Stephen Hales (1791 - 1846)

Born 10 Sep 1791 in Stockbury, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Hales) Thompson — married 31 Aug 1816 in Rodmersham, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 5 Oct 1846 at age 55 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Biography

Stephen was born in 1791. Stephen Hales ... He passed away in 1846. ^[1]

The following information was taken from a history of a nephew Stephen Hales. An Enduring Legacy, Volume Four, p. 116

The early history of Stephen Hales, Jr., parallels that of his brother, Charles Henry Hales. He was three years younger than Charles Henry and until his marriage shared in all the vicissitudes of the family group as they journeyed from place to place. A son of Stephen and Mary Ann Hales, he was born in Rainham Parish, County of Kent, England, in 1820.

His marriage took place while the family was living in Quincy, Illinois. His wife, Eveline Lydia Carter, daughter of Simon Doget Carter and Lydia Kenyon, was born September 24, 1821, at Benson, Rutland County, Vermont. Their first child, Mary Isabella, was born October 29, 1843, but died February 14, 1844, at Nauvoo, Illinois.

March 29, 1845, nine months after the martyrdom of the Prophet, a son, to whom they gave the name Joseph, was born to the young couple. Preparations were begun for the trek across the Plains, but were marred by the death on October 5, 1846, of Stephen Hales, Sr., who was buried at Fort Madison, Iowa.

Stephen Hales, Jr., his wife, Eveline, and son Joseph journeyed to Garden Grove where other members of the Hales family were engaged in procuring food and obtaining equipment for the journey to the Rocky Mountains, Here at Garden Grove, Henry William Hales, youngest son of Stephen, Sr. and Mary Ann, married Eliza Ann Ewing on May 19, 1850, leaving the widow, Mary Ann, alone. She now married William G. Thompson, a widower with four sons and a daughter. The Hales and Thompson families, along with others, chose to make the westward journey under the leadership of a Captain Walton. He was not a member of the Church, but was an efficient leader. They left Garden Grove May 17, 1851, but had gone only a short way when mother Mary Ann Hales (now Thompson) died. They buried her at Ancient Bluffs, Reins County, Nebraska, near the Platte River. The exact date of her death, other than 1851, is not available.

Harry Walton/Garden Grove Company Information

About 21 families from Garden Grove plus other individuals and 60 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). They left Garden Grove, Iowa on 17 May 1851.

Hales, Henry William, Autobiographical sketch [n.d., [2].]

In the spring of 1851 we started for Salt Lake. My mother died on the plains and was buried at the Ancient Bluff ruins. We arrived in Salt Lake City about September 21.

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Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Spencer Stucki, Nov 18, 2012

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