A Compiled History of Benjamin Gardner (1800-1875): 3rd Edition, Revised, May 19, 2019

By Don Emerson Gardner

A compiled history of my third great grandfather, Benjamin Gardner (1800-1875). A true Mormon Pioneer, he suffered persecution in Illinois and Iowa, then captained a wagon train that traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in 1852. In Utah, he set up and operated two important grist mills in Weber County, Utah. He and his wife, Electa Lamport, were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom lived to reach maturity

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: May 30, 2019
• ISBN: 9780359697168

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A Compiled History of Benjamin Gardner (1800-1875): 3rd Edition, Revised, May 19, 2019

A Compiled History of Benjamin Gardner

By Don Emerson Gardner

(3rd edition, revised, May 19, 2019)

Copyright

Copyright 2019 by Don Emerson Gardner

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or scholarly journal.

Third Edition 2019

ISBN:  978-0-359-69716-8

Don Emerson Gardner

1314 E 1990 S

Ogden, UT 84401-0865

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Preface to the 3rd Edition

In the eight years since I first completed this history, a number of details regarding Benjamin and Electa’s lives have come to light that should now be included.  In addition, our personal circumstances have changed significantly.  We no longer live in the historic Randall home close to the site of the Blodgett-Barker mill in North Ogden, where Benjamin was the miller for twelve years.  Dealing with the effects of advancing age, we downsized and now live in a condominium in Ogden City.

Finally, about ten days ago, on the weekend of May 10-12, 2019, we participated in one of the reenactments of the driving of the Golden Spike, performed as part of the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad.  Coincidental or not, that event changed life in Utah forever and marked the end of operation of the grist mill in North Ogden.  If you are re-reading this account, I hope you will agree that the added information provides even more evidence of the remarkable nature of these stalwart people.

Preface (Original)

My goals in 2011 in creating this compiled history of my third great grandfather, Benjamin Gardner are to:  (1) preserve in digital format the various materials about Benjamin and his wife Electa that I have collected over the years, carefully documenting sources, (2) make these publicly available to their many descendants, and (3) enhance the record with a few key photographs and scanned images.

Regarding the latter, we