Family:Edward Kay and Sarah Pardington (1)

Irena later married in polygamy and became the second living wife of Edward Kay. Edward was born 5 Dec.1830 in St. Helens, Lancashire, Eng. the son of John Kay and Margeret Betersby. Edward, in Oct. 1850 accepted membership in the LDS Church through baptism and on 14 Oct 1851, while yet in England he married Sarah Pardington. To this union 12 children were born--one in Eng. and the 11 in Payson, Nephi, and Mona. Following the birth of the 9th child mothered by Sarah to Edward, a love affair developed between Edward and Irena. This courtship terminated in an LDS Temple marriage which was solomnized 10 April 1871. To this union only one child--a girl, Ellen (Nellie) was born on 28 Jan. 1872. Again the family relation of this union was permanently disrupted, apparently because Kay's first wife was 17 years older than Irena, failed to cooperate in sharing a joint husband. A divorce followed, and the church sealing was officially cancelled on 31 Aug. 1874. Edward died in Mona 25, May 1917, and here he was buried.