George Fenn (1830 - 1904)

Born 8 May 1830 in Billington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Ann (Dyer) Fenn — married 31 Jul 1853 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England

Husband of Sarah Ann (Jarvis) Fenn — married 1860 in Provo, Provo, Utah Territory, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Brunell) Gribble — married 4 Aug 1873 (to 26 Apr 1904) in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1904 at age 73 in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States

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George Fenn was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Biography

Senior

Christening: 15 JUN 1832. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.

Buried 28 APR 1904. Salina Eastside Cemetery, Salina, Sevier, Utah.

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Baptism: by J. Parsons. 25 OCT 1852. Lupton, Bedfordshire, England. CONFIDENTIAL Y. 25 OCT 1852. Lupton, Bedfordshire, England. CONFIDENTIAL Y.

Residence 1841 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. 1860 Council Bhoffs City 5th Ward, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. 1880 Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States.

Immigration: 1 SEP 1860. Utah, United States. 1 SEP 1860.

Event: Initiatory (LDS). 1 MAR 1852.

Note: BURIAL: Burial Place: East Cemetery, Salina, Sevier, Utah. 2 LDS: Baptized: 14 Dec 1846 by Elder William Lewis, 5 Nov 1860 and 10 Jan 1995 in Ogden UtahTemple. Confirmed:14 Dec 1846 by Elder Robert Hodgert. Patriarch Blessing: 29 Feb 1852 by Patarich John Smith. Elder: 1851 by Jabez Taylor. Seventy: 9 Apr 1852 by President Joseph Young. Set apart as a Missonary: Apr 1852 by President Willard Richards. Mission: British Mission: 1852 to 1854. High Priest: 19 Dec 1873 by Elder John Pickett. Sealed to Parents: 18 Oct 1899 in Manti Temple, 17 Apr 1940 in Manti Utah Temple, 18 May 1959 in Idaho Falls Idaho Temple and 18 Dec 1973 in Mesa Arizona Temple. Endowed: 1 Mar 1852 in Presdent's Office, 2 Mar 1852 in Endowment House and 28 Jul 1995 in Ogden Utah Temple. Blessed on 20 Oct 1851 by Bishop Isaac Morley. Blessed on 11 March 1852 by Bishop Isaac Morley. 2 INFORMATION\LDS: PED FROM JAMES MILLET FENN. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Child #1 John Fenn--Az. Dep. of Hea. Serv., Vit. Rec. Sec., PO Bx 3887, Phoenix aAZ 85030; St. File #, Death, 43. George Fenn--Christening date--Parish Register, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. George Fenn and Eliza Dyer marriage; Eliza Dyer and Charles Willam Ward marriage--Marriage Certificates obtained by Bearl Fenn Gashler. Eliza Dyer, Birth and Baptism--Eaton Bray Branch microfilm 86996 at Family History Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. George Fenn (birth and 2 baptisms), Child #1 John Fenn and Child #2 Alfred Fenn (birth)--Provo 2nd Ward Record, microfilm 26324. George was baptized 14 Dec 1846 and rebaptized 5 nov 1860. Child #1 John Fenn (both baptisms)--Salina Ward 27329. Child #2 Alfred Fenn (marriage and death)--correspondence by Bearl Gashler with Ellenor Taylor, daughter of Martha Gledhill. Child #3 Walter Fenn-- endowment (TIB); baptism record listed as "in Church" (SG #5271 Bk D). Endowment Dates: John Fenn (pre EH 183393) and Eliza Dyer (MT 170443), Child #1 John (EH 183407), --at Special Collections at FHL in Salt Lake City. Sealings: Special Collections (George and Eliza preEH 183395, same as marriage); Children #1,2,3, to parents MT 170494. Child #3 Walter Fenn--Baptized by proxy, then all previous Church blessings reconfirmed and ratified in the confirmation ordinances, only, SL, to be added to IGI. NECESSARY EXPLANATIONS;. Child #2 Alfred died at 22 years, his only child, Hannahg Eliza and Alfred Jr. died as infants. Children #4 and #5 (twin sons) are found only on family records. They were born 14 Jan 1860 at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iows and were buried 15 Jan 1860 with mother. Ann Ward, child of Eliza Dyer by first husband Charles William Ward, was not sealed to John Fenn and her mother, but was sealed to her own parents 17 Apr 1974 PROVO. As Eliza has been sealed to Charles William Ward 27 Mar 1956 SLAKE as well as to John Fenn, both by proxy; she has a choice to make. 2 2 George Fenn was born in Billington England on May 8, 1830, just weeks after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized. This church was to play a large role in George’s life. George heard the missionaries and was baptized when he was sixteen and many of his family members followed him. Five years later he sailed from Liverpool to America with his grandparents. In 1851 George arrived in Manti, UT where he made he lived for a year until he was called on a mission back to England. While on his mission, Elder Fenn married Elizabeth (“Eliza”) Ann Dyer Ward July 31, 1853 at Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. George was influential as a missionary in persuading many Saints to come to Zion among whom was his father, William Fenn. He and his large family sailed from Liverpool April 4, 1854 on the ship only two days after George's son, John was born in company with George, Eliza and Ann. The passage to America was a difficult one. The wind and waves were rocky and many of the 700 passengers were seasick for much of the journey. The Fenns settled in St. Louis where many of their family members were living and a second son, Alfred was born to them. In 1857 the George Fenn family was called to settle Nebraska by establishing a colony in Genoa, Nebraska. Genoa was a stop along the emigration trail; emigrants would usually arrive half-starving and use their time in Genoa to recuperate and continue on to Utah. The settlers in Genoa faced many problems, including trouble with the Indians. Eventually all of the saints in Genoa moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Six weeks after arriving in Council Bluffs, on January 14, 1860, George and the older children went out to gather wood. When they came back, they found that Eliza had given birth to twin sons. All three were dead when George found them—a complete shock. Eliza had seemed in good health when they had left. Nobody was present to witness her decease. The next year George, Ann, John and Alfred trekked to Provo, UT, which they made their home. During the next few years George married two women, Sarah Ann Jarvis and Elizabeth Brunelle. He had six children with Sarah. George worked as a mail carried and drove between Gunnison and Monroe during the Black Hawk Indian War, a very dangerous route. He considered it his duty, regardless of the perils it entailed. He also hauled rock. Eventually his family settled in Salina, Utah. In his later years George worked in the Manti temple. George died on April 26, 1904. George was a missionary, and together with his wives they were colonizers, they were good people, hard workers and loved and respected.

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Sources

• England and Wales Census 1841: George Fenn M aged 11
• England and Wales Marriage Registration Index 1837-2005
• findagrave.com
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Church History, Early Mormon Missionaries, https://history.lds.org/missionary/individual/george-fenn-1830?lang=eng
• Source: S12 Repository: #REPO692 Ancestral File (TM) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: REPO692 Family History Library Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
• Source: S13 Repository: #REPO693 Ancestral File (TM) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996
• Repository: REPO693 Family History Library Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
• Source: S82 Repository: #REPO701 Ordinance Index (R) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: 1993 02 28 Edition
• Repository: REPO701 Family History Library Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
• Source: S83 Repository: #REPO701 LDS Church ordinance (living or proxy). Film # 170717 page #137 ordinance #
• Source: S84 Repository: #REPO701 Record submitted by LDS Church member. Official Temple Film # 2034542
• Source: S85 Repository: #REPO701 Early LDS Church ward or branch records. Batch # 6940416 Sheet # Source Call # Marget, 415443-475457
• Source: S86 Repository: #REPO695 Family Group record submitted for proxy LDS temple ordinances. Film # 17054 Page 841 Ordinance # 45645
• Repository: REPO695 Family History Library Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
• Source: S934 Repository: #REPO3437 Ancestral File (R) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
• Repository: REPO3437 Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
• Source: S9392 Repository: #REPO8456 Ordinance Index (R) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: 1993 02 28 Edition
• Repository: REPO8456 Family History Library Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
• Source: S9393 Repository: #REPO8456 LDS Church ordinance (living or proxy). Film # 170717 page #137 ordinance #
• Source: S9394 Repository: #REPO8456 Record submitted by LDS Church member. Official Temple Film # 2034542
• Source: S9395 Repository: #REPO8456 Early LDS Church ward or branch records. Batch # 6940416 Sheet # Source Call # Marget, 415443-475457
• Source: S9396 Repository: #REPO8432 Family Group record submitted for proxy LDS temple ordinances. Film # 17054 Page 841 Ordinance # 45645
• Repository: REPO8432 Family History Library Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA