Show F GENEALOGY J I All 11 o for Cor this tills depart department ment should hould be bo addressed to the I tary of oC the Genealogical cal society Elder Joseph JO lph F Smith Jr care of oC the His Historians office Salt Ut Jt City Utah UtaJi V tall THE Among ArnonE tin till honorable old Yankee families which have helve helped to make history In Utah us well as In famous old New w England Is the Felt family of oC which the th veteran pioneer Natha Nathaniel atha niel Henry Felt Fell was aa lS the founder Counder of oC this western branch Elder r I Felt oll was ens born In Salem on Feb F b bG C G ISIC and married Eliza EIlza Ann Preston Ho lIe went ent to Nauvoo In and ami was 8 a participant In all nil the trying events event which followed that date ate He HI came cume to In 1510 18 0 after having presided over the thc St SI Louts Louis conference numbering about souls l for COl omo porno years His I family which were numerous and ull vig vigorous vi vigorous orous me mc among best l lt and und most canceled citizens c ms Among Amon tho the most prominent In recent years are arc al the tho laU late Joseph Jo ph II Felt who served nerved as us the OJ lI t president of or the Y V VM M 11 J M 1 I 1 A In ht Salt Suit Lake Luke City Cit and for forman many man 31 until his hili death Juno June 15 l 1907 In n the th bishopric of or the Eleventh ward vard an Charles harles R B Felt Fell Is h n a member of or the general Sunday SlInda School union ward board having served d In miny capacities prior to his elevation to his present ent position both bolh In civil c 11 and ancl ecclesiastical positions position 11 George F Felt John G and A W V Felt are art well known business men of oC Salt City It David Dahl P Felt one on of oC the sons son Is also a It well known journalist and editor Ida Iila Felt that beautiful foster Cosler mother who with her sister Annie took tho the responsibility t of oC roaring rearing n a r family of o six orphan children left by b the demise of or Minnie Fell Cutler Culler and who was wat watt aa soon t O n after followed by b the father Jo Joseph seph C Cutler Including these well known charac characters there are still living of the origin til ul Felt family In Utah the following Felt Fell West W t John G Albert AlbertY W Y v George Georgo F Charles n D Ed H R Ida Annie David avId P Nathaniel II iII Mary Adella Young Of OC the families Camilles associated with tho tiro Felt family and well known in Utah the Felt Folt genealogy mentions very ftc Cre tho the following families Adams Allen Anson An oll An Andrews drews WI s Barber BUI I Barnes Barne Billings s Brown Drown Bryant Drant handier chandler Chase ClarK Cran Crandall dall Davis Dudley Emery Emer Ferguson Fuller Gall Gates Goff Gort Gould Gray GIa Green Hall hail Hale Hardy Hard Harris Hen Ilen Henry ry r Hill Ifill Holly buy Howard Hawaii d Howe Ilowe John JohnDon non Don Jones Jone Keeler Kimball Lawrence Lewis Lowry L r Lyon Lon Martin Marlin Mille Morrison Nelson Nicholes Palm Palmer er cr Parmelee Peek Perkins Petit Poll t Pierce Porter Pratt Procter Head lead Reeves Richardson on Robbins Robinson Russell Ru Saunders launders Sheldon n Sherman Smith Steele Stevens St Sy Symonds S monds Taylor farlor Thompson Thomp on Tucker er Tur Turner Turner ner ncr Webb ebb Wells West est While Whit Whitmore moro more Williams Wilson Ison Wood Wright Young Youn There has been a n large lare Felt family record published not by a n direct de do descendant descendant of oC tho rho Felt family but by b a John E Morris This gen Ren gentleman gentleman has gathered some somo most ml t inter interesting Interesting esting and valuable Information re regarding regarding garding the descendants of oC the Immigrant Immigrant Immigrant grant George Georgo Felt of oC Felch Casco Bay Da who was born In and landed at Salem with Endicott In III 1628 1625 and the to the tho book contains uncut remarks from Cram which we here ih I h give gU copious extracts There Is a healthy and growing In Interest interest terest t In the subject of ot genealogy genello Many Ian bright ht historical minds arc ro now interested In this fascinating study stull and andare andare andare are giving to It t much valuable time lime and attention The work done do no by b these and others of ot moro more attain attainments attainments ments well illustrates the claim of oC an increasing Interest and gives the lie to tho the smart assertion that the tho modern man lives for tor the present pre ent and strives for the tho future only and does lees not care carea a rap who his was This same name a rf modern if rf his l ideas should bo ho carried out by b his descendants might be bo somewhat some hat chagrined could he ob observe servo serve the tho mental attitude of at hIs hs great reat grandchildren ren toward himself who affect to despise the tho egotism of oC genealogy may read with Interest and profit the following extract The Tho preservation of oC pedigrees pedigreed Is not the mere pastime of or the Idle lule and anti cur curious curIous curious ious It Il Is the honorable employment of or ortho the tho student and historian for It has nha s formed Uio Ito basis of or true his history history tory tor In the ancient records of or As Assyria s syria nyria Egypt and Arabia the pedigree of an 1 Individual Is usually II the he thread upon which Is strung the tho h stirring 8 rr g I events of oC centuries and so 80 Important a place did tIld tho ho preservation of or a 11 pedigree pedIgree gree occupy among amon the Israelites that It was wan established as a lL positive obligation gallon gation upon every oer In the tem temple temple temple Josephus regarded genealogical study as Sill of oC the utmost importance and In giving Ing an account of oC his personal history boasts I 1 have traced my m pedigree pedigree gree grec as IS I found Cound It on tote fie public tablets Nor or Is the thc genealogical al form of oC his hs history history tory to I peculiar to Semitic races Tho The earliest carll I freek reek records worn wore also those Rt r ray r ay tor rF tt fir 7 rJ A Ak k II HEnn FELT FErT Taken nee Dec 2 1881 of or pedigrees Tho earlist histories of oC of or Argos and of or Miletus were entitled genealogies the fragmentary histories of Xanthus Charon of oC and are ore strongly strong marked with the genea genealogical genealogical enea logical in tho the Greek testament testa testament testament ment tho the whole structure of Christian Christianity ity It Is IR based bused upon the tho established greo of or Its founder It Is hi true many man lines lineR contain nothing save tho the simple records of ot uneventful generation but they preserve facts which would be otherwise lost In tho history of oC the tho American nation To continuo continue with the felt Cell family theare we the weare weare are told by b our historian that the tho Origin of oC tho the Felt family Is unknown neither have havo we any an certain knowledge of oC tho former home of or George Geurge Felt FeU the immigrant though there thero Is reason to believe bellee that thal ho he came caino from Flemish or Dutch origin and that the family settled with others of or like nationality in n Vales Wales and n 0 Its It borders The fhe name namo seems to signify sl tho the same In various languages and to be derived from words meaning Field or Open Coun Country Countr Country try tr There Is much that the earliest form of oC spelling was Folch Tho The Immigrant George was the first settler In Casco Bay D near Boston and ho lived to the advanced age ago of or 92 02 years ears his wife wIre surviving him even eon at this date late He was waR possessed of oC great wealth at one time Urno In his hIli life liCe but through the lie early carl Indian wars and tho the treachery of some of ot his friends ho lost his hi holdings In Broad Cove some of or which was recovered by his hiM children child ron Of his descendants there were many man soldiers officers and civil incumbents In the great revolution which gave save America to the tune Americans Perhaps the most famous Camous descendant de was the third Samuel born In 1735 He Ho married Mehitabel and the story stor of oC his winning her from his best frigid the thelong thelong thelong long subsequent enmity broken only by b Samuels heroic deed of oC picking up tho the wounded body hod of his hili onetime rival rhal from Crom the rite bloody blood plains of Now Nor Yorks I hot battle Is told with vividness In Inthis Inthis inthis this book It Is from Crom this Samuel whose ro romantic romantic romantic mantic and generous settlement of oC Lebanon New cw York has sprung most of or the thc of America ria was an n officer In the French and Indian wars war was a trusted friend of Governor Trumbull Along down the lines hides of oC his hit descendants me are found orators states statesmen statesmen men pioneers philanthropists schol scholars scholars scholars ars and soldiers An Interesting Incident Is s also con contained tamed In the story of oC Capt John Felt who at the tho opening of tho rho Revolution Revolutionary ary a 1 war residing In the North Fields Fieldsa a n portion of Salem ulem Mass Maus Ho He was a u atall atall tall toll muscular men man and endowed with the courage courne of his hili convictions one llIe who In an emergency proves to tobe he be the right man In the tho right place This was WnM well shown at iho tho time of or ortho tho the British Invasion of oC Salem Halem by It Col Leslie lesHo Feb G 1770 when by b the firm stand of or Capt Felt Foil the opening conflict of uC the revolution v which was precipitated seven tc l at Concord was here hore averted er dA Had a IL aman ILman aman man of oC less ih anti weaker weal er Judgment stood In hIs Ms place piece In all nil probability the tho first battle bRUle of oC tho the war Will would have been fought at al tho ho North Bridge e Salem The following oi oi which Is drawn large largely ly from an nn address addres by h Charles Challes M 1 E Esq o J before tho the Essex In Institute of uC Salem is III a brief history of or ortho the Iho event At this time tho the bridge over ovel the tho I North i river Ivor and the causeway over oer the thc tats was is owned ownell by b Jonathan Rope Hopes Jeremiah Hacker Proctor and John Johp Felt F It Mr rr Endicott speaking of oC Capt Felt Fojt said paid I Foremost among the friends of liberty and the resolute and daring darling enemies of oppression ol and arbitrary power stood Capt John Johll Felt who without disparagement to nth hero rn ap appears appears pears entitled to the distinction of lC the th hero hem of or the th British repulse at tho rho North Field FI ld Bridge Ho Il was Willi at this I I tint time about CO 60 iU years seers of age a Ills His frame square strong nod and muscular II Ill II la 1 denoted him a men whom hom It would be hc the tho part of oC prudence prudenco nce to avoid In single combat Ills lIl love 10 of oC Independence and hatred of had shown through his whole Ilfe II fA and with these qualities finalities was tuns blended the most Intrepid resolution resolution tion ion t There lived lIed no one In whose hoe hoeh heart h urt glowed a wormer warmer love for Cor tho ho liberties of his country countr anti and no more ready to peril and If IC noel need ho bo to sacrifice his hi life 1110 In support of oC her here cause e The Tho object of oC tho lie invasion by h Col Leslie was to take of a dozen or more cannon which had hall boon been collected by IW the citizens for Cor the pur purpose purpose pose POe of oC resisting British aggression should hould occasion require and which were secreted on tho the north side of tho rho North river Col Leslie landed his hi force Corco on a retired spot on Marblehead Nock Neck and marched swiftly towards Salem but the news of his movement had pre preceded preceded ceded him him and when he arrived he found Cound tho ho draw of the tho bridge open and ond guarded by h a II largo number of or citizens massed upon tho rho north shore As he passed ed tho the court house he was Joined by b Capt John Felt who at attached attached attached himself closely closel to Col Leslie with the avowed Intention of oC making things hot for him personally should ho he order a n commencement of ot hostilities ties tics tic Ho He afterwards stated that It was his hili Intention to grapple with Col Leslie J had tho rho troops fired upon the people and to Jump with him Into tho ho stream there to try tr tho the death struggle struggle struggle gle together Col Co Leslie upon finding the draw open Ollon demanded that It Il be he Immediately lowered and remonstrated with the people for tor Insulting his soldiers and obstructing the lie kings highway This is not the tho kings I highway was the reply It is a l way wa belonging to the proprietors of or the North Fields Field and no king kinE or country has haM any an con control control control I over It lt The Tho Indignation of oC the flue colonel at having his hili designs thus thu sud suddenly suddenly denly and unexpectedly baffled was excited almost to frenzy frenz and ho he vigorously demanded that the draw bo ho immediately lowered He stated that he had been ordered to cross tho the bridge and ho he would do de so if It cost his life liCe and the tho lives Ues of C his men His Ills wishes not being complied with ho finally turned to an officer and ond said You must taco face about this division t I tand and fire upon those people Capt Felt then called out sufficiently loud to bo be heard by b the people Fire you OU have no right to fire It If you ou do fire you ou will all be dead men Whore hore aro are I I they the who can hinder me Ino asked Col Leslie There said laid Capt Felt point pointed ed to the tho people Its ILs a t multitude every Oer eter man mall of oC whom Is prepared lo to lodie lolIe todie die lIe In this strife At the moment these words wore were ut uttered uttered by hy Capt Felt Folt a 1 thrill of oC con confidence conI was tens felt through tho the whole multitude Tho The people saw at nl once that he was Willi Just jut the tho titan man for the present emergency rind dad with unanimous though hough tacit consent looped looked to 10 him himas as sus their leader In any movement III I t which should be bc made node for Cor the thc further defense of oC the bridge How low far Cal such language Induced Col Leslie to lo use n a I praiseworthy forbearance forbear forbearance ance ane cannot be determined but had the tho command to fire Oro been enforced probably not a man of oC that whole holo regi regiment regiment ment would have havo escaped death anti and a 11 the first bloody battle of the Revolution Revolution tion would have hae been fought Cou ht at the North Bridge on the tho of or February instead of oC the of April at Lexing ton tonIt It was now low tide and the pres presence presence ence enco of three gondolas on the side of or ortho tho ho river on which the troops were offered of opportunity for their crossing One of or these belonged to Capt John Felt and another to his hI brother brothel Jonathan Jona Jonn Jonathan than At the lie captains captan suggestion Jonathan and others Immediately seized axes and destroyed destro ed the boats bonts but not nol without resistance and In the fracas which followed one ono Joseph Josoph received a prick In the In breast cast from rein a bayonet sufficient to draw blood which may ma be Justly recorded recO ded as II the tho first blood of o the Revolution Col Co Leslie after acter spending an hour and a half in it a fruitless effort to brow biow browbeat beat bent his way wa across the bridge finally sought to accomplish It by diplomacy and asked aRkel Capt Felt If he had any authority to cause S thou tho I bridge d to bo he l fc lowered l and n was answered el elno There h Is no authority In the case but there might be bo some somo influence A conference was tho the result and upon |