Alfred
Benjamin
Walton
Born in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont
Ancestors 
Son of George Walton
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Ann (Buys) Walton
— married
18 Jan 1833 in Sodus, Wayne, New York, United States
Descendants 
Died
at about age 74
in Willard, Box Elder, Utah
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| Created 3 Mar 2012
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Biography
Birth
- Date: 13 November 1807
- Place: Peacham, Caledonia County, Vermont
Mariages
- 1. About 1829, E. Parsons. Mother of first son. (I believe this is spurious information without any basis in fact. See information on Sara Ann Buys.)
- 2. 18 January 1833, Sara Ann Buys, Mother of all the Walton children.[1]
- 3. 1 November 1855, Mary Ann Shefflin, After death of Sarah
Mormon Connection
- Baptism unknown, but we know he was baptized, probably during or before the migration to Salt Lake Valley.
- Endowment 24 October 1855 in Salt Lake.
- He was married and sealed to Mary Ann in President Brigham Young's office 1 November 1855.[2]
Residence
- Sodus, New York
- This is where he married Sarah Buys. It is assumed his first son was born here.[3]
- Erie County, Pennsylvania. According to Sara's obituary they lived here before moving to Nauvoo in 1841. Actual time frame and location unknown.
- Richland County, Ohio
- He moved here prior to the birth of his second child in 1834.
- He stayed in Richland until 1841 when they moved to Illinois.
- Kanesville, Iowa (Now Council Bluffs)
- He moved here before 21 June 1850
- He traveled with the William Snow/Joseph Young company of 42 wagons.
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Arrived about 4 October 1850.[4]
Death
- Date: 1882
- Place: Willard, Box Elder Canyon, Utah
Sources
- Information provided based on research by Jim Walton, third great grandson of Alfred.
- ↑ "Married," The Geneva (New York) Gazette and Mercantile Advertiser, 30 January 1833, p.3 col. 5.
- ↑ Information lookup on the New Family Search site, which is only available to Mormons, by my cousin Becky Nzeocha, 12 May 2012
- ↑ 1850 U.S. Census, Weber County, Utah, population schedule, , p. 154-A, dwelling 93, family 93,Alfred & Sarah Walton family
- ↑ Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868
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