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Stephen Martindale Farnsworth
8 Oct 1808 – 9 Sep 1885
| Birth | 8 Oct 1808 |
| Death | 9 Sep 1885 |
| Cemetery | Old LDS Tuba City Church Cemetery Moenkopi , Coconino County , Arizona , USA |
| Added by | Lindsay on 02 Aug 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104716354 |
Gravesite details
The former LDS church is now owned by the Village of Moenkopi. The rectangular cemetery with 27 graves is fenced and next to that building and near a trailer where a family lives. The graves have not been maintained. Historical plaque with names.
Bio
Stephen Martindale, b. 8 Oct 1810 in Dorset, V T; m. (1) Julia Ann Clark, b. 1 May 1820 in Union, OH. She d. Nov 1894. He m. (2) 30 May 1854 Eliza Lewis, b. 21 Sep 1831 in Delaware Co., NY; m. (3) 26 Feb 1857 Ellen Louisa Showell, b. in England. She d. 11 Aug 1863. He res. in various places, joined the Church of Jesus of Latter-day Saints in an early day and passed through the trials and labors of Nauvoo, IL. He had the "Farnsworth Vision" a short time before the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. Came west with the exodus from Nauvoo, settled on Keg Creek, IA, not far from Kanesville, engaged in mill building, was a carpenter and builder by trade. He emigrated to UT 1852, settled at Pleasant Grove, thence to Richfield and Joseph City, UT and from there to Moan Coppy, AZ; had a large experience in frontier life and all the vicissitudes associated therewith, was a true and trustworthy man of sterling integrity and commanded respect and esteem among his fellows wherever he lived. He had a large family and set an example worthy for them to follow. He d. 19 Sep 1885 at Tuba City, AZ ∼ FARNSWORTH - In Tuba City, Moan Coppy [Moenkopi] Ward, Arizona, Sept 19, 1885, after an illness of 27 days, with the gravel Stephen Martindale Farnsworth, born October 8th 1809, in Dorsett [Dorset], Bennington County, Vermont. He embraced the Gospel in 1840, and migrated to Utah in 1852; lived in Pleasant Grove many years, then removed to Joseph City, Sevier County, and during the past three years has resided at the place of his demise. He died a firm believer in all the principles of the Gospel. Deseret News 7 November 1885
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Family
Parents
Spouse
- Julia Ann Clark Farnsworth 1819–1894
- Esther Lewis "Eliza" Farnsworth 1831–1899 FaG
- Ellen Louisa Showell Farnsworth 1839–1865 FaG
Siblings
- Laura Farnsworth Liston 1806–1881 FaG
- Lydia Farnsworth Mayhew 1808–1897 FaG
- Lucinda Farnsworth Lyman 1812–1896 FaG
- Reuben Lafayette Farnsworth 1814–1893 FaG
- Louisa Caroline Farnsworth Shipp 1817–1878 FaG
- Eliza Ann Farnsworth 1820–1834 FaG
- William Jackson Farnsworth 1822–1905 FaG
- Philo Taylor Farnsworth 1826–1887 FaG
- Anna Maria Farnsworth 1829–1829 FaG
- Infant Farnsworth 1831–1832 FaG
- Moses Franklin "Frank" Farnsworth 1834–1906 FaG
Children
- Austin Martindale Farnsworth Sr 1838–1912
- Alonzo Lafayette Farnsworth 1841–1931
- Albert Stephen Farnsworth Sr 1844–1904
- Stephen Martindale Farnsworth 1847–1928
- Caroline Elizabeth Farnsworth Walker 1849–1927
- Julia Jane Farnsworth 1852–1853
- Cyrus Walter Farnsworth 1854–1894
- Franklin Wallace Farnsworth 1855–1929
- Harriet Nancy Farnsworth Thorne 1856–1920
- Clarinda Farnsworth 1857–1857
- Alva Washington Farnsworth 1859–1937
- Cosmelia Ellen Farnsworth Ogilvie 1859–1919
- Reuben Richard Farnsworth 1859–1937
- Viola Farnsworth Shelton 1861–1922
- Milford Bard Farnsworth Sr 1863–1939
- Curtis Bradford Farnsworth 1865–1927
- Olivia Driggs Farnsworth Powell 1867–1947
- Joseph Farnsworth 1869–1944
- Eliza Jane Farnsworth Gilbert 1872–1952
- Benjiman Farnsworth 1875–1925
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