James Albon
James Albon (Album) (1793-1870) was born 1 May 1793 in Colchester, Essex, England. He was the son of James Albon and Elizabeth Young. He married Mary Ann Eacock on 4 Jun. 1820. He was baptized by Wilford Woodruff on 24 Jan. 1841 in London, England. He died 21 Sep. 1870 in Brigham City, Box Elder Co., Utah Territory.
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James Albon (K27Y-1BX), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 5 Jun. 2021). James Albon Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/james-albon, accessed 4 Feb. 2022). Church of England, Archdeaconry of Sudbury, “Bishop’s Transcripts for the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1560-1853: Bishop’s Transcripts 1794-1795,” James Albon, 5 Jan. 1796; Suffolk Records Office, Edmunds, England; DGS 7574299. Church of England, St. Leonard’s Church (Colchester, Essex), “Parish Registers for St. Leonard’s Church Colchester, 1538-1997: Marriages, 1813-1899," James Albon and Mary Ann Encock, 14 Jun. 1820; Colchester Branch of Essex Record Office, Chelmsford, England; microfilm 1565422, items 5-28, DGS 4298761, image 909, FHL. “James Albon,” Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, database, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/, accessed 19 Jun. 2021). Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868, Captains’ Accounts, 162-1868, Captain Joseph S. Rawlins, List of Passengers, 1868, James Albon and Wife, 1868, CR 376 8, image 4/6, CHL. 1870 US Census, Brigham City, Box Elder County, UT, James Albon. “Died,” Deseret News, 21 Sep. 1870, p. 211 [8]. “James Albon,” Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder County, UT; Find A Grave, 23 Mar. 2006, memorial no. 13712880 (https://findagrave.com, accessed 5 Jun. 2021).
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Excerpt:bread & cheese & a pint of beer we made our a supper & went to bed, & I dreamed of falli ng among thieves & robbers, who tryed to rob us under pretence that we had done sumthing wrong in London some years since I told them we never had been in London untill within a few months that we were Americans & had a family there, & we had come to preach the gospel & we would preach to them if they would open their doors & after ...Dates:December 25, 1840 December 26, 1840 -
Excerpt:darkened by removing the lights & a show was Presented in the form of a Magic lantern presented a man in evry stage of drunkenness, & a score of other things rivers, ships, cities, Lions Leopords, Bonapart Victoria, & many other things, & we retired quite satisfyed with our evenings entertainmen[t] 8 miles December 29, 1840 ~ Tuesday 29th Elder Kimball went to take a sitting for his portrait I staid at home & wrote I sent G. A. Smith a letter a paper ...Dates:December 29, 1840 December 30, 1840 December 31, 1840 -
Excerpt:December 10, 1840 ~ Thursday (Dec 10th [FIGURE] I recieved a letter from Elder Hedlock Elder Young one from P P. Pratt containing £5. we walked over Black Friars Bridge called at Zions Chapel, to attend a sacrament meeting at Mr Aitkens society, but they knowing who we were refu◊sed to let us in, fearing lest we should break up their sociey. We then crossed over the Waterloo Road & returned home We attended mee- ting in ...Dates:December 10, 1840 December 11, 1840 December 12, 1840 -
Excerpt:December 13, 1840 ~ Sunday Dec 13th Sunday We met with the Saints at 2 oclock & broke bread unto them Elder Kimball Preached at 3, and I Preached at half Past six we had a good time all day, there is begining to be more interest manifest in London than ever before December 14, 1840 ~ Monday 14: [FIGURE] I received a letter from William Pitt I spent the Day in writing & had an interesting Prayr meeting at our meeting ...Dates:December 13, 1840 December 14, 1840 December 15, 1840 December 16, 1840 December 17, 1840 -
Excerpt:of a nice silk hankerchief & 2/6 in money Mrs Susanna Sanguavanni Did the same & also sister Elizabeth Morgan gave each of us a Hankerchief. we held a meeting in the evening & had a good time, we appointed a committe of three persons to hire a preaching room viz Dr Copeland, Rev James Albon & Priest John Cooper they all accepted their appointment & will report unto us on Thursday evening at our meeting. Br ...Dates:February 3, 1841 February 4, 1841 -
Excerpt:We Baptized one in the evening. I perused the London Weekly Dispatch, which gave an account of the wreck of the Packer Ship Garrick of Sandy Hook. Elders Kimble & O Hide, crossed the Atlantic twice in her when they first came to Eng & returned, her tonage was 1010, was a new ship, the paper also spoak of the bad state of affairs in America esspecially in the money market, the Banks being rotten at the core February 7 ...Dates:February 7, 1841 February 8, 1841 -
Excerpt:was sick nigh unto Death we prayed with her & lade hands upon her & rebuked her sickness in the name of the Lord. In the evening we went to Tabernacle Square & Baptized 4 persons one was Mrs Albon Br James Albon's wife, we also confirmed her. Elder Kimball administered the ordinance of Baptism. He also received 4 letters which gave us information of the vast emegration of the Saints Elder Young said 235 go on one ship & ...Dates:February 9, 1841 February 10, 1841 February 11, 1841 February 12, 1841 -
Excerpt:February 14, 1841 ~ Sunday Minutes of A Conference held in LONDON A Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was held at Mr J. Barretts Academy 57 King Square Goswell Road on Sunday the 14th Feb 1841. There being present Elders H C. Kimball W. Woodruff L Snow & Wm Pitt & 4 Priest The meeting was called to order by Elder Kimball at 2 oclock. It was ...Dates:February 14, 1841 -
Excerpt:Moved by Br R Williams, seconded by Elder Pitt that Br John Sheffield be Ordained Teacher at Bedford Carried unanimously Moved by Elder Kimball seconded by Br Griffiths that Br A. Painter be ordained a Teacher at Woolwich Carried unanimously The Above named persons were then ordained under the hands of Elders Kimball Woodruff & Snow Moved by Elder Kimball seconded by Elder Woodruff that ... -
Excerpt:the heavens & Earth of the coming of the Son of Man, & may thy will be done on earth in all things as it is done in heaven. I ask all these things in the name of Jesus Christ Amen. January 2, 1841 ~ Saturday Jan 2nd [FIGURE] I received a letter from Elder G A Smith we had a heavy Thunder storm at night January 3, 1841 ~ Sunday 3rd Sunday There was a hard tempest this morning attended with much thunder & light- ning. It damaged ...Dates:January 2, 1841 January 3, 1841 January 4, 1841 January 5, 1841