Sarah June (Spooner) Johnson (1839 - 1911)

Born 1 Oct 1839 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, South Wales

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Died 5 Nov 1911 at age 72 in Mesa, Maricopa, Az

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Biography

Sarah Jane Spooner was born Oct 1 1839 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, the daughter of David Nash Spooner and Ann Dayer. After her father's early death she emigrated to America with her widowed mother and two brothers. She joined the Latter Day Saints and was the 7th wife of the Patriarch Benjamin LeBaron. Two daughters were born to them as well as a son who died in infancy. When the call came to pioneer Arizona, they settled in Tempe where Sarah Jane went into the hotel and restaurant business. Her husband Benjamin died in 1905. She died 5 Nov 1911 (aged 72) Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, and was buried City of Mesa Cemetery Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, MEMORIAL ID 22980115 ·

Parents David Nash Spooner 1803–1850 / Ann Dayer Spooner 1813–1886

Marriage Husband Benjamin Franklin Johnson, Apr 5 1857 Salt Lake City,Salt Lake,Utah Children

Julia Ann Johnson LeBaron 1860–1959

Sarah Jane Johnson LeBaron 1862–1938

At 18 years of age, their daughter Ann married Don M. LeBaron in the Salt Lake Endowment House and moved to Arizona where they had ten children born to them. Daughter Sarah Jane married Benjamin Franklin LeBaron, brother of Don M. LeBaron. This couple had ten children.

• Fact: Birth Registration (1839) Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
• Fact: Immigration (1847) Utah, United States
• Fact: Emigration (1847)
• Fact: Immigration (1853)
• Fact: Residence (1910) Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
• Fact: Burial (November 1911) Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 January 2020, 21:54), entry for Sarah Jane Spooner(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KWJ6-9P3); contributed by various users.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 October 2018), memorial page for Sarah Jane Spooner Johnson (1 Oct 1839–5 Nov 1911), Find A Grave Memorial no. 22980115, citing City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA ; Maintained by EFG (contributor 46939839) .

• https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/9992542?p=13272725&returnLabel=Ann%20Dayer%20(LD34-FTD)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FLD34-FTD

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Spooner-237 created through the import of annette christensen gedcom.ged on Jul 10, 2011 by Candee LeBaron. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Candee and others.