| Show 0 B I 1 A IS 2 GAS ON desdemona chase gleason daughter of isaac and anal phebe chase was born in sparta arta township livi livington n agton county new york on the ad of april il 1821 em braced the gospel in her native place june 21 1839 being baptized into the church by elder Pe letiah brown she was married to john S gleason on the ath of december of the same year she gathered to the bosom of the church in nauvoo illinois in 1811 1841 and through the stormy scones scenes and trials of the period of persecution prior to and subsequent to the martyrdom of joseph the prophet remained re m firm and un wavering to the truth she was nas amonso the first company of saints that left nauvoo 1 nauvoo in the exodus of crossing the frozen mississippi on the ice in the month of february after many toils and privations incident to a journey of over a thousand miles across the plains into a wild and uninhabited country she reached salt lake valley in the fall of is being one of amasa clymans company after several years residence in various places she finally settled in farmington davis county where she continued to reside until death she was seized with an acute attack of pneumonia nia on monday the lath instant and on tl the friday foli following owing at noon breathed her last she was the mother of six BIX children four of whom were boys tle the youngest hyrum being now on a mission in the northwestern estates lamong labong the last wishes she expressed was that he should remain at his big post and honorably fulfill his mission her husband and four children are left to mourn her absence she was a firm faithful and consistent latter day saint honest and p plain I 1 ain sto spoken ken kind hind and hospitable and drew aroun around lier liar many friends who with nimer namer ous ong relatives deeply regret the separation though perfectly assured that with her all is 13 well the funeral services were held in the farmington meeting house on sunday february at 3 p m bishop 0 01 V whitney of salt lake city delivering the discourse which was fraught with comfort and instruction the remains were interred in in the farmington cemetery in the presence of a large assembly of mourning relatives and friends |
