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Show A IlKUAKKAlllsK WOMAN'. Ilrltf hkctrli of tho Life, Hardships aud qblo 1iurk of Miter Pally hesilons. The following aketch of the life of Hitter Patty Heaslont whole death waa chruulclad In these columnsafew dayt ago has beeu furnished tbe NKWa for publication; Our aged and veteran lister, 1'atty Heailons, departed thli Jlfoou Wednesday, Wednes-day, December 14tb, 1802, at 0:3d a. in., of old age, being 07 years and 10 luouthioU, Hlio wat born In Jieibel, Oxford county, Maine, February lib, 1703. Was married to David Heiilom In 1S12, aud settled with lilm In Nowley, then a forest In Maine. Hbe assisted nvr husband lu olearlng and niaklnsan extensive farm. Hhu was thu mother of eight children, six of whuiiitlieturvlved. Iu her youth the was a respected number of the Method, lit Chutcu. In tbu summer of ISM thu eait her lot with the Church ot Jesus Christ of Latter-day Haluls, meeting wilh great opKltlou. lulBfSU bertell and huibaud uold their property and marled or Missouri, a Journey of 2000 miles, with hone teami, and camping by the way. They arrived at Far Weil, Mlasourl, November 28th, lb3U, and purchased a farm lor $1210; they made mauy Imnrovuments. and In lt.33 the mob drove tbem from all they possessed. Their abandoned Eroieriy consisted of a farm, 400 usnels of com, a good many live Block, home and other property, for which they nuver received a cent, and thla In tbe dcplb or winter. Hhe arrived ar-rived on thu Mississippi river with about200ot the Haiuts; ttayed there fourtiea days, with nolhlug to tat but patched corn; the ice running, bo that thu river waa Impaaaihle fur imu lime; reached Qulccy, Illinois, 'whero tho rropbet Joseph Binllb over took tbem, coming from Liberty Jail, Thenco they travullod to Nnuvou, Kid miles. There they mido a comfortable home, and assisted lu building the Temple, and shuwasa faithful mem Lcr of the Roller society. In 1'ebrusry, 1840, she was obliged to leave Nauvou, coiii!ii;,west with President Jlrlgbam Young aud a largu company of Halnta. HIsterHtsllous, like many others, left all her earthly poiiieisloni aud tought abomelu Ihu Western wilds, 'lho lollowlug May the ttarted for the great American desert In her ton, P. (I, Hesilout' company. Bitter Hisiloha drove her own team 10.1') miles, urrlvlng lu Halt Lake alleyHepL2dtb, lb47, Heroagalu.lu connection with her hutband, the built ui a comfortable home, and raited thu lint fruit 111 Halt Lake City. Hbe wat a member ut the Hlxleenth ward for twenly-fuur years. Hhu sold bur city properly to the railroad com-puuy com-puuy and removed lo llouuillul In 1371.', where the erected a fine brick bouse, alau a school bouse, known as tliu "Patty Hemloua Academy," aud furnished all tbe meam neoeiaary f jr lit malnteunnce tlnce lb85, for her own prosperity and tbe children of tho poor. Hue hat assisted liberally lu tbe nulldlng of temples, done much to tend the Uospel tolhu ustlousof Ihe earth, and ualber the poor, has beeu a strict observer of the Word of .Wisdom, .Wis-dom, nol having drunk tea or cotfee for over forty yinrs. Hbu lived to teu her fourlh generation genera-tion aud has left two sons, thlrtyothreu grandcblidren,one hundred nud thirty, seven great grandchildren, nnd tweiity-lwo great great grandchildren. Total posterity, 214. Hbe wai ever u true and faithful Latter-day Halm, diligent and persevering, her wholo soul, nnd ull she pouoiied belug devoted de-voted to tbe Church and the welfare of mauklud. Hhe hat gone to her grave rlpo In yean, loved aud respected by nllwhokuew her. |
