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Show \ Catherine QlarlC Coolbear. Catherine Clara Coolbear sas born 1861 in Colchester, tag land and moved to Barring gases when she **s % years old. she was is when she came to ajasrioa in L664. rhey were eight SJSS&S on the water ana she sag sic*: all the way, % weaves on the road fro.u wm Yor.c.to Florenoe, 11 waafea on the plains fro.* 9lorenoa to Utah. iier father Daniel Qlar£, died in North Flatt. lie was president of the church branch at Barring SaseX and led the singing, other married David Coolbear at the age of 17. it was Dec. 21, 18o8 in the Endowment House at Bait LaiCS City. Jhe weiarhed lsb lbs. at that time and had long flaxen hair, and blueeyes. jhe was then 5 ft. 5 in. tall and grew two inches after marriage. -ier weduin." arOii>, was of white booic muslin, s wide hem and full s*cirt with s sash of wide blue ribbon, ahe wore ' er hair in ringlets. Although only 17 she had Bad* her wadding dress oy hand. The,, went to live in Morgan first in the house of her 8 is tar r.i^ Crouch. [*ater moved to a house rented of .;eorge Simons, in i830 they movea to their own house built b^ father himself. It was a 4 room frame dwelling. Xn 1880 he built a 4 roomed concrete house which is their present home, .'other started a millinery business in 1878 and father worfced at the 3.C.K.I, at I organ for 18 yr®m "'other w... i teacher in Relief society for years and for 9 years a councler. Jhe was also a teacher in Junday school when first married, . ^r folic* were converted to the -mormon church in Sngland, She would h^va aeon baptised there but was • very nervous en lid and her father carried her into the water to baptise her but the sight of SO much water all around frightened her and she fainted, so it was left until she was 14 and was performed in .Jrantavilie, Jtah. In 5ngland the saints had to be baptised at i ot on account of persecutions. . lother was a natural seamstress; sailing machines .ere not in style at that tinej she ombroderied fine 00liars when she was 7 and at 9 years sawed £o± \ 'woman who «ss t tailor**** jhe stitchea the long seams in mens pants b^ hand using the ha OK stitch and this she did a day or two in each week for a long time at 10 cents a da% . .ihe was the mother of 11 children, five of whom are still living, s died in 1902 at the age of 72 years. by Cora C. Jones. |