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Thomas Ashton
7 Nov 1813 – 22 Jan 1903
| Birth | 7 Nov 1813 |
| Death | 22 Jan 1903 |
| Cemetery | Lehi City Cemetery Lehi , Utah County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | James Seidelman on 20 Apr 2007 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6923768 |
Bio
Thomas Ashton, the son of Joseph and Catherine Callis (Cowley) Ashton, was born in the township of Parr, Lancashire, England, 7 Nov 1813. His father Joseph Ashton was a silversmith by trade. Thomas had one sister, Eleanor, who was nine years his senior. At the age of fifteen years, he was apprenticed for six years to the trade of wheelwright, carriage builder and a ship carpenter. At the expiration of this apprenticeship, he went to work on the London railway which was being built at that time. On 20 Nov 1836 he married Mary Howard, daughter of James and Mary Howard of Leyland, Lancashire, England at Prescot, Lancashire, (Merseyside) England. He and his wife were the first citizens of St. Ellen's to be baptized members of the Mormon Church. They were baptized by Samuel Cryer at St. Ellen's, Lancashire, England 28 Jan 1841. They emigrated to America in 1841 and made their home at Skunk River, Iowa. The family was driven away by the mob and went to Nauvoo. He returned to Skunk River to sell his property, but the mob had possession and compelled him to sign a deed to the property. A quote from Heart Throbs of the West: Volume 10: 10 Gates, Bridges and Ferries of the West: Jordan Toll Bridge: One of the first bridges to span the Jordan river near Lehi, Utah was built under the supervision of Thomas Ashton. It was the result of a commercial enterprise, a stock company having been organized for the purpose. For this company, Charles Hopkins obtained a charter from the Legislative Assembly, which empowered the holders both to construct the bridge and to collect toll for crossing it.
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Family
Spouse
- Mary Howard Ashton 1814–1849 FaG
- Sarah Eleanor Mills Ashton 1828–1850 FaG
- Arminta Miranda Adelia Lawrence Ashton 1831–1891
Children
- Joseph Howard Ashton 1837–1916
- Mary Ann Ashton Thomas 1846–1939
- John Mills Ashton 1850–1925
- Thomas Ashton 1851–1856
- Rhoda Jane Ashton Peterson 1853–1913
- Esther Ann Ashton Powell 1856–1945
- James Ashton 1858–1889
- Eleanor Ashton Jacobs 1860–1929
- Henry Lawrence Ashton 1862–1907
- Henrietta Ashton Stewart 1862–1921
- William M Ashton 1865–1923
- Emma Ashton 1869–1960
- Daniel Ashton 1872–1873
- Orin Ashton 1876–1940
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