Daniel Browett
Daniel Browett (1809-1848) was born 18 Dec. 1809 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. He was the son of Thomas Browett and Martha Pulham. He married Elizabeth Harris on 2 Jan. 1834 in Leigh, Gloucestershire, England; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized by Wilford Woodruff on 23 Mar. 1840. He died 27 Jun. 1848 in Tragedy Springs, Amador Co., California.
Footnotes
Daniel Browett (M9PP-3KK), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 6 Jul. 2021). Daniel Browett, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/daniel-browett, accessed 19 Jul. 2021). Church of England, Parish Church of Bishops-Cleeve (Gloucestershire), “Bishop’s Transcripts for Bishops-Cleeve, 1599-1812: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1599-1812, Martha Pullum, 22 Apr. 1810, Gloucestershire City Library, England; microfilm 417123, Item 4, DGS 8080973, image 766/788, FHL. “Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938” database, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 19 Jul. 2021), The Leigh, 1813-1837, p. 15, no. 45, Daniel Browett and Elizabeth Harris, 2 Jan. 1834, Gloucestershire Anglican Parish Registers, Gloucestershire, England. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 11 Jul. 2021), Harriet Barnes (MJG5-RR2). Historian’s Office Minutes and reports (local units), 1840-1886, England, 1840-1841, Liverpool Conference, 1841, Liverpool Conference Minutes, image 1-2/2, CR 100 589, CHL. George W. Thatcher Blair Collection, 1837-1988, Brigham Young Letter, Manchester, (England) to Mary A. Young, Nauvoo, IL 1841 Mar. 1, p. 2, Elder Daniel Browett, image 2/3, MS 15616, CHL. “Daniel Browett,” Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saints Immigration to America (https://saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu/ accessed 7 Jul. 2021). Nauvoo Stake Ward Census, 1842, Nauvoo 3rd Ward Census, Daniel Browett, image 19/45, LR 3102 27, CHL. “Sgt. Daniel “Dan” Browett,” Tragedy Spring Cemetery, El Dorado County, CA; Find A Grave, 26 Jan. 2009, memorial no. 33293416 (https://findagrave.com, accessed 9 Jul. 2021).
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Excerpt:September 6, 1840 ~ Sunday 6th Sunday I preached in the morning at Bowl Court 237 Shoreditch was followed by Elders Kimball & Smith. Also we held a meeting in Tabernacle square at 3 oclock & Elders Kimball & Smith preached in the street & I followed them in Bearing testimony one man arose & opposed us & was angry becaus of the truth of God, & conti nued opposing untill the conversation was stoped by the Police. We met again in the ... -
Excerpt:to find saints & build up a Church as in any place we ever visited We Baptized one man & ordained him a priest & 6 others gave in there names to be Baptized on next Saturday or Sunday & also there was some little pro spect of the Rev R. Aitken's A.M. receiving & embr acing the work which will open doors to many honest souls so I felt to rejoice that our lab ours were not altogether in vain. I took the Omnibus & rode ... -
Excerpt:M E. P. T. D. 204 6 21 6 0 Ditto Haw Cross Ditto Elder Wm Jinkins 13. 0 1 0 0 Do Cheltenham Do Thomas Browett 3 0 1 0 0 Do Bristol Do Elder H Glover 2 0 1 0 0 Do C Cranham Do Elder John Horlick 2 0 2 0 0 Do High Laden Do Elder Jinkins 3 0 0 0 0 Do Westonn Do ... -
Excerpt:soon broke up & after clearing our rooms of brick stones & glass we lay down & had a good nights rest 5 mil [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elders Kimball & Smith September 17, 1840 ~ Thursday 17th I spent most of the day in Dymock & in the evening I walked to Ledbury & spent the night at Br Pullins 5 miles September 18, 1840 ~ Friday 18th I walked to Froom's ... -
Excerpt:Hannah Knot Rebecca Tyler Harriet Hill March 23rd Wm Jinkins {priest} Daniel Browett {priest} John Gail[e]y {priest} ^20^ Elizabeth Browett William Parsons {priest} Mary Parsons James Hadley Maria Hadley John Shepherd Baptized & confirmed ^8^ 24th Richard Hull William Williams Philip Green ...Dates:March 23, 1840 March 24, 1840 March 27, 1840 -
Excerpt:some in the Letter to my wife January 14, 1841 ~ Thursday 14th I spent the Day in writing in Phebes letter attended meeting at night, Sister Redman was present January 15, 1841 ~ Friday 15th I spent the day in writing in the evening we went to the Bath & Baptized 3, members of Br Morgans houshold & confirmed them Elder K Bap[tize]d them. Mrs Sangiovanni made both ...Dates:January 14, 1841 January 15, 1841 January 16, 1841 January 17, 1841 -
Excerpt:January 18, 1841 ~ Monday 18th [FIGURE] Elder Kimball received 4 letters to day one from Elder Young who wishes us to be ready to set sail the fore part of April, I mailed the letter which I wrote to Phebe [FIGURE] I wrote two letters one to Daniel Browett one to H. Glover. [FIGURE] I received a letter from Elder M Holmes January 19, 1841 ~ Tuesday 19th [FIGURE] I ...Dates:January 18, 1841 January 19, 1841 January 20, 1841 January 21, 1841 January 22, 1841 January 23, 1841 -
Excerpt:January 27, 1841 ~ Wednesday 27th [FIGURE] wrote two Letters one to Elders Browett & Jinkens one to Brs Harris & Holford we took a long walk through Parts of London, with Br Crook to get his pensions we went to the Admiralty from thence to the Tower of London, we saw several officers at these places & we learned for a certainty that Pensions can no longer be sold but they can draw a pensions in any part ...Dates:January 27, 1841 January 28, 1841 -
Excerpt:November 7, 1840 ~ Saturday Nov 7th [FIGURE] I wrote a full letter to Br Ilus F Carter in answer to his, we wrote one to R Rushton & one to whittaker we recieved one letter from R Rushton & also a pamphlet from William Hewet in oposition to Elder G. A. Smith November 8, 1840 ~ Sunday 8th Sunday we preached in the afternoon & evening & broke bread unto the ...Dates:November 7, 1840 November 8, 1840 November 9, 1840 -
Excerpt:November 10, 1840 ~ Tuesday 10th I took the parting hand with Elder G A. Smit[h] who started for Birmingham so I am now left alone again [FIGURE] I finished writing the letter to Father & Mother Carter & mailed it I wrote lengthy & answered sister Foss Letter. I wrote a letter [FIGURE] to Elder W. Richards. I preached at 8 oclock at the Academy November 11, 1840 ~ Wednesday ...Dates:November 10, 1840 November 11, 1840 November 12, 1840 November 13, 1840