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JOHN MARRIOITS DESCENDANTS, NUMBERING 119, ARE PRESENT AT ENJOYABLE CELEBRATIONOne hundred and nineteen descond-nnls of John MurrioLl assembled ut the Marriott meeting house yesterday to observe his iOlst birthday anniversary.Out of 23 living children. 15 ntlend-ed ilio celeb ra lion. In addition, cf the 176 living grandchildren, 72 were present' or 333 grcnt-grandchlldrcn, 30 wore present; and of the four great-great-grandchildren, two attended. In summary, of tho 336 children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and Rroat-great-grandchlldicn, 113 were present at yesterday's celebration.John Marriott was born 111 England, March 6. 1BJ7, nearly a hair century before the cToso ol the Civil war. Ho bccamo a convert to tho faith of tho iiUUer-Pay Saints while yet a resident of England. His conversion caused him to emigrate to America and lake up his residence in Utah.lie -wan personally acquainted with Joseph Smith, the prophet, and was in the bodyguard that attended the prophcL during tho perilous period of Mormon Ism at Nauvoo, 111. He also was one of tho workmen that erected tho templo at Nauvoo.In 1855. ho moved west lo this Elate qnd lived for a whilo at Kaysvllle, bul two years later, or in 1857. he removed In Ibc present site of Marr'otl, then merely a river bottom covered with wlllmva, sloughs ami mulcibrush. Jlc dovftted 35 hours a daV, for several years, toward reclaiming lhe land by a system of Irrigation. He probably was one of I he first pioneers In irrigation in the west. Tie tapped the Ogden river and moved llio water to Marriott with tho result that Marriott has become a garden spot, unexcelled by any similar area in tho country.In this pioneer work, he endured many hardships, which irvariably is the c.xperlcnco of every pioneer. Tiereared four families. Two of Mb widows survive him—Mrs. There.iR South-wick Marriott attended yesterday's meeting, but Mrs. Margaret Du non • MiirrJutl was loo ill to attend.The guests of the family wore Bishop and Mrs. T. E. i’owc-U, his counselor, Mr. and Mrs. John Lb Pet-, orson., Mrs. Huth Hodson, pioneer and early friend of thtf family, and Charles Nelson, who had been so’ closely ccn-r.cclod with Mr. Marriott as to be practically ouc of tho family. At 1 o’clock there wero 140 Heated at sumptuous ly Iridened tables, which. In contrast lo the pioneer sacrifices, stood out sO conspicuously noticeable.During tho afternoon, tho following program was given at Ihc meeting houso:Song and quartette, Caleb and Wells Marriott, Mrs. Jack Chccketla and Mrs. Aaron Tracy; recitation. Mrs. Jeanctlo Skccn*.• song, Gladya Creamer; recitation. Maude Ho welt; recitation, Catherine! Marriott; violin duet, Lorenzo Marriott and Bernard Parry. Tho remainder of the afternoon was spent in dancing.After definitely deciding to have a 'Tumily. reunion” on the same date and at the same place cacli year, officers were elected to serve for a period of IIvo years.The principal address at yesterday's session wns made by Aaron Tracy. His subject was, “Why Wo Ilonur Julm Marriott. ‘For supper, another elaborate repast wa9 served, when the guest list had been considerably increased by Ufo arrivals. Dancing also took place in Ihc evening and thus rounded out a day oT gcnuino celebration.The family especially desires lo express appreciation of the bishopric of Die ward for the free uso of the beautiful rooms and halls.
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Ogden Standard
Ogden, Utah, US
Thu, Mar 07, 1918
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