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William Walsh[1]
Male 1825 - 1856

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  • Birth  10 Oct 1825  Accrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Christened  21 May 1826  Accrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender  Male 
    Occupation  Weaver 
    Buried  1856  Near Devil's Gate, Sweetwater,Wyoming,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died  Abt Nov 1856  Near Devil's Gate, Sweetwater,Wyoming,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Cause: Exposure and starvation 
    Person ID  I25  Jacob Strong and Sarah Hill
    Last Modified  09 Oct 2015 
     
    Father  Robert Walsh,   b. Abt 1795,   d. 11 May 1868, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Ann Whitaker,   b. 16 Mar 1795, Huncoat, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1866, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  27 Nov 1820  Accrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F24  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Alice Fish,   b. 16 Apr 1829, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1924, North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  15 Jul 1850  Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Notes 
    • NAME: According to Endowment House records, Alice was sealed to William Walsh as "Alice Fish." According to Jay Strong, Somerset House marriage records in England show that Alice was married to William Walsh under the name "Alice Fish."

      MARRIAGE: John Pilkington and Thomas Livesay are listed as witnesses to the marriage. [9]
    Children 
     1. Robert Walsh,   b. 6 Jun 1851, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1856, On the plains, near Wood River, Hall, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Walsh,   b. 22 Aug 1852, Hall Moss, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1927, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Sarah Walsh,   b. 19 Nov 1855, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1947, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Photos
    Jacob and Sarah Hill Strong    		Jacob and Sarah Hill Strong
    Jacob and Sarah were married in Strongstown, Indiana County, PA where they joined the Mormon church. They moved to Nauvoo in 1840. In 1846 they emigrated west with the Mormon pioneers in the Silas Richards Company to Salt Lake.
    Brush Valley church on site of Lutheran Church    		Brush Valley church on site of Lutheran Church
    Now called the Brush Valley church built on the site of the Lutheran church attended by the Strong family. South of the church is the Cememtery.
    Jacob and Sarah Strong with Sarah Elizabeth Mower    		Jacob and Sarah Strong with Sarah Elizabeth Mower
    Jacob Strong, Sarah Hill Strong and their grand daughter Sarah Elizabeth Mower.
    Documents
    Map of Pennsylvania (smaller version)    		Map of Pennsylvania (smaller version)
    Indiana and York counties are highlighted. Strongstown is located in Indiana County.
    Map of Indiana County, PA     		Map of Indiana County, PA
    Shows Pine and Brush Valley Townships. Strongstown is located in Pine Township
    Histories Erastus Snow's Mission
    Erastus Snow was the missionary who baptized Jacob and Sarah Strong into the LDS church.
    Jacob and Sarah Strong.
    Taken from notes of a stepson, John Walsh, as assembled by Erma Strong Turner
    Jacob Strong & Family as told by James T. Strong
    The history of Jacob Strong & Family as told by James T. Strong at the Strong Family Reunion in 1902.
    Alice Fish Bury Walsh "Out There On the Plains"
    The story of Alice Fish Bury Walsh Strong and her family by Robert A Egbert. 8 pages.
    Family ID  F5  Group Sheet
     
  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Oct 1825 - Accrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 21 May 1826 - Accrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Jul 1850 - Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1856 - Near Devil's Gate, Sweetwater,Wyoming,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Exposure and starvation - Abt Nov 1856 - Near Devil's Gate, Sweetwater,Wyoming,United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories  William Walsh History
    Submitted by Edith Walsh
     Alice Fish Bury Walsh "Out There On the Plains"
    The story of Alice Fish Bury Walsh Strong and her family by Robert A Egbert. 8 pages.
    An Expanded View of our Walsh - Fish Heritage    		An Expanded View of our Walsh - Fish Heritage
    Includes nice photos of Alice Fish and William Walsh's home town in England
     
  • Notes 
    • OCCUPATION: Laborer and Weaver.

      DEATH: Occurred while travelling with the Martin Handcart Co.
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S111] Family Search, Ancestral File, v. 4.19.
      This information was submitted by reliable Strong family genealogists, but no sources are given.

    2. [S13] Family Search, IGI v5.0, FHL film no. 184085, p. 349, ref. no. 12,358.
      Salt Lake City temple endowments for the dead, 1893-1970; heir indexes, 1924-1956; baptisms for the dead, 1941-1970, 1893-1970. John Walsh was listed as proxy.

    3. [S109] [Journal], in Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 30 Nov 1856, pp. 7, 71..
      Listed as age 29.

    4. [S1221] Baptisms 1825-1842.
      Film 1278944, p. 19, #146

      Baptism: 21 May 1826, St. James, Accrington, Lancashire, ENgland
      Born: 10 Oct 1825
      Abode: Laund
      Baptised by J. Hopwood

    5. [S110] Autobiographical Sketch of Alice Walsh Strong.

    6. [S945] Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868, Edward Martin Handcart Company.

    7. [S273] Marriage Records.
      Blackburn, Lancashire, England Certificate, received from Somerset House, London, England, was in possession of Alice Strong Egbert, a granddaughter of Alice Fish Walsh Strong.

    8. [S1227] Marriages 1850-1851.
      Marriage: 15 Jul 1850 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
      William Walsh - (X), full, Weaver, Bachelor, Over Darwen
      Alice Fish - (X), full, Spinster, Over Darwen
      Groom's Father: Robert Walsh, Dyer
      Witness: John Pilkington; Thomas Pilkington
      Married by Banns by: W.J.Monk
      Register: Marriages 1850 - 1851, Page 8, Entry 15
      Source: LDS Film 1278818
      Please see web tag.

    9. [S111] Family Search, Ancestral File, v. 4.19.

  

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