Mary Alice Lambert

Daughter of George Cannon and Ann Quayle

Married Charles Lambert, 28 Nov 1844, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois

Children - Elizabeth Cannon Lambert, Angus Munn Cannon Lambert, Leonora Emma Cannon Lambert, George Cannon Lambert, Elias Cannon Lambert, Richard Greaves Cannon Lambert, Mary Alice Cannon Lambert, Joseph Cannon Lambert, David Henry Cannon Lambert, Alma Cannon Lambert, Sarah Maria Cannon Lambert, Charles John Lambert, Ann Teonora Cannon Lambert

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GEDCOM Note

She Knew the Prophet Joseph Smith: Mary Alice Cannon Lambert by Preston Nibley

Mrs. Mary Alice Cannon Lambert was born in Liverpool, England, on December 9, 1828. She was the eldest daughter of George and Ann Quayle Cannon.

Through missionary efforts of Elder John Taylor, a member of the Council of the Twelve, the parents and three of the children were converted and baptized in 1840. In 1842, the entire family, which consisted of the parents and six children, set sail for America by way of New Orleans. During the voyage of eight weeks, the mother died and was buried at sea. The family continued on and reached Nauvoo, where a home was established. They were prospering fairly well when another tragedy befell them-the father died in August 1844, and the children were left as orphans.

Two of the older children now found a home with John Taylor, and Mary Alice established her own home through her marriage to a young English convert named Charles Lambert. The Lamberts made a home for the younger Cannon children. Mary Alice was a heroic young woman.

After the Lambert family emigrated to Utah, they became prosperous and independent. In 1905, Mrs. Lambert wrote the following tribute to the Prophet Joseph Smith, whom she remembered when she was a growing girl in Nauvoo. The article was published in the Young Woman's Journal in December 1905. Mrs. Lambert died in Salt Lake City in 1920.

"I first saw Joseph Smith in the Spring of 1843. When the boat in which we came up the Mississippi River reached the landing at Nauvoo, several of the leading brethren were there to meet the company of saints that had come on it. Among those brethren was the Prophet Joseph Smith. I knew him the instant my eyes rested upon him, and at that moment I received my testimony that he was a Prophet of God, for I never had such a feeling for mortal man as thrilled my being when my eyes first rested upon Joseph Smith. He was not pointed out to me. I knew him from all the other men, and, child that I was (I was only fourteen), I knew that I saw a Prophet of God.

"Many, many times between the time I reached Nauvoo and his martyrdom, I heard him preach. The love the saints had form him was inexpressible. They would willingly have laid down their lives for him. If he was to talk, every task would be laid aside that they might listen to his words. He was not an ordinary man. Saints and sinners alike felt and recognized a power and influence which he carried with him. It was impossible to meet him and not be impressed by the strength of his personality and influence.

"In May, 1844, he went to the stone shops where the men were working on the Nauvoo Temple and blessed them, each man by the power of his Priesthood. Brother Lambert (whom I afterward married) he gathered right in his arms and blessed, and it was ever his testimony that he was thrilled form head to foot by that blessing. "I well remember the night of the Prophet's death. The spirit of unrest was upon all, man and animal, in the city of Nauvoo. Why, we did not know, but we could not rest. My father was on guard. No one in the house had slept, the dogs were noisy, and even the chickens were awake.

"About 3 o'clock the news of the martyrdom was brought to us, and we realized what had kept us awake. And oh, the mourning in the land! The grief felt was beyond expression-men, women, and children, we were all stunned by the blow" (Young Women's Journal, December 1905).

GEDCOM Source

@R-1043440402@ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998

GEDCOM Note

She Knew the Prophet Joseph Smith: Mary Alice Cannon Lambert by Preston Nibley

Mrs. Mary Alice Cannon Lambert was born in Liverpool, England, on December 9, 1828. She was the eldest daughter of George and Ann Quayle Cannon.

Through missionary efforts of Elder John Taylor, a member of the Council of the Twelve, the parents and three of the children were converted and baptized in 1840. In 1842, the entire family, which consisted of the parents and six children, set sail for America by way of New Orleans. During the voyage of eight weeks, the mother died and was buried at sea. The family continued on and reached Nauvoo, where a home was established. They were prospering fairly well when another tragedy befell them-the father died in August 1844, and the children were left as orphans.

Two of the older children now found a home with John Taylor, and Mary Alice established her own home through her marriage to a young English convert named Charles Lambert. The Lamberts made a home for the younger Cannon children. Mary Alice was a heroic young woman.

After the Lambert family emigrated to Utah, they became prosperous and independent. In 1905, Mrs. Lambert wrote the following tribute to the Prophet Joseph Smith, whom she remembered when she was a growing girl in Nauvoo. The article was published in the Young Woman's Journal in December 1905. Mrs. Lambert died in Salt Lake City in 1920.

"I first saw Joseph Smith in the Spring of 1843. When the boat in which we came up the Mississippi River reached the landing at Nauvoo, several of the leading brethren were there to meet the company of saints that had come on it. Among those brethren was the Prophet Joseph Smith. I knew him the instant my eyes rested upon him, and at that moment I received my testimony that he was a Prophet of God, for I never had such a feeling for mortal man as thrilled my being when my eyes first rested upon Joseph Smith. He was not pointed out to me. I knew him from all the other men, and, child that I was (I was only fourteen), I knew that I saw a Prophet of God.

"Many, many times between the time I reached Nauvoo and his martyrdom, I heard him preach. The love the saints had form him was inexpressible. They would willingly have laid down their lives for him. If he was to talk, every task would be laid aside that they might listen to his words. He was not an ordinary man. Saints and sinners alike felt and recognized a power and influence which he carried with him. It was impossible to meet him and not be impressed by the strength of his personality and influence.

"In May, 1844, he went to the stone shops where the men were working on the Nauvoo Temple and blessed them, each man by the power of his Priesthood. Brother Lambert (whom I afterward married) he gathered right in his arms and blessed, and it was ever his testimony that he was thrilled form head to foot by that blessing. "I well remember the night of the Prophet's death. The spirit of unrest was upon all, man and animal, in the city of Nauvoo. Why, we did not know, but we could not rest. My father was on guard. No one in the house had slept, the dogs were noisy, and even the chickens were awake.

"About 3 o'clock the news of the martyrdom was brought to us, and we realized what had kept us awake. And oh, the mourning in the land! The grief felt was beyond expression-men, women, and children, we were all stunned by the blow" (Young Women's Journal, December 1905).

GEDCOM Source

@R-1043440402@ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998