Norton Jacob

"...Jacob, Norton – (Captain of the 12th Ten) Born Aug. 11, 1804, in Sheffield, Bershire Co., Mass., to Udney Hay and Elizabeth Hubbard Jacob. He married Emily Heaton in 1830. In 1840, he read a pamphlet that introduced him to the Church, and he was baptized that year. His family bitterly opposed his conversion, but his father later joined the Church. He performed missionary work and after the death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith returned to Nauvoo and worked on the temple. He joined the exodus and helped make wagons. He left his wife and six small children in a cabin near Winter Quarters. A daughter was born after his departure. He kept a journal of the journey in which he noted such occurrences as choosing a camp cook, river crossings, wagons tipping over, catching mountain fever and staying with the rear company to help an ailing Brigham Young to the valley and went with them to the Salt Lake Valley. He returned to the valley with his family the following year in the Heber C. Kimball Company. During the trip, his son Oliver became ill and died of black scurvy, black canker and a liver disease. He was buried along the trail. After settling in the valley, Jacob worked on the temple and various other projects, including a mill on Mill Creek and a bridge over the Weber River. He moved to Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah, and was elected justice of the peace in 1862. He died in Glendale, Kane Co., Utah, Jan. 30, 1879, at age 74..."

SOURCE: http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58061/Biographies-of-the-orig...

• Residence: Hancock, Illinois, United States - 1840
• Residence: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory - 1850
• Residence: Provo Valley, Utah, Utah, United States - 1860
• Residence: Utah, United States - 1870

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Norton Jacob - Pioneer in the first wagon train of Brigham Young to arrive in the Salt Lake Valley.

Wrote first-person account of the movement of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Mississippi River Valley to new homeland in the West's Great Basin. He provided daily account of the 1847 vanguard expedition with in-depth detail and keen observations covering the 111 days. Included is also record of his family's settlement in the Great Basin. His mother and some siblings did not join the venture.

Birth Date:11 Aug 1805 Death Date:30 Jan 1879

Cemetery:Glenwood Cemetery

Source:Sexton / Grant

Relatives:

Father: Udney Hay Jacob (1781-1860) Mother: Elizabeth Hubbard (1781-abt1871)

Spouse Eliza Elizabeth Graham Spouse Emily Heaton Spouse Mariah Van Valkengurg Spouse Sarah Clark Wood

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 16 2017, 22:25:55 UTC