the 13th Nov. and preache don the 13th, 14th, 15th. We had a tea meeting they asked Br. Hodgerts to preach at night he also preached on the 16th and on Sunday the 18th he preached three times. They gave Bro. Hodgerts two shillings to pay his fair back to Cambridge. Bro. Hodgerts went to dinner at Bro. Wm. Braziers in the evening.

Myself and Hodgerts went to Mr. Sanders to tea. On Monday 19th Bro. Hodgerts left for Cambridge. Bro. Flaningon came twice to Stortford and preached. Mr. Sanders went with me to Cambridge and was baptized. When we come back the Teetotalers gave their names for baptism but a tract was given to Wm. Brazier wrote by one Clarke (and one Barnely spoke against Joseph Smith) they was going to have a font made in Wm. Braziers garden but this put a stop to the same being done and one Mr. Headwards a Camblite wrote to them to tell them that he was coming to Stortford and that he was quite ready to prove that we was a false people. April 20 there was a worldwind pop over thid down did not do much damage. 23rd saw Bro. Spires and Johnson at Cambridge. 28th I have left off going to the Teatotalers room left them to themselves. June 1st went to a tea meeting at Cambridge. 2nd preached at the room at Cambridge and gave two shillings six pense to the Emigration fund. 16th went to Read and Preached. Went to Roystom in the evening and preached in the open air. Reed was about 18 miles from Bishops Stortford. Sept. 1st Mrs. Sanders came to my house and tould me that her husband had burnt the two Stars that I left there last night. Mrs. Sanders said that she would not be baptized only by a Latterday Saint. Tuesday night the 18th Feb. 1851 I baptized the following Teetotalers at Bishops Stortford: William Brazier and Caroline his wife, Thomas Hardy and his wife Sarah, Francess Sanders (wife of Simeon Sanders who went with me to Cambridge and was baptized, he was cut off the church)

The night they were going to be baptized he Mr. Sanders come to my house spoke some to his wife, shook hands with the others and went away. He said that he had not come by his own spirit but by the spirit of God. He read from the 12th to the end of the 16th chapter of Revelations wanted to make it out that Joseph Smith was a faulse prophet and the saints gathering together was the one ment those who the faulse prophet shoud gather together. I supposed he came to stop these been baptized if possible.

Friday the 21st gathered the first French Beans.

Sunday 23rd all was at my house and broke bread and was very comfortable to gather. I was ordained an Elder under the hands of Elder Hodger and J.H. Flaningan in the Cambridge Branch on the 10th day of December 1849. Bro. Flaningan gave me my certificate of Eldership.

Monday 24th Sister Sanders brought her child down to have hands laid on the same. About 7 oclock Sister Sanders, Dall, and Hardy came in. They had been to Sister Braziers to Tea and to spend the evening together but Sister Hardy was sick in the head that she could not stop. I anointed her and layed on hands and about a minute or two after she said that the pain had left her and that the sickness also had left and that she could see quite plain. To God be all the glory through Jesus Amen and Amen.

April 14, 1851 Monday Elder Edward W. Tullidge came to Bishops Stortford. The saints would support him as far as he needed but he was to go and open up new places and preach in the towns around Stortford. Had meeting. Bro. Tullidge and myself spoke (before Bro. Tullidge came Bro. Spires the president came to Stortford and organized the branch and he placed me the president over the same) 16th had a counsel meeting and it was proposed that Bro. Tullidge go to Safforn Waldon about a room tomorrow. Thursday 17 Bro. Tullidge went to Waldon by rail the saints paid his expenses. In the evening we had a meeting of the saints. 18 good Friday, myself and Bro. Tullidge went in the afternoon to Stantstoad called at a house and talked to two familys and left 2 no. 2 of the Kingdom of God. 20th Sunday morning the saints meet at my house Bro. Tullidge spoke of the faith once delivered to the Saints. 21st the saints meet at my house to have tea as was common on every Monday night. 23rd Bro. Tullidge and myself went to one Mr. Sanders to enquire if we could have the Quaker's chapple his answer was no sir.

26th Saints meet at my house. One Freeman and his Daughter came to the meeting. His daughter spoke of being baptized. 25th Sister Dall and Hardy went to see Freemans wife.

27th Sunday Saints met at my house. I spoke to them. One Mr. Ruff came. Afternoon, myself, Bro. Tullidge, Hardy, Foxen and Sister Dall, Sanders, Brazier, and Hardy went over to Burry Green. Myself and Bro. Tulledge spoke to the people there was not many there. I spoke in the evening at my house. Mr. Heart and Ruff was there. 28th Sisters meet at my house to tea. 4th Sunday May Saints met at my house did not go to Burry Green it was wet. 10th I went to Cambridge. 11th I preached at Cambridge in the morning upon the falling away from the faith. Elder Spires was there in the afternoon. I bore my testimony to the truth of the work. I came back to Stortford by the train which arrived about ¼ to 8 oclock. The saints were at my house. Mr. Hart and Mr. and Mrs. Ruff also the Brothern went to Burry Green. 15th the Sisters meet at my house for prayers. 16th myself and Brother Tulladge went (after ½ past 5 oclock) to Hadam Mach and Hadam Tord and around home to Gurry Green. 18th the saints meet at my house. I spoke in the morning there was some bad feelings manifested on account of me wishing Bro. Foxen to go with Brother Tulledge to Braffon and Hadam Ford to preach. Bro. Foxen had agreed to go with Bro. Tulladge on Saturday night. They went to Haddam Ford. Myself and others went to Burry Green. It was cold. We were asked into a house. Bro. Thomas Hardy spoke afterwards. Myself returned home and had meeting at my house.

21st myself and Bro. Tulladge went to Hadom Ford we preached there was quite a number of people there and they were very attentive. 23rd My sister Ann came to see us. 24th My sister Ann left us for London. 25th the saints meet at my house. We attended to breaking of bread in the afternoon we went to Burry Green also to Hadam Ford not many to hear us at Burry Green but a good number at Hadam Ford. I spoke from 1 John 5:19.

26th Bro. Spires and Elder Lorenzo Snow (one of the twelve) came to Cambridge and stopped at my house. The saints had a tea meeting at my house in the evening. Elder Snow spoke. Bore his testimony to the work being true. Bro. Spires spoke a few words after Elder Snow was done. 27th Elder Lorenzo Snow told us about a vision he had. Elder Snow and Spires left for London.

29th the saints meet at my house. April 1st myself and Thomas Hardy went to Braughin we both preached. Bro. Smith mother gave us tea. We got home about 8 oclock.

2nd myself and Sister Dall with Sister Hardy went to London to a meeting of the Saints and had dinner at the house of Bro. W. Cook. At the book depoe there was there at dinner of the Twelve D.D. Richards, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, also George D. Wallace and other brothern. We went to the festival held at the Freed Mason's Hall and it was through the kindness of Lorenzo Snow that we got tickets of admission there was some 9 or 10 hundred who could not get admission. Sister Hardy was very sick and obliged to leave the room.

3rd we went to see the worlds fair in Hyde Park we returned 16 Leather Lane Phesion (Phosion?) to Sister Hardy sisters. I then went back to Hyde Park and went in the exibition it was a grand sight. 4th we came back to Bishops Stortford. Bro. Tuladge was gone to Bedfored He went on the 3rd there was some unpleasonsness with the saints on Monday night by what I heard I concluded that Bro. Tulladge was in the fault. 5th was at home all day saints meet at my house it was agreed that I write to Elder Spires about Bro. Tulladge.

8th myself and Bro. hardy and Foxen Sister Dall, Sanders, Hardy and Brozien went to Burry Green and to Hadam. I preached to the people had a good meeting. Bro. Hardy also spoke to the people.

15th went with the brotheren to Burry Green and to Hadam Ford I preached to both places it was wet.

20th my sister Elizabeth came from Cambridge she called to see us. We spoke about the gospel but she would not believe and as we was going to the railway station I met Bro. Macks and he came home with me stopped until Monday and left Stortford for London.

22nd Bro. Meeks was at my house he spoke to the saints Moroni Green and Hadam Ford. Bro. Meeks spoke at both places.

June 30 1851. Richard H. Braett came to my house about 4 oclock this morning to be baptized. I baptized him Bro. Thomas Hardy was present I confirmed him into the church.

July 27th I baptized Sister Susan Carter.

Aug. 19th I baptized Sister May Ann Savill saw one thing I think worthy of notice in the baptism of Sister Savill. When I was in the water a policeman came and he turned away from the water as though he was struck by some invisible power. He turned away and we saw no more of him.

17 Aug. Had the Temperence Room for to have our meeting in.

17 Sep. 1851. 1851 Rebekah gave birth to another son and we called his name James. He was born about ½ 4 oclock in the afternoon. Sister Dall had rather a bad time but thanks to the giver of all good she and the child got on quite well Sister Eliza Camp for Hartford came and attended upon Rebekah.

28 James was blessed by Elder Spires and Brother Cook from London. We had a tea meeting at my house. The following I coppied from the Morning Herald, Aug. 28, 1851. Fruits of Mormonism a correspondent of a compenposary writing from Ohio (U.S.) says: on our way to and from the convention we were compelled to spend part of two days at Detroit, Michigan. At the time we were there two very important criminal trials were going on in that city. One of the cercuit court of the U.S. and the other in the Supreme Court of the state. In the former, one Stroung a mormon prophet with a large number of his subjects were being tried for such crimes as the following - interriping forcible the U.S. mail, passing counterfit money, and murder, for the want of proof they were finally aquited. Soon after the death of Smith the founder of the sect this Stroung gave out that the prophet had visible appeared to him and formally constituted him (Smith's) successor. By this means Stroung drew after him several thousand of the Latter day Saints and settled them on Beaver Island in one of the upper lakes. Just before his arrest his followers had formally crowned him a supreme sovereign of the world and as Gods representative vicegarent on earth, swering not only absolute subjection to him by solemn oath dissolving all allegiance to all other earthly principalities, potentates, powers, and governments of very kind.

7th Sept. 1851 Bro. Robert Smith from the Sonestaff Branch Norwich Conference was received by letter into the Bishop Stortford Branch.

Oct. 2nd I baptized James Hardy.

January 7th 1852 Sister Martha Derby from the Londstoft Branch Norwich Conference was received a member into the Bishops Stortford Branch. 18th at the request of Bro. Robert Smith I officiated in the marriage of himself to Martha Darley. It was at my house on Sunday night witness present Br. James Hardy, Thomas Foxen, Thomas Hardy, Sister Sariah Hardy, Rebecca Dall, Sanders, Foxen Brazier and on Monday the 19th Bro. Smith and wife went to the independent Chaple and were married by the law of the land, the witness present was myself and Betsy Sanders. At night I baptized Elizabeth Watorian and Fanny Sanders, Sister Waterman rejoiced much after she had been baptized. She was 66 years of age and mother of Sister Francess Sanders.

26th I baptized Harriett Barrick she was 34 years of age. On Sunday there was a few at the room who had not obeyed the gospel I spoke upon the 2nd Peter 1:20-21.

30 Jan Elder J.F. Long and Elder N Hooks came to my house Bro. Long preached in my house. All the saints belonging to the Branch were present except Bro. Brett and Sister Carter. She being at service and could not come. Bro. Brett came in after the meeting was closed. Bro. Robert Smith was ordained to the office of Priest. Bro. Long spoke upon the two priesthoods. Sister Waterman, F. Sanders, and H. Barrick was confirmed member in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

February 1st Bro Meeks spoke (preached) in the room morning and evening. 3rd. Bro. Meeks left for Saffron Waldeon. Bro. Long left for Cambridge on Saturday Morning. A tract was put in the window of Mr. Mulinger yesterday titled Mormonism for Salt. I had one given to me by Betsy Sanders.

Feb. 8th 1852 spoke at the room.

Feb. 9th had our Monday meeting as usule. 12th had our prayer meeting as usule at my house. This morning I laid hands upon little James. Sister Saville came in after meeting and put a mustart plaster upon him. 13th James much worse, had a bad night with him. 14th James much worse. Myself and Bro. R. Smith laid on hands.

(The record from here to April 8th 1855 is gone the record book shows that six leaves has been cut out that had been written on.)

Sunday April 8th 1855 this morning I went to the course at Chelsee Branch for the certificate of Sister Francess Snelling. I received the same from Bro. Baker the president of the Branch. I then went back to Battine to one Mr. Corp for some seeds which he promised. After dinner myself and my wife went over to the Hammer Smith Branch the saints was as usual very kind to me they gave me two pappers of Testimoney to reward me for my kindness toward them also to show there respect and love toward me. I have packed them in my boxes and cannot get at them. I will insert a copy of them hereafter. After they were presented to me I was called upon to speak. I told them that it was what I expected although no one had told me anything about it. I do truly thank them for their kindness and good feeling toward me and pray God to bless them. We had tea as usual in the room. In the evening I was called upon by President Harris to address the people. I did so and told them that I expected to go to Zion to be treated like saints and at present we should not have much peace from the world. I left them and gave them a parting farwell. But Bro. Harris and Bro. Sanders were kind to me and gave me half a soverign each. Bro. Noyse gave me two shillings. Sister Elizabeth Sanders and Sister Francess Snelling Father and his Lady came over to Hammersmith. Bro. James Harris went home to Hammersmith with us and he lent me two sovereigns which I am to pay back to him.

Monday April 9th this day I had a good deal to do to get things ready. Brother George Hall came over to help me. My Father and Mother and Brother Thomas and his wife and children came and had tea with us. This evening I also went over to Brixton and bid farewell to Mr. Snelling and his Lady also to Betsy Sanders.

April Tuesday 10 1855 we did not go to bed only the children. Busy all night getting our things ready the cab came about 3 oclock for our luggage. Mother gave me a little round looking glass just before we left we parted with them about ½ past 3 oclock. We kissed each and went on to the station at Raston Square and there met with many of the saints and bid farewell to them. At ½ past 6 we left the station in the 2nd class carriages for third class fair we came on very comfortable to Liverpool where we arrived at half past 3 oclock in the afternoon. In this case I acknowledge the hand of the Lord in the manner and way that I got my family to Liverpool. Bro. Richard Henry Brett also came with us from my house at Battina or Battusea. Oh my Father in Heaven I ask you to bless my aged parents and my poor dear blind mother and help them to bear up under her afflictions and raise up friends to them I ask this in the name of Jesus Thy Son our Savior.

When we got to Liverpool, Elder John Robinson and others met us at the station and we conducted us to a coffee house in Grate Crosshall that's where we got lodgings and house room and cooking utensils for nine pence per head for adults and half price for children under 14 years of age. We also got the little children in free. Here again I acknowledge the hand of the Lord for some had to pay much more than we did. In the evening we had a look at the River Morcy and I thought it a fine river but the wind blew very hard. We also went to see the vessel that we were to sail in for the land of Zion the name was Chimboraga. We went to bed about 10 oclock and slept well and got up early next morning the 11th (Wednesday) went about the luggage that I sent on to Liverpool by Luggage train then went to the station where we came to yesterday and assisted to get our luggage to the ship and about ½ past 6 oclock in the evening myself and family came on board and we took our berths and slept very comfortably.

Thursday, April 12th we got up early and spent the day in getting things that we think will make us a little comfortable for our journey. Friday the 13th this day we had part of our provisions given out they were very good we were getting our things in order as well as we could.

Saturday April 14th this morning we all were ordered upon the poop deck we had been there sometime when we were ordered to get our family together to pass before the doctor. Just before the time came to go before him our children went to sleep and we passed by allright for this I feel to thank the Lord for his blessings. I heard the Doctor says that some of the children was very large ones when they were born. Brother John Robinson passed a remark to Mrs. Dall said you have passed the grand jury. In the afternoon there was a meeting called upon the poop deck when Elder Daniel, Spencer Kimble, Stevenson and others addressed this meeting. Elder Spencer told us that if we would do right that there would not be a death amongst us. We also had good counsel from all that addressed us. Elder Weslock said that we were going to the celestial kingdom and that we were to start in that vessel altho it might appear strange to some that heard it was proposed that Elder Stevenson was to preside over the ship and that he was to have some councelers whose names were Elder Hatch, Mills and Jerming and there were to be seven wards and a president over each ward. Myself and family were in the third ward and president Davis from Friesberry Branch of the London Conference presided over that ward.

13th Sept. well the watchman came around at five oclock said you can now get up. Very busy getting our things in order had our provisions given out to us. At eleven oclock we were all ordered up on deck and when there I signed an agreement to pay the money back that Bro. Richard Henry Brett lent me this is a copy of the same. I Henry David Dall having borrow the sum of 20 pounds of Richard Henry Brett.

[Copied from the original by Fannie Burns. Original was owned by Lizzie Burraston of Goshen, Utah who is a daughter of Henry David Dall.]

Addendum by Oscar Walch

The above record does not tell which port the ship landed in nor the trails the family followed on their way to the Salt Lake Valley. In checking other records it is indicated that Henry and Rebekah stayed in Philadelphia for a period and one child, Catherine Cassie Dall, was born in Philadelphia in 1855. Catherine lived only a short time. The location of her death is now shown in my records. Death is dated 1857. It is also noted that a daughter Diana Dall was born in Goshen, Utah County, Utah State in 1857. Another child, sex not indicated, was born in 1859 in Goshen.

After crossing the plains Henry stayed in Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah for a period. While there they traded some "pieces" of cloth or clothing given to them by the wife of the man for whom Henry worked in Philadelphia for a milk cow, two small pigs and four sheep. This was a good beginning for the future famr.

Henry went to Goshen, Utah County, Utah State in early 1858. Henry went to Goshen and helped build a dam in the stream to assure that there would be water for the homestead. Then a one-room house of sod was made. The back wall of the house was the wall of the fort. The roof was made of cane gathered from the river bottoms covered with a thick layer of clay. As soon as the house was near completion, Henry brought the family from Pleasant Grove. Henry staked out a farm acerage[?] near the settlement and began to prepare for crops and pasture on the land. The men and boys used grubbing hoes to dig out the roots of the grasses and plants. The girls would prepare foods, take care of the animals, gather young leaves and twigs to feed them, and burn the plants cleared from the land - grease wood, gather the ashes and extract the lye in water, make soap using grease from cooked meat, spin wool, card the wool and weave clothing and dye the clothing peach for the ladies and steel gray for the men. Fences had to be made, wood accumulated for the winter cold, watch kept for the Indians passing through the area to prevent them from taking wandering cattle, plant and care for the crops, and all the other activities required in an early settlement.

In addition to the usual activities in the community, the crickets came in thousands and every man, woman and child worked to exhaustion to burn, drown, or crush the crickets before they could destroy the gardens and the wheat and other plants.

Henry and others in the settlement found employment at Camp Floyd where the Johnson's Army built their fort and settlement. Much of the eggs, butter, grain and other items were sold to the army. The trip of 25 miles took two or three days. After the heat of the situation reduced, the young women went to Camp Floyd to work with the women and care for the children in the camp.

When time permitted there were always parties, dances, and every kind of activities to fill the time. Anyone could be called on to provide a solo act or song, dance or just play an instrument. Oh, yes, there were also many marriages and many children born - and many illnesses and many deaths.

Henry investigated the area around the settlement and staked out a claim where he found iron ore. He mined it actively as time would permit and used his sons and others to help as needed to mine or to haul the ore for processing. Lead was also mined in the east of the community.

The children grew rapidly. Henry left to work at the market in Camp Floyd, Elizabeth married in 1864, Mary Ann and Sarah married the same time. Arranging for housing was a little difficult for the newly wed couples. Hyrum Weech had purchased a one-room cedar log house and a lot. Charles and Mary Ann had no house. Hyrum's brother Lorenzo, a little boy about 2 years old and son of Hyrum's sister Eliza who had died in 1863, all eight moved into the small one-room cedar pole log house.

By the early 70s Henry and Rebekah had seen all of their children leave their home. In a short few years Henry David Dall began to fail and on 8 May 1876 he died and was buried in Goshen.

Rebekah remained in Goshen and with the help of family and friends lived until 2 April 1896. She is also buried in Goshen.

Another chapter in the story of Henry David Dall has not been found. Records show that Henry had married Fanny Sanders 5 April 1862 and they had 6 children. Rebecca and Fanny were sealed to Henry on 5 April 1862 in Salt Lake City in the Endowment House.

It is obvious that many details have been left out or lost. Descendants have spread in all parts of the United States and Canada. Their achievements justify pride and further efforts to get more on their lives.

This addition has been made in March 1990. I hope you enjoy this edition and will accept it as a beginning for further study and assistance in getting the names and information of others of our relatives. With great admiration and appreciation for these contributions to my inheritance.

Oscar W. Walch