TITLE PAGE. Daughters of Utah Pioneers. 48 [048]. PIONEER NAME-Mary Brown Pulsipher BIRTH DATE AND PLACE- Mar 2, 1799, Connecticut DEATH DATE AND PLACE- 7 May 1886, Hebron, Utah FATHER- John Brown Feb 27, 1770 MOTHER- Aarah Fairchild, March, 1771 WHO MARRIED AND DATE- Zera Pulsipher, 1815 YEAR ARRIVED IN UTAH- 1847 NAME OF COMPANY- Zera Pulsipher Company WHO WROTE HISTORY AND DATE- Mary WHO SUBMITTED HISTORY AND DATE- Pat Mower, 9 Mar [20]09 CAMP NAME- Mt. Joy CAMP HISTORIAN- Connie Thalman and Bertie Smith COMPANY NAME- Morgan [County] HISTORIAN- Dena Rich SOURCE OF INFORMATION- 4 [ages - History of Mary Brown Pulsipher SIGNATURE OF AUTHOR OR OWNER OF THIS HISTORY- Pat Mower CAMP RECEIVED (DATE)- Mar 9, 2009 HJS'rOH.'.i OF UARY i3RO'NN PULSIPHER t:y grand.f~ther & grondmother Brot'f.11, I l-:now but little "'..lout; they die,i wr:e-n rr.y father w.f.ta quit" young. Thoy had t h:".'ee sons , Joseph , John , and Jonathan. · }!.y grandfn1;her & ~and.J'lother Fdrchild., I well r er?ember. G-randmother died vrhen I vm.s fo\ll' yEfars old.~ in Connec·t fout. C-ra.ndfather then vrent to Pennsyl·.rruua, & died there. I tM.nk they ha:! .Nve- so11s & t-:10 Bir1s. '!'ha names thnt I cun :remember· are 3a.mue1 , She1'lllan , SteJ)hen, trnic e, & .\arah. Grand:f"athers nemo w.is Stephen, & grancmothers Ewiice. YJ,y :rather , Joh11 Brown, 1vas b orn Feb-ruuy 27', 1770 . lt.:, n:;oth er, _A&nlh Y:drcnilcl, was born the of" r~-rcl'r, 1771 . The:fl!" children were; ,Juda Brovm, born Novo:nber 2, 1793 .J'oJin Brown, born August 24 • 1795" E\mice nro·.vn, bor n !\ug,.rst 4-, 1794- . ~'ary 7'ro·.rn, born MA.rel\ 2, 1799 (3orf'\ Thi.rtn Brovm, born July 11i 1802 3ally J3ro\m, bom February 27, 1805 Ca.theri.ne f.ro·.m, born A.U'3lre t 13 , 1008 Loring G. Dro~n, born April 17 , 1811 . 'l'he;,,r were 311 born in Connec ticut, but Catl'ierine & Loring, who were born in Pennsylvani a. :4y father moved from Connecticut t o Penn sy,lv-ani a when I was 3ix yea:,-s ol d. :.ty father's house ·110.s a home for tho ?.1e thodist Preachers & all other pr eachers \men they cane. I joi11ed the .h7etnodist Church when I was thirteen years old. I lived in Peru1oyl vannfa until I w~s married i n 1815 to ZeTa Puls:iphev. My / ,-. oldest child 1r:is born ~:ny 30 18f6. - I I, 'It,.. Mary- Ann Pulsipher, born Mny. 30 , 1816 \ · Almira Pu13i:pher , horn 3eptel'l1,er· 8, 1817.' t7 S-<"' Nelnon Pulsfpher , born 11erc-h 28, 1020 ' Marinl'l Pulsipher , bor.n Jw,e· 11, 1822 Samii Pul::.iphe r , b o~ J11ovember· 2 , 1821.. John· Pulsipher, born J uly 17, 1821 Charles Pttlsipr.er; born April 20·, 1830· Maryann Puls :fpher, born November 20, 1833 \ 1/illiam PuU:sipher , b orn January- 21 , 1838 Eliza Jnne Puisipher; born J uly 26", 1840 0 F'idelia Pulsipher, born Oa1!ober 13, 1W died, Januery ff, 18~6 We lived in Pennoylva nia zevP.n years. Did II t;rea t deal of" hard work ther e, then l eft, and 111.QB.d.. to Y:>r k State , i n Onondago County. There \VEf heard the gospel preached for tf,e first time by t he Latter Day Zai nts. \'le went forth ~- was b~i,Aed. in i:he year 18J2, 'by Ja,red Carter. He bapt1.sed s.boui tv,enty fn i:ha.t !='~.:ice, then orda.f:1ed my husband, Zet! Pulsipher, and left him to preside over the Church. He baptised more. ffe stayed there abou1; tvro y.e~rs ; then moved twenty miles t o Fabius ; lived with a Doctor Newcom one y;ea:, & 1>. half' , theh we all went ro K:i;_rt~:ut4 _ Ob~o, to(;ether. : Stayed 4.'ere ~]ears, _Z~rs was ordained there, r,a of' tf1e £'1.rst seven Pr esidents , by i;1~d of Jose1,h Snith the prophP.t. e h~lped buil'.d the Templ ~. Got his t..:,dow.nents in it, thenwo were driven from hat place with the rest _of th.e. Saints. :ie startt~d in July tl!e 5 r:i th a lArge amp for i•issouri. ·:1e all got there in the f'all , & went to La.vis County, :·y usband ·11a.!J one of' tl,e Coimqil that loq. the camp. ·:ie sta.yen in thc.t plo.oe Qllil :oh'f.fi, thon were dr:tven f'.r'ol'l there by t_tie rnob. 'Ihen we ;vent to the f'&r :,ea-t- .nd st&yed t'nere t hru the winter ;-t l-ien 1ve li13cJ t ,., go ago.ir.. \'/a started in .aro;, f"or I1l1nou3. ·;:e stt>pped 2.5 miles below iiauvoo, in Bear Crr->ek .'foods. 1h(1 Hinter W9 were in the· far ,i"estern part or l,'.is!".Ottri , we h11d to p~..rt ..; i th ,ur good old mother Pulsipher. ~he wa.s sic.~ one. week, S· then died. '£he du ,ef ore she d:led, she lt!.y lookint3 up. I said( "i:otl}er, riha t do you se~" She :aid, "Tho.t is a liG}lt to light me throug:, the derk valley of o.ea.th" . 1-ren she felJ. a.sl eep wi thcut a strugcle or groaufl I thiM she r,a.:. 85 yoo.rs old. We·-.!tayed :tn J3onr Craek ·.'foods ne;irly t _wo ye11.r·3. 'Zhen the .!'i.1.•st Pre'i"idl)~ts had gotten out of_J.?rison, & 1:>ut of !,:issouri. The Snints had beb'\tn 'to set+J e i11 rauvoo. They aent for us to f!lOg~ the,;e . ',7e ·11onnfiere & st<>.yed, I thin!·:_f'i1ee rec.rs. "Jo.:y youngest c11ild, · F:i.delia, v1ss born there. ::ihe wa.s a very s:nart, p:uor:i:iising child , bu-t: we ~ou1d not keep her only 4 yearo & 3 months. ·:tP. bJJ.t~rl ber there • .Ve- helped _build tha 7empl.& -Chere , got our er.do·.-:uients in it, ti1cn re· started with the rest of" the Church \1est , to find oot\e pln.ce whel'<J we could live in peA.ce. ·,Ve were- 2, yer.rs , not 40 in going to Snlt Tia.ke. i"/e lived t}1eL'O 14- ye.:u-s; enJoyed gj;·eo.t b.lasllfngs t here. ':Ve helped culi vate the bare de:Jer·t , md make it bloasoi",\ like tho rose. 11.y ...h.. usband trn.::i one of:' the City Council r:iost ,r f.he ti~e \Te were ther e~ Then we were ca.lied to go doiVn south 300 nile3, 1nd help cul tiva.tE1 ~nother b nrren desert . We I 1>retl 10 years in ti.is place , "le_yron. ,'fe enj'oyed sreAt bl essings , lived in peace , none to rtolest or :nal~o 1f'r ~id, although w~ have he.a to pari=\ dtli soi;-,e of our dear friends here. Umira, my dn.ughter , died i n •1 arch , 1868, & John's t1ife, Rosills., t.: little b:Y Yilliain Lawis , di ed. : 11/e l i ved here, enjoyed oursel ves well v,i th our children ,;; t7f.l,ndchildro!1 all o.round us , until my ~pd wos Cr?.lled a,rJ.y by ~h in Janui.ry, 1 ~,?.. 1:e Ii ved to a good oJ.d A .:;e, ,0 : thfln went dm:n "t,:, :.1-::• i:;,·~·.-... like ti sh u ;k 01' i;orn , ru'1.ly ripe. I r.::: sparw~ y ~t. I hopis to tlo e li t°!:ll goou before I die. 1 usod to srt.y wh~~ !!!_:[__qh_ildramrre't'e smn.11, tha t i i' I oouJ.d live to soe :r.y children grow up to be flonorable men & \Vome;i, it would oe all I ~·,ould -n:.k for. I have :tived to s oa them all settled, >Tith sood fa.,;:ilie:;, all tryi:1e; t o do what good t.h~y 0 11., to help buil d up. t he I<ingdom of God. I f"eel very th1nk.ful t : much pleased vd th my chilclron. :. I hope they will 1:fvo ..!!: e.o much good, be "-Greed -~· united, 1-: try to r clp eP..C~ other 8. carry• out the counsel their father /.· mot.i.er have· given them. I write this after I am 72 yea:rs old, for my children to look at. it :fs. written v:ery p oorly. Perhaps ypu cannot r ead it. Hay God bless you. all. #b. I • • 't SD .. a.- / I \ ( ( ) . I I \.JI • · 1, John take the liberty to wri.te a little in this book, as mother has passed o.;vay f'rom nortal lif'e. <; 7 , ' She d.ied 011 the 7 Of' l~a- 1886, in· the mist of' f'rl.e11ds & ab out a.a near veady as mortal.a ever get. So I record a little more of' her history in this book. As she had lived to such an advanced r.ge·, l1er children all ci.esire.d heJJ· to giV'e up housekeeping, S: JlivEr vdith some of us. Thon we would know if' she needed anything, & could. help her so much better than if' she· wes alone in her little house. So she d:id close her house 8; ho.vo a good i:"i.1110. She ,1ent to St. George & visited her daughters, Sarah & Eliza & their f'amilies, & f'r-lencls f"or sever~l months. She then returned. to Hebron & bad pleasant, nappy tir:ie with us at Hebron for a.bout 2' years. Trw..y we did have an enj"oyable tfme, talked much of early lif'e, incidents of history :tn Connecticut & the U.S. & the restoration of the Gospel & the rise of the Cliurcl: .:n tMs age of the world. When she died, we buried her· by the side of f"ather :in Hebron cemetery. Here is some of mother's writing on loose pepers that I will record in the book. • March 2, 1879 When I went to Relief Society meeting, I e:xpected to see 10 or 12 sisters & 3 or le. of the brethern there. The Bishop told me he was going. Wl'len I opened the door , the first I saw was long tables loaded \tl th pies: cakes, cheese & the oomforto of' lif"e. I looked around & saw about e very .!''arnily in town seated there·, abou1t.9JL per.sons be:d.. d e the: tables. I wo.s sc surprised, it ru!mo3t overcame. me·. I sa.:td, "what- does all thfs mean?" ''I cama to a. meeting but it looks mo:ve J!.ike a. :f"east-." I then took my seat. The Bishop then e..rose & an:M, "Th:ts is in honor of· moth;;: Pulsip.l'le-J 1;Fd s i ne:r . 80lh b:ilrlhdny." I tlien be·ga.n· to cry, I was· so overcome-. T.he f'ood w1.1s then blossed & all enj'oyec! it to their f'i11, t:i:11 alli. had enougl I .vas then oalle,l on to preside- ovasr tlie meeting. Arter singing, I asked my· oldest son, J ohn, to open t:w meet:i:ng with prayer. Another- hyr.m v1as sung, then I walked onto the· s tttnd: tc said, "I dontt knoV! as I c-in say inuoh, but I think these people can keep n secret, f'or I knev1 nothing of' this fea st till I was right here & oponetl t he dooir. I !"eel vory unworlfly to nave so ·much lionor & respect shown me. I tnank you all. I ask my Heavenly father to bl~ss you all. I suppose I nm the olc:test person 11ere,, 80 yea.rs old today. I have been in the Church over. 4.7:. ,y.e~.s , l'lave passed through persecutions, mnpbinea ..? ~ ~rivings wi.t h the Sain-ts since the days of Kirtland. I rejoice that I am worthy to have a nar.1e & _plac·e ,d t h these people. I l eft .:i.11 my f'rientls, bu-t my own f"ru:iily. F£1,t..he:c: 8m.i ~I:i, .!~~ f i.rst Patrin.rcli in the Church , laid nis ha.ndr. on my he~a t.~ blessed me. lie said I sh-:,uld have my frienc!s in this Church , would st:md on !At. Zion, help save & redeem them . He saidT harJ l eft ·e.lJ to obey the Gospel ,1 t hat I should in t his woelc, have an nundred ~old. That is fulfilling very fast. I have 56 grandchildren & r; great grandch:ildren. Do you ::.oi,, there is up'll~r<1s 01 ,1. uu11u~ r:..i. .:. v ..., . • uv .. , • .. ~ ··-~ - · -··--•.., _ ~ •vonderf\Jl r ate. I beg of' you· .~: c.11 the Si sters or the :l8 lief Dooiet .v, to lYe f'r.it11ful , do nll the good you- oan, be united, put your fcith in God, .".: you need no-t have any f~ars . " i1a.ry Dr own Pu:Lsipllcr lf.ary Puls:fpher' s ?1;.r ~·11ell Adreos at Uebron T.t\eso e.re a 'f'ew l ines J!otl1er wrote on Oc t . 16 , 1683 , before goi ng to St. C~or ge to live a while. I have been in t his Church nearly- 5-2 yeers, pa ssed t hrouah t !; e persecutions wi.th the Saints , but never f'elt to complai n , but tha.t nll \101tJ.d ba wall. l nave 1>een in Hebron f"lToCl the beginning. I loo11ted with my boy:, as they ,vere herding cattle at Shoal Creek, \'/hen t he Il':tlo part of this co,mtry vt'lS a de sert & sag~ plain3 • . I have worke~ hs.rn to mru.:e this ~ beautiful, happy, lin:"!e-. 'r/ith t h e help of' 'fjlJ boys, I built tho rirst house. out or· the l'ort . Have, liv.ad! in it about 15 yesirs , 8: en joyed myi;olf l'Tonderfully ,1ell in i t . Have had much joy & comf·o1•t in it. Ha..ve seen the pl:ice grow ~ f lourish , but the time drews near when I expect tc. leEtve it, pe;.~haps never to roturn, b\\·t .! l ea.ve it mith the bo-st. of· f eelings. I never · expect to find any pl ac e I like eo wel]. If' I should die· away f"roro Jfore , I want to be brou0ht bPck & l>.ur:iled h&ra- with my f'r:iends that are tvafting for ::ie behind t;, e veil. I pny my l?n:tber in Heaven to bleos Hebron, Bl es:J the people. Mo.y th13y Jivo humble , be united .~ keep 311 t he col'lmamdments of' God. Lord, bless the l and, t}h wat er , t he cattle !.:.; all. ~;ay :ft be a healthy, delightf'ul place. I bid y o~ all f'arewell: Farewel l , dea.r liebron , !love so well, Fnrev,ell, denr Saint s , that in it dwell, May·you· be true , keep covenant s well Tha:t we may all , i n Gl ory dwell. Lla.ry B. Pulsipher. 50- h \ • )