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Title: Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Year: 1901 (1900s) Authors: Jenson, Andrew, 1850-1941 Subjects: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormons Publisher: Salt Lake City : The Andrew Jenson History Co. Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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Text Appearing Before Image: months before theyleft their home in the east. They ar-rived in Salt Lake City Sept. 1, 1860.The family settled at Wellsville, a re-cently settled locality in Cache Coun-ty. Here Bro. Salisbury erected a loghouse and Sister Salisbury became as-sociated with the Relief Society, overwhich she presided for eighteen years.She was beloved by all her co-workers.She became the mother of eight morechildren and also reared a motherlessbabe for some time. She mothered fourdifferent families of children, 19 inall. Sister Salisbury died in Salt LakeCity July 19, 1918, at the age of 89years. Interment took place in Wells-ville. SALISBURY, Joshua, one of theearly pioneer settlers of Wellsville,Cache County, Utah, was born June3, 1827, in Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales, 764 LATTER-DAY SAINT a son of Thomas Salisbury and SarahJones. He was baptized Dec. 25, 1852,by his uncle, Joseph Jones, and whileyet in his native land was ordainedan Elder in 1854. In appearance Bro.Salisbury was tall and well propor-

Text Appearing After Image: tioned, and at the age of 18 yearsweighed 185 pounds. In June, 1850,at Llanasa, Wales, he married MarthaDavies who bore him two children.Being deeply impressed with the fur-ther light and knowledge receivedfrom the teachings of the restoredgospel he earnestly endeavoied to con-vert his fellow workers in the coalmines, but met with great persecutionas a result. In 1855, with his wife andtwo children, Bro. Salisbury left hisnative land for America. The familyspent five years on the frontiers be-fore crossing the plains and mountainsfrom the Missouri River to Utah.While passing through Illinois Bro.Salisburys wife died at St. Johns,Perry Co., 111., in 1857, and on Oct.13, 1858, he married Elizabeth Hos-kin (daughter of James Hoskin andElizabeth Hancock). Bro. Salisburyworked in the coal mines in Pennsyl-vania, and through thrift and deter-minaton was finally enabled to accum- ulate the necessary outfit and suppliesto unite with the body of the Churchin Utah. With his own hands he builta

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