Show NINETY YEARS OF AOL AGE another of our ged aged fathers lo in karael has ha been gatli gathered ered to his hie silent home borne and I 1 have halve been requested to furnish a few items co Doerning him although it Is but little I 1 have been aole able to obtain concerning this aged Irete veteran Fi father lither josiah A wright was an early settler and one of the iho men la ila weber county he was wa the son boa ot of martin and dolly wright he wat wa born at trenton middlesex county connecticut august colb 1805 me kie lacked eight days daya of being ninety ye re old aid his bl father was wae among the shurj toiler subdued the forests toi este tilled the laud land for a living for his bia family in the new hew world tie he wes wa honest ind indus us arious and frugal he aught these principled to hie bia children who adopted ad profited by thern them lu in their alter after life when a young man josiah A wright was an educator of the youth to in the district where he be geelt ed he also alao at intervale engaged an n fishi nir and farming which occupations yielded him bim fak remuneration on the on church of jesus was organized organize ti viz april 6 1830 be took to hiat ei a wife mien buean buol buel to la her ber tat lat ever vr found a true compau iop a helpmeet and wine and safe lu in 1845 they were baptized into the by E W poll in ID 1850 with him hia family he went to kaneville Ka neville howo on en nute to utah march 14 1862 1852 he was ordained an fider elder and the same year at ar he be left led and commenced his big overland journey by ox team for this thia territory rt he arrived io in salt lake city in Sept september he art t at kays kay ville and od remained were until when he came to ogden and bas baa eor cue tinned to reside here bere until his bia de tulip ise here be procured pro cared land bud 1 followed the I 1 of farmer me he shared bared in the tiie talle and privations of those early times rati hop hoppers perr contending contend tog with high walterr enduring boar scarcity cily ot food and other things incident to those early daa das 9 but be persevered pera evered until by the bites toga of god those difficulties were con quoted and he be wit with h his hii family t d peace and prosperity in 1898 1868 tie be was waa elected a member ol of tb the board of trustees true teea in the thethis thira Thir ward of ogden city in which capacity cs the t he served those whose inter sag he had been chosen to guard for a number of years be wile a ward teacher and during his bia ministry miffs ry among tb Sain till in 10 that capacity he be labored v to promote the best beat later inter aaa ai materially mentally and spiritually he was wae greatly be Jov iod by toe abo people and by hit his who wl aad ble hi sesil to promote their he made maae firmand firm and grateful friends some of whom yet survive him and to in whose boasts be to Is cherished in pleasing r remembrance brance lie he was a member of the TON high priest quorum but the date of ordination I 1 nave not been able to lo learn he war wak faithful and true to every trust he was wa loyal joyal to bla bin religion and hla his goj god ana As a citizen he was waa also loyal to bs hr country and its if laws lawe and was ever ever ready to defend the nag flag of our oar union aa A a husband he was waa affectionate kind and la in dulgen as an a deigl hot he be was waa peaceable generous aed accommodating as a man be was upright and honest he lived many yearn beyond the allotted time to man and he filled up he wished to depart and join his wile wife who died in the ibe early part of this year and to be with others of his bis kinared who have preceded aed nim him to the spirit world he died aug 12 1895 his funeral which was largely attended took place to in the third ward meeting aluse on the ath ibets t bishop B ebitt presided addresses Addres Bes were delivered by elders joseph parry joseph joselph hal hail thor D use dee C F middleton and B white the speaker Rp eaker ail of whom have known him tor for very many years bore testimony to his excellent chara ter and ili his sterll sterli alt worth during th long period of their acquaintance with him his posterity to is large he had 9 ebil children drent 43 grand obil dree 42 great real grand children although many ol of them have gone before to join the maj rily quite an army yet remain to guild up his hie house and perpetuate his name in remembrance JOSEPH HALL OGDEN CITY utah aug 13 1895 |