Person:Sarah Morse (6)

BIRTH: Narberth Parish Registers (942.99 V26m) Sarah, reputed dau. of Sarjeant Morse of ye 81st Reg., born 22 Mar 1808. Chrs. from Parish Reg. of Narberth.

Willard, Utah Church Records: Sarah Murray; dau of William & Elizabeth Morse; born Mar 10, 1813, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Bapt. 1859 by John Rogers.

D.U.P. Library: The mother of Mrs. Martha Reese was born at Narbert, South Wales, 1808. Her father was Sergeant Morse of the Queens Life Guards and was stationed in London. Md. Richard Eynon and had 8 children, 5 daughters and three sons. Joined the church in 1849 in Wales and came to Utah.

ORDINANCES: Other ordinances: Bapt - self Nov 1847; End. 22 Sep 1873 EH;other bapt date is 2 May 1956, end. 23 Feb 1957. Other death date is 14 May 1884. Willard Church records state that Sarah was baptized in 1859 by John Rogers. TIB: end. 22 Sep 1873, bapt Nov 1847.

1861 CENSUS of Myrthr Tidvil, 112 Williams Square, p. 90: [543,226]: Sarah Owen [actually Eynon]: head, widow, age 48 [1813]; born in Murlotte [Martletwy], Pembrokeshire.

EMIGRATION: Sarah Eynon, age 58, sailed on the John Bright, Jun 4, 1868 p. 16: Index to emigration.

1880 CENSUS of Willard, Box Elder, Utah: Sarah A. Murray; wife; md; female; white; age 68; born in Wales; keeping house; parents born in England.

MARRIAGE: Second marriage to James Gilbert Murray (Willard, Utah) - IGI, 1998: Endow. "Sarah Ann Eynon" 22 Sep 1875-EHOUS. This is our Sarah but an earlier endowment date. It says: 10 Mar 1815 for birthdate, instead of 1808.

DEATH: The JOURNAL [Logan]: In the March 6, 1894 edition: Yesterday at 1 p.m., the funeral of Mrs. SARAH ANN EYNON were held at residence of son-in-law, David Reese. Was 86 years old, died of old age. Shortly before death, her photograph was taken with her children down to the 5th generation. She lived and died a good Latter-day Saint. Sarah's funeral was on the 5th of March. She died at age 86 of old age.

DEATH: from Logan City Cem. Records #24535; Sarah Eynon Reese born 3-10-1808; Father was Sargon Morse and Mother was Elizabeth Reese; died: 3-3-1894. Burial from the Logan Newspaper, 1894 [film 847,770].

Willard, Box Elder, Utah cemetery records: 979.242/W1 V22d: Sarah Murray, b. 10 Mar 1813, Wales. Dau of William Morse and Elizabeth. Wife of James Gilbert Murray. [was she buried in Willard or Logan?]

Know your Eynon and Related Families by Luella Grace Eynon Garton: Sarah visited the Logan Temple with Mary Ann and Lorenzo and took out her own endowment 27 Sep 1893. This conflicts with the earlier date I have. Sarah was born Mar 10, 1808, Narberth, dau of William and Elizabeth Morse. Bapt & conf. in Wales, Jul 1859 by Elder John Rogers. Went personally to the Logan Temple and was endowed Sep 17, 1893. In Aug 1956, Luella Garton had Richard and Sarah Eynon sealed in the SLC Temple. In 1855, Sarah became a widow. The three older daughters, were able to work and keep the family going. The oldest son, Thomas had married the previous year and moved to Mountain Ash. The three younger children were William, aged 13, Catherine age 11 and Jane Esther, age 8. Baby John died in 1854. They loved the hymn, Israel, Israel, God is Calling. Sarah left on the ship John Britht, May 1868 and arrived in New York, June 4, 1868. Capt Chester Loveland left SLC with 40 wagons and mules to meet the John Bright and the Minnesota on which were 400 LDS who joined with Capt Loveland and his 40 wagon train and started to Utah. Her three daughters met their mother in Salt Lake and took her to live with them at Willard, Utah. There she met James Gilbert Murray, born 17 Jan 1815, Aberdeen, Scotland, bap 13 Jul 1865 and died 9 Nov 1885 at Willard. He was a well-educated man and had been a school teacher. He became the first postmast of Willard, Utah.