Show OBITUARY william leggett departed this life january 1892 from the infirmities of old age he was born in 1803 1808 at fritton suffolk england of religious parents led a pare honest and virtuous lire life married at the age of thirty years to a suitable companion who proved to be a loving wife and mother he moved his family to lowestoft Lowee Lowe tott in 1812 where he heard beard the gospel of jesus christ preached by father samuel it made adeep impression on his mind he was shortly afterwards baptized with his bis eldest daughter who came to utah in 1161 and subsequently with the second daughter INS 1863 both of whom emigrated for the gospels make eake in 1864 he sent pent hs his wife and the rest of the family to salt lake city and tarried behind until IM when he be saved sufficient means to follow after he bade farewell to his bis aged father and two sisters he drove a team of six yoke of oxen across the plains aas as again mude made happy with uniting reuniting re with his wife and children jae be worked as chief gardener for president brigham yo young for 12 years and afterward on a farm for fol brigham you 7 off 0 on the state road he was of a devoted gunj indulgent in alg cheerful and hagg happy disposition honest as a light and always had I 1 a kin nd word and act for others he was a most patient man under trying circumstances and a strict observer of the sabbath day thus he died as he had lived faithful to the bendat the ripe age e of 84 years and we feel sure that it will age be said aid of him d well done good and faithful servant enter thou into the joy of thy lord lowestoft Lowe journal please copy |