Gammon Hayward

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Parents: John Gammon and Mary Clement Hayward

Arrival: 9 Sep 1853, David Wilken Co.

Spouse: Sarah Ann Cripps

Marriage Date: 1 Jun 1850 St. Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Spouse's Birth Date: 1 Aug 1830 Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Gammon worked with his father building ships, until he left for America. Although he joined the Church while in England, his father told him that if he ever wanted to leave the church and return to England, there was money there for him to make a home.

He and Sarah married while in England and had two children before they left for America in April of 1853. It took them nine months to get to the Valley. They made their home in Salt Lake when they first arrived, living through the grasshopper plague, which made life extremely difficult.

As there was no work in the valley building ships, he turned to carpenter where there was much work. He built the first boat that was run on the Great Salt Lake, built for General O'Connor.

During the Echo Canyon War, Gammon was a member of the Nauvoo Legion. He was absent from home a lot because he was called into public service so much. After returning from the Echo Canyon War, he worked at Camp Floyd doing carpentering work.

He was one of the men sent to aid the handcart companies. He worked on the Social Hall and built a pleasure boat for the Walker Brothers and others. He helped wherever and whenever there was a need. He kept busy in various callings in the church.

In 1879 he moved to San Francisco where he died in 1883. He was buried in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Children:

Sarah Elizabeth, b. 17 Feb 1851, Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. D. 31 Jul 1928. Unmarried.

Henry John, b. Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. Md. 23 Dec 1875, Elizabeth Ann Pugsley. D. Salt Lake City, Utah.

William Gammon, b. 1 Oct 1854, Salt Lake City, Utah. Md. 27 Jun 1878, Ellen Neibaur. D. 21 Apr 1927.

Charles Alfred, b. 5 Sep 1856, Salt Lake City, Utah. D. 23 Feb 1913, Salt Lake City, Utah. Unmarried.

Fred, b. 21 May 1858, Provo, Utah. D. 9 Oct 1959, Salt Lake City, Utah. Child.

Arthur George, b. 14 Sep 1860, Salt Lake City, Utah. Md. 18 Dec 1888, Sarah Emma Jenkins. D. 5 Jan 1952.

Keziah, b. 30 Sep 1862, Salt Lake City, Utah. D. 8 Jun 1959, Chula Vista, California. Unmarried.

Edward, b. 30 Nov 1864, Salt Lake City, Utah. Md. 8 Mar 1894, Martha A. Hepworth. D. 12 Jul 1933.

Ernest Marbrook, b. 1 Nov 1868, Salt Lake City, Utah. Md. 26 Dec 1893, Hettie Reese. D. 17 Mar 1950, Seattle, Washington.

Clara Mary, b. 4 Oct 1871, Salt Lake City, Utah. Md. 25 Aug 1927, Ellis B. Porter. D. 3 Feb 1971, Chula Vista, California.

Frank, b. 19 Jul 1873, Salt Lake City, Utah. Md. 3 Dec 1898, Beulah Swartwood (Div).

Written by John Wessman