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Alexander PATERSON (1824 - 1886) |
Pic P1. Copied from Alene Richins Family Tree - RobertandAleneReynolds49 taken 25 Nov 2009 - Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Pic S1. Copied from Ancestry - Saunders Family Tree - Lorna Saunders Pic 1. Copied from Alene Richins Family Tree - RobertandAleneReynolds49 Pic 3. With thanks to Ancestry - Ronald John Child tree |
b. 17 Dec 1824 at Halbeath, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland |
m. 17 May 1847 Mary FIFE (1827 - 1908) at Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
d. 1886 at Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA aged 62 |
Near Relatives of Alexander PATERSON (1824 - 1886) | ||||||
Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
Grandfather | Andrew PATERSON | 05 Apr 1767 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 1807 | Clinton, Davis, Utah, USA | 40 |
Grandmother | Jean (QUARE) SQUAIRE | 04 Jun 1768 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | |||
Father in Law | Adam FIFE | 04 Jul 1806 | Sauchie, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 31 Dec 1861 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 55 |
Mother in Law | Helen (Ellen) SHARP | 10 Nov 1808 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 24 Apr 1866 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 57 |
Father | Robert PATERSON | 1793 | Coalsnaughton, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 01 Jul 1878 | Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, USA | 85 |
Mother | Mary DRYSDALE | 1797 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 1849 | 52 | |
Self | Alexander PATERSON | 17 Dec 1824 | Halbeath, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland | 1886 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 62 |
Wife | Mary FIFE | 08 Jun 1827 | Sauchie Village, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 01 Nov 1908 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 81 |
Son | Robert PATERSON | 30 Mar 1848 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 1849 | USA | 1 |
Son | Adam Fife PATERSON | 18 Oct 1849 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | 18 Jan 1933 | Ogden, Weber, Utah,USA | 83 |
Son | Alexander PATERSON | 28 Apr 1851 | Missouri River, Missouri. USA | 1939 | Utah, USA | 88 |
Daughter | Ellen PATERSON | 26 Dec 1852 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 1933 | Ogden, Weber, Utah,USA | 81 |
Son | Andrew PATERSON | 08 Dec 1854 | Cedar City, Utah, USA | 06 Aug 1905 | Clinton, Davis, Utah, USA | 50 |
Daughter | Mary PATERSON | 04 Nov 1856 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 1934 | 78 | |
Daughter | Margaret PATERSON | 13 Oct 1858 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 1949 | Clinton, Davis, Utah, USA | 91 |
Son | John Fife PATERSON | 27 Mar 1860 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 28 Oct 1895 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 35 |
Daughter | Jennie (Janet) PATERSON | 11 Dec 1861 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 1932 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 71 |
Son | James PATERSON | 27 May 1863 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 1945 | Ogden, Weber, Utah,USA | 82 |
Son | Joseph Fife PATERSON | 10 Sep 1865 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 1933 | Ogden, Weber, Utah,USA | 68 |
Daughter | Agnes PATERSON | 17 Apr 1867 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 12 Sep 1940 | Los Angeles, California, USA | 73 |
Daughter | Catherine PATERSON | 09 Jul 1869 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 1953 | San Joachin, California, USA | 84 |
Brother | Andrew PATERSON | 25 Oct 1815 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 1879 | Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, USA | 64 |
Sister | Janet PATERSON | 1818 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 1891 | 73 | |
Brother | Robert PATERSON | 08 Mar 1821 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 1889 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 68 |
Daughter in Law | Clara Ann SPAULDING | 26 Oct 1861 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | |||
Son in Law | James Blackwood RUSSELL | 16 Oct 1842 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 1909 | Ogden, Weber, Utah,USA | 67 |
Son in Law | James B RUSSELL | abt 1852 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | |||
Daughter in Law | Ester HOLIDAY | |||||
Daughter in Law | Electa HOLDAWAY | 02 May 1861 | Ogden, Weber, Utah,USA | 14 Dec 1956 | Ogden, Weber, Utah,USA | 95 |
Son in Law | Patrick HEALY | abt 1855 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | |||
Son in Law | John Columbus CHILD | 03 Mar 1852 | Kanesville, Iowa, USA | 1933 | Roy, Weber, Utah, USA | 81 |
Daughter in Law | Mary Alice BYBEE | 14 Jan 1868 | Uintah, Weber, Utah, USA | 09 Aug 1949 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 81 |
Son in Law | James HAMBLIN | 12 Mar 1850 | Estelleville, Virginia, USA | 1901 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 51 |
Daughter in Law | Bertha Van DRIMMELIN | |||||
Daughter in Law | Annie Lovina SINGLETON | 25 Nov 1863 | Plain City, Weber, Utah, USA | 1927 | Ogden, Weber, Utah,USA | 64 |
Daughter in Law | Lucinda SPAULDING | 22 Jun 1865 | Mountain Green, Morgan, Utah, USA | 1951 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 86 |
Son in Law | Henry CONANT | 02 Sep 1838 | Windham, Portage, Ohio, USA | 13 Feb 1905 | Ogden, Weber, Utah,USA | 66 |
Son in Law | Unknown SHUPE | |||||
Grandson | Alexander Holdaway PATERSON | 06 Apr 1884 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 1941 | Ogden, Weber, Utah,USA | 57 |
Granddaughter | Martha Estella PATERSON | 23 Oct 1885 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 11 Feb 1970 | Ogden, Weber, Utah,USA | 84 |
Granddaughter | Mary PATERSON | 12 Mar 1887 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 27 Mar 1936 | Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA | 49 |
Granddaughter | Etta Lucile PATERSON | 18 Jul 1888 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 10 Jun 1986 | Sauk, Wisconsin, USA | 97 |
Granddaughter | Margaret Ellen PATERSON | 06 Sep 1891 | South Hooper, Davis, Utah, USA | 19 Apr 1944 | Clearfield, Davis, Utah, USA | 52 |
Grandson | Son PATERSON | 1893 | 1893 | 0 | ||
Grandson | Andrew PATERSON | 03 Aug 1895 | Clinton, Davis, Utah, USA | 27 Feb 1969 | North Powder, Baker, Oregon, USA | 73 |
Granddaughter | Gladys Vilate PATERSON | 19 Sep 1899 | Clinton, Davis, Utah, USA | 07 Mar 1916 | Ogden, Weber, Utah,USA | 16 |
Granddaughter | Leslie Ethel PATERSON | 22 Dec 1902 | Clinton, Davis, Utah, USA | 02 Dec 1989 | Ogden, Weber, Utah,USA | 86 |
Grandson | Alexander Bybee PATERSON | 15 Feb 1884 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 23 Jul 1965 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 81 |
Grandson | John Wallace PATERSON | 16 Aug 1885 | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 16 May 1971 | 85 | |
Grandson | David Earl PATERSON | 10 Aug 1888 | Kanesville, Weber, Utah, USA | 21 May 1928 | Montello, Elko, Nevada, USA | 39 |
Granddaughter | Barbara Mary PATERSON | 26 May 1891 | Kanesville, Weber, Utah, USA | 15 Jul 1970 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 79 |
Granddaughter | Beatrice Alice PATERSON | 09 Jul 1893 | Trenton, Bighorn, Wyoming, USA | 07 Nov 1984 | Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, USA | 91 |
Grandson | Parvin Bybee PATERSON | 20 Feb 1896 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 24 Aug 1896 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 0 |
Aunt | Margarett PATERSON | 18 Jul 1805 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | |||
Aunt | Henrietta PATERSON | 31 Dec 1807 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | |||
Uncle | James ALLEN | abt 1805 | Westfield,Clackmannan, Scotland | |||
Niece | Margaret PATERSON | 1838 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | |||
Nephew | Robert PATERSON | 25 Nov 1840 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 09 May 1916 | Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, USA | 75 |
Niece | Agnes Ann PATERSON | 10 Apr 1844 | Newtonshaw, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 01 May 1909 | Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, USA | 65 |
Niece | Mary Roy PATERSON | 10 Apr 1844 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 20 Aug 1927 | Tetonia, Teton, Idaho, USA | 83 |
Nephew | Edward PATERSON | May 1852 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA | 25 Oct 1926 | Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, USA | 74 |
Niece | Catherine Banks PATERSON | 30 Aug 1852 | Cedar City, Utah, USA | 04 Dec 1924 | Milford, Beaver, Utah, USA | 72 |
Niece | Alexzandra PATERSON | 1854 | Cedar City, Utah, USA | 1854 | Cedar City, Utah, USA | 0 |
Nephew | Andrew PATERSON | 1854 | Cedar City, Utah, USA | 1855 | Cedar City, Utah, USA | 1 |
Nephew | Son PATERSON | 1855 | Cedar City, Utah, USA | 1856 | 1 | |
Nephew | Alexander PATERSON | 1856 | Cedar City, Utah, USA | |||
Nephew | Thomas Morgan PATERSON | 01 Jul 1857 | Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, USA | 19 Sep 1937 | Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, USA | 80 |
Niece | Martha Jane PATERSON | 1864 | Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, USA | 11 Jan 1955 | 91 | |
Nephew | Robert PATERSON | 19 Dec 1843 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 18 Jun 1851 | 7 | |
Nephew | John PATERSON | 22 Dec 1845 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 09 Mar 1853 | 7 | |
Niece | Mary PATERSON | 08 Sep 1847 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 05 Sep 1849 | 1 | |
Niece | Ellen PATERSON | 24 Sep 1851 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA | 17 Sep 1852 | 0 | |
Nephew | Adam Sharp PATERSON | 10 Jul 1853 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 22 Aug 1886 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 33 |
Niece | Agness Ellen PATERSON | 05 Jul 1855 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 12 Jan 1867 | 11 | |
Nephew | Joseph Sharp PATERSON | 09 Oct 1857 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 10 Jan 1902 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 44 |
Nephew | Alexander PATERSON | 07 Jul 1860 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 17 Nov 1868 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 8 |
Niece | Jenete PATERSON | 25 Oct 1863 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 28 Jan 1867 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 3 |
Nephew | Hyrum Sharp PATERSON | 16 Dec 1871 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 14 Jun 1933 | Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA | 61 |
Sister in Law | Margaret FIFE | 13 Oct 1814 | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 05 Aug 1848 | Grovey, St. Louis, Missouri, USA | 33 |
Sister in Law | Jane NELSON | |||||
Brother in Law | Andrew FIFE | 1816 | Sauchie Village, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | abt 1866 | 50 | |
Sister in Law | Agnes SHARP | 04 Jan 1823 | Devonside, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 1902 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 79 |
Events in Alexander PATERSON (1824 - 1886)'s life | |||||
Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
17 Dec 1824 | Alexander PATERSON was born | Halbeath, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland | Note 1 | 30 | |
17 May 1847 | 22 | Married Mary FIFE (aged 19) | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | Note 2 | 30 |
30 Mar 1848 | 23 | Birth of son Robert PATERSON | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | 30 | |
Sep 1848 | 23 | Emigration | "Erin's Queen" from Liverpool to New Orleans | Note 3 | |
1849 | 25 | Death of son Robert PATERSON (aged 1) | USA | Note 4 | 30 |
1849 | 25 | Death of mother Mary DRYSDALE (aged 52) | 30 | ||
18 Oct 1849 | 24 | Birth of son Adam Fife PATERSON | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | ||
28 Apr 1851 | 26 | Birth of son Alexander PATERSON | Missouri River, Missouri. USA | 30 | |
26 Dec 1852 | 28 | Birth of daughter Ellen PATERSON | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 30 | |
08 Dec 1854 | 29 | Birth of son Andrew PATERSON | Cedar City, Utah, USA | ||
04 Nov 1856 | 31 | Birth of daughter Mary PATERSON | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 30 | |
13 Oct 1858 | 33 | Birth of daughter Margaret PATERSON | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 30 | |
27 Mar 1860 | 35 | Birth of son John Fife PATERSON | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 30, 54 | |
11 Dec 1861 | 36 | Birth of daughter Jennie (Janet) PATERSON | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 30 | |
27 May 1863 | 38 | Birth of son James PATERSON | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 30 | |
10 Sep 1865 | 40 | Birth of son Joseph Fife PATERSON | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 30 | |
17 Apr 1867 | 42 | Birth of daughter Agnes PATERSON | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | ||
09 Jul 1869 | 44 | Birth of daughter Catherine PATERSON | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | 30 | |
01 Jul 1878 | 53 | Death of father Robert PATERSON (aged 85) | Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, USA | IGI | 30 |
1886 | 62 | Alexander PATERSON died | Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA | Note 5 | 30 |
Personal Notes: |
Attached to Ancestry tree -
LIFE STORY OF ALEXANDER PATTERSON Alexander Patterson was born in Clackmannan, Scotland 17 December 1826. He was the son of Robert and Mary Drysdale Patterson. His father was a fisherman which took him away from home a great deal of the time, leaving the mother and sons the responsibility of taking care of the home. She and her sons were forced to work in the coal mines to obtain the necessities of life. He was married to Mary Fife 15 May 1847, a very gentle and faithful wife and mother. So little did the once important joys of youth and courting now matter, that he packed them carefully away in the corner of his mind, where he had stored his memories of childhood, and of these we heard very little, but this did not bother him for he worked hard to gain the necessities of life to make things convenient for his family. One day as he and his brother were working in the pit, as the mines were then called, two missionaries stopped to talk to them. (They met them at the gates after work.) As they talked, their conversation drifted to the wonderful blessings of the gospel, and their reasons for being so far away from home and families, with not even the conveniences of purse or script. They also portrayed to them the greatness of the gospel and the beautiful land of Zion from which they had come. The bitter hatred which had prevailed in the hearts of many was not in these two brothers, for they were converted by these two elders and became Mormons. Alexander was very happy as he entered his home that evening eager to tell his wife the wonderful message, but this happiness was short-lived, however, for his wife could not see the truth as he had seen it. Upon hearing of her parent’s conversion, however, she began to investigate and soon joined the Church. But his parents remained bitter to the end. But even with these problems staring him in the face, he worked hard to reach Zion. Soon they began to make preparations to migrate to America. Good-byes were said to friends and home. With their little son, Robert, they joined with Captain Wilkey’s company and set sail on the perilous journey that took them six weeks. During the time it took to cross this large expanse of water, their diet consisted mostly of navy beans. When they finally landed they began their struggle to colonize the unsettled land, which was at that time very unfriendly, in spite of the Gospel and the faith and happiness which was derived from it. The love for his home and kindred was his everlasting desire. Knowing Mary’s folks had no money to come to Utah, he stayed in St. Louis two years working in the mines, sending them money which would enable them to come join them. Sickness and grief seemed far away to this young couple, but they did not escape for long, for while they waited, their little son, Robert, the only child to be born in their native land, became ill and died. It was during this time of remorse that he received word of his mother’s death which was said to be from a broken heart. Shortly after the death of their first son the Lord blessed them with a second son, which was given the name of Adam. During the weary, tiresome hours they were forced to endure, they never once complained, but worked even harder to reach their goal. When his wife’s folks arrived from Scotland, they started on their journey to Utah. It was while they were crossing the Missouri River, up the river from St. Louis, that another child was born. It was another son, which they named Alexander. They left Iowa City when this child was about six weeks old, loading their wagon with their few possessions and started on a journey that would cover 1,300 miles, trying in their best way to care for the two babies in the covered wagon drawn by the leisurely oxen. The thoughts of the valley of Utah and the blessings of the gospel inspired them to plod on day by day. Their hearts were always light and gay which certainly gave them courage to carry on with a strong determination to exceed the miles that they had covered the day before. Surely this is proof that the Lord was with these people for they were most certainly a tried lot. They endured many hardships with much wilderness to break through and savage Indians constantly hunting them. It is with these trials that we of the latter generation can readily see what fine, brave people we have come from. It was only after weeks and months of toil and strife that these people were rewarded with their first glimpse of the now great Salt Lake City, this being in 1851. They stayed here only a short time, moving to Cedar City. After a short stay here they moved again, this time to Riverdale, Weber County, Utah, settling there in 1855. Shortly after moving into their crude little cabin, it was invaded by skunks, which forced them to move out with their family, one of which was near death. The sick lad who at that time was but four years of age related how his father gave him a blessing that brought him immediate recovery. To this day, Alexander Jr., has carried with him a never wavering testimony of the true God and His most wonderful blessings. Upon hearing that Johnson’s Army was coming to Utah, they gathered what few possessions they could take with them and moved with their families to safety leaving other things hidden so they could not be found. Later, to their surprise, they returned and found not an army, as one would think, but a company of men without arms and, nevertheless, willing to move. Everything was as it had been left, even the newly planted grain and corn had grown waist high and stood like sentinels of God, always on guard and ready to protect. This was in 1858, but they did not return until spring. Alexander Patterson stood guard with several other men at Fort Bridger to detain any persons that might want to enter before the word was given by President Brigham Young that they might do so with safety. His experience as a miner soon called him to Salt Lake where he drilled granite for the Mormon Temple. Here he worked for two years with sometimes hardly enough to keep body and soul together for food was scarce, and he was compelled to go for an entire week with only two loaves of bread which, at the end of that time, made it necessary to soak it in water. Hunger was not the only thing he had to look out for, because there were many Indians who were not friendly; but, trusting in Heavenly Father, he never was harmed. His first planting of alfalfa was the first to be raised in that vicinity. He also owned the first threshing machine to be used in this country. Unaccustomed to farming as he was, he started to put his whole soul into his work and very soon became a most successful farmer. It was not long before he, with many others, saw the necessity of irrigation. He worked on the Graham and Bingham ditches, the oldest in Riverdale. He was known all over the country for his honesty to both God and his fellow men. He was always able to borrow any amount of money at any time without even as much as a note for security. He had learned from early childhood to be honest to God as well as his fellow men. In this way, he was honest with himself. They lived in a small log cabin which had only rough hewn logs for the interior of the home. This was not all, for their food was as coarse and was very scarce, but they did not regret their having to live in this fashion as they were happy in their small home with twelve grateful children equally as thankful and happy as the others. Of this number, all lived to reach manhood and womanhood. When the Hunter family came here, they were without money and had a large family to provide for. Alexander made it possible for them to stay in a large barn that he had built, making them as comfortable as possible until a home could be built for them. He was truly a friend to everyone. One day there chanced to pass by his home a very starved and haggard looking man. He was given food to eat and also some to take with him. He was also given new clothes to cover his half naked body. To love and be loved by one’s fellow men is certainly a most wonderful thing, and it is truly said that both he and his wife did love their fellow men and in return were loved by them. Even during the winter of 1866 when the snow piled up three and four feet with a frozen crust that held up a team and wagon, they remained true to their friends traveling through the snow and cold to help anyone who might be in need of their services. He labored as a home missionary and a choir leader in Riverdale Ward. He remained true to his religion with a strong testimony even unto death which occurred October 28, 1886. There were 64 wagons in his cortege. 1 Source: Author unknown- from the Family History Records of Dora Garrett Richins, a great granddaughter. |
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