Morgan Pioneer History Binds Us Together equipment for gymnastics to be used in the school, from Mr. Eddington, these being the first brought to Utah. He gave fifty volumes to the first public library. President Young appointed him major of the third regiment of the Nauvoo Legion, to go to Echo Canyon to meet Johnson's Army. Ecclesiastically, Mr. Eddington had the distinction of serving in the capacity of high councilman longer than any man in the church - forty-five years. He also served for eight years as councilor to the bishop in Morgan. In the fall of 1855, he was associated with Lorenzo Snow in organizing the society, which served as an educator for many of Utah's foremost citizens in early days. In 1860 he was appointed one of the first regents of the University of Deseret, now the University of Utah. About 1856 he organized the first street parade which was one and one half miles long, making a beautiful array of floats using satin banners, sashes and flags he had brought from England. He was very active in the mercantile business. He shipped the first large consignment of goods over the plains by ox teams to Salt Lake and the second Mason and Hamlin organ into the valley in the early 1860's. About 1864 the Eddingtons came to Morgan and started a mercantile business at Monday Town. After moving to where South Morgan is now, he built a substantial brick residence, the front part of which was used for general merchandise. He owned and operated a large saw mill also. He would take grain from farmers in payment for merchandise and then contract with President Young to supply the army at Fort Bridger. He was selected first mayor of Morgan and served in the capacity for eight years. In later years of his life, he was ordained a patriarch by Apostle Reed Smoot. He died at the age of ninety-one years on March 3, 1912, at Salt Lake City, Utah. Jane H. Eddington died in December of 1887. ©19 Henry Florence Henry Florence Henry Florence was born in New Cotton Norwich, Norfolk, England, on April 11,1854; his parents were Samuel Florence and Susan Waller Florence. Baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, March 11, 1857, by Elder John Clark and confirmed a member of the church by Elder William Jefferies on March 25, 1857, at Norwich. 3rother Florence emigrated from Norwich, England April 8,1859 and arrived in Salt Lake City September 27,1859, having been on the road five months and nineteen days, crossing the Atlantic Ocean on the ship William Tapscott and crossing the plains in Captain Rowley's Handcart Company. Pulling a handcart all the way and after reaching the valley, he found friends and located in Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake Valley and lived there for three years. It was during this time he met Miss Sarah Jane Taylor, who was born November 16, 1844, and on November 13,1861, they were married by his brother- in-law, Oscar O. Stoddard. Sarah was a daughter of Stephen King Taylor and Caroline Rodgers Taylor. Sarah Jane Taylor was baptized August 6,1855. Brother Florence was ordained an elder in the house of the Lord, Salt Lake City, Utah by Elder Edward Stevenson, October 17,1862. They lost two girls that were born in Rush Valley, Harriet Emily Florence, born September 30,1862 and died December 30,1862; and Caroline Elizabeth Florence, born November 7, 1863 and died August 25, 1864, Shambip, Rush Valley, Utah, and the third child was also bom at the same place, Sara Ann Florence, born May 18,1865. Then they left Shambip, Rush Valley, and came to Porterville, Morgan County, in the year 1866, where they resided the rest of their lives. Henry Florence and George Taggart, Sr., of Morgan, and Benjamin Hibbert, Enterprise, were called to take food back to meet a company of emigrants at Fort Benton on the Platte River in 1868 and to help them to Salt Lake Valley. The Florences were the proud parents of fourteen children, six girls and eight boys. Henry was called on a mission to England in October 1876. He was ordained a seventy by Elder Orson Pratt, Sr. He left the same day and met his parents and brothers and sisters, but on account of sickness he was sent home after five months.