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Volume IX
FebruaryL990
Publishedby the GeorgeWashingtonTaggartFamily Organization
Mailing Address: 1430Maple Drive, [,ogan,UT 8432I - Editor: SpencerL. Taggart
Family Membershipand Treasurer:
Lloyd W. Taggart- 1343Salisbury,Cody, Wyoming 82414
GenealogicalRepresentatives
:
JeanetteTaggartHolmes- Box 1836,TahoeCity, CA 95730
LawrenceC. Taggart- 3512 West FenchurchRoad- West Jordan,UT 84084
JanePoll - 2555 East78th South.SouthWeber.UT 84405
The Cover
RachelClaireBushis 12yearsold, anda 7th graderat AmericanFork Jr.High School.Sheplaysthe
clarinetin thebandandthepianoat home.Shelikesto drawhorsesandride them. Shehasa willowy
build like hergrandmother
BeulahTaggartHatch,andhasa quickTaggartwit. Her lamily thinksshe
is a greatkid.
Family Fund
We wish to thankall of you who havecontributedso generouslyto the financialsupportof our last
GWT Family Reunion,the Family Newsletter,and the GWT GraveMarker. Your supporthasbeen
gratifying. Perhapsyou would be interestedin knowing thecostof our lastNewsletter(Volume VIIL
Number 1): printing (750 copies)$a75.00;mailing $17I.34; copiesreturnedbecauseof wrorig
address$18.55;annualpostalfee for bulk mailing permit $60.00;computerizingour mailing list
$100.00;totalcost$774.89.
The following havecontributedsincethe mailing of our lastNewsletter:JohnTaggartKarren,Emily
& FrankLinder, GeorgeT. Whitney, ScottA. Taggart,Ila & SpencerTaggart,Dana& SteveCranfill,
Velma & WendellBayles,Paulene& ParryGreenwood,Alice & Earl Taylor,Kay & BartonBoyd,
Mildred & Henry Mansfield,Valeria T. Pond,Irene & Cal Taggart,HazelM. Hilbig, Ethel Taggart
Christensen,Frances& Bruce Brown, MargaretW. Taggart,Sheri& Brent Brown, Sharon& Nolan
Taggartfor the Frederiqk& Eulalie TaggartFamily Reunion,Evan & Ellen Jenkins,Sharon& Ned
Horton, Mary [,ou & Joel Mellor, Elaine B. Moncur.
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TAGGART'S CAMP
(Now Taggart)
By Margaret Wadsworth Taggart
29, 1984,inquiring 3b.outfqqt^U
(My first contactwith Margaretwas a letter from her Novem.ber_
(Volume I throughV),
Newsletter
genealogy.I senther a conipleteset of back issuesof the Family
Margaretsenta copy
very
letter,
to
a
nice
itittr a requestshetell ussomethingaboutherself.In addition
from her letwell
excerpts
as
as
this
history
of herhisiory of Taggart'sCamp.We arepleasedto share
ter.
SLT
HewastheTthchildofGeorgeAlbert(GeolgeHenry)and
ImetandmarriedHowardTaggartinlg33.
Mabel ShurtleffTaggart.My sisterQueenawasmarriedto his brotherDewey,6th child. I wasattending WeberCollegeand living with their sisterNida, 9th child, when I met Howard.
Howard was wrlrking lbr Taggart ConstructionCompany in Cody, Wyoming. It was during the
menoff. Howardcamehometo spend
andtheyhadno woik at thattime,sothcy laid_the
depressicln
whenthemenwerecalledbackto
to
Cody
Wc mct,married,andreturncd
Christmaswith his-parenls.
sent
to
Mooncraft,
work. After living lh Co<tylbr a weckor two, we wcrc
{y9rying. Mooncraftis near
a
big
field
of gumbomud. We were
houses
in
oncroomtrailer
SouthDakota.Wi all livcd in handmade
We had to scrapethe
a
roof.
that
didn't
have
one mile from Mooncrall. We sharedan old outhouse
very
happy
days.
were
snow off the seat. Nonc of us had any moneyand yet thcse
We moved from there to the beautifulBig Horn Mountains-like moving to Heaven,afterliving_in
Mooncraft. We would comedown from the mountainsto the picturesquelittle city of Buffalo. We
Atourwork
Wewcnttoallthedancesandhad_agreattime.
woulclshop,secamovie,andgetourmail.
we would
phonograph
and
We
an
had
old
at
night.
the
clearning
in
a
campfire
would
have
we
camp
sing.
play it and
We camebackto Utah when our lirst babywas born,but then returnedto Cody to continueworking
when
with TaggartConstructionCompany. We cameback to Morgan to stay in the spJilg of 19_36
Camp..f.nF"!ryDeweyiid Queenainvited us to becomepartnerswith them in developingT-aggart's
familiesof the
ary, 1981,I wrotea historyof theCamp,with theideathatitwould befor thedescendant
Whenlcompletedit,JosephFrancis,Presidentof
pebplewhopioneered"Taggart,"asitlsnowcalled.
ihe MorganHistoricalsociety,calledandaskedme if I would write thehistory. I told him thatI had
just completedit, so I gavehim a copy.
UnclesCharles,Lloyd, and Grant and their wives alwaysstoppedin when they camethroughhere.
Uncle Grant told us that if we ever sclldthe property to be sure to stipulatethat the name not be
changed.
{.{.*rF*
andDevil'sSlide,Utah. It is surrounded
Taggart'sCampis a beautifulvalleysituatedbetweenlvlorgan
Uyiitt mounrains.Eachis differenl in foliageandrock formation. As thesunmakesits daily orbit, the
mountainschangecolor and form. From ihe middle of the valley it looks^asif thereis.noopening,
exceptby helicopter. A narrow road follows the mountainon one side. On the oppositeside,the
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WeberRiver flows by thesideof themountian.Insideis a railroadtunnel.Thevalley wasonceknown
asSharpsFlat, but in 1930,the Stateof Utah constructeda new highwaythroughthe middle of Taggart'sCamp,adjoining the river, with entranceand exit.
The fint recordof Taggart'sCamp is an abstracttitle dated 1865. The Union Pacific Railroadwas
owner. Since, it has Changedhandsmany times and in 1925GeorgeAlbert Taggartand his wife,
Mabel, purchasedthe landfrom CharlesHardy andhis wife, Lida. Nothingwasdonethento develop
this property.
Dewey and Queenahadprovedup on a homesteadin SouthRoundValley, adjoiningpropertyowned
by his parents.The two familiesexchangedproperties,DeweyandQueenagiving theirRoundValley
propertyto his parentsfor theirTaggartCampproperty.Deweyat thetime wasoperatinga servicestaiion in Morgan,ownedby JohnL. Heiner. Dewey andQueenamovedto their new propertyto build a
in other
servicestationandtouristcamp. Touristcampswerejust beginningto maketheir appearance
states.
When Howard and I arrived,to becomepart of thejoint venturewith Dewey and Queena,they had
built a three-roomhouseanda servicestationwasunderconstructionandcompletedshortly. Our two
familiesmoved into thecrowdedquarters.Dewey andQueenahad two sons,Dewey Jr. andStanton;
we had a daughter,Tonya.
Almost everyonethoughtit foolish to beginthis typeof businessduring the depression.But manyof
Dewey'sformer customersfrom Morgan patronizedthe new projectand the touristbusinessbuilt up
quickly. Yes,therewerelean,hardyearsandvery hardwork. To supplementincomes,Dewey drovea
schoolbus;Howard took a job with the Morgan County RoadDepartmentandwas electeda County
Commissionerin 1952andservedtwo years.
The servicestationwas really a "mini-mart," sellinggroceriesand hamburgers.We beganwith five
one-roomrusticcabins,with wood stovesandoutdoorplumbing. Laterwe expandedto 14 cabins,
severalwith threeroomsand bathroom.Naturalgaswas installedin all.
Brushwasclearedfrom a beautilulgroveof trees,picnictablesbuilt with smallcememtfireplacesand
metalgrills. It was a cleanplacefor clubsto meet: the Lions Club, VeteransClub, andCementCompanyparties,andanyonewho wantedto enjoy a cookoutin a pleasantatmosphere.In a largeclearing
called,"The Flat," ball gameswereplayedby touristsfrom Salt[,akeandOgdenandothertowns.Trap
Shootswereconductedby black soldierswho laterspentmuch time at Taggart'sCamp. Everyone,it
seemed,came to hunt, fish in the Weber River, and enjoy the outdoors.
In the fall of L937,Dewey suffereda severeheartattackand stroke. We built an extra room on the
cabin nearesttheserviceitation andHowardandI andour family movedin. tn the meantimeDewey
recoveredfrom the heartattackand lived six more years.
Businesscamefrom Devil's Slide,Croydon,HeneferandMorgan;also,goodregularcustomersfrom
Coalville, Woodruff and Evanston. At different times the cementplant would be shut down and
employeeslaid off temporarily. Dewey andHoward let the men work out their accountsby cleaning
groundandperformingotherjobs in thecamp. We carriedtheir accountsandthis was appreciatedas
money was scarce. As a result, thesepeople continuedto patronizeTaggart'sCamp when they
returnedto work at the Plant in Devil's Slide.
On February 16, 1944,Dewey had anotherheart attackand died instantly.His third son, Stephen
Edward,was bornsix weeksafter,March27,1.944.It was a sadanddifficult time for familiesand
friends.
Brent was born in 1939.In 1946HowardJr.was born. At thattime thechildrenrodetheschoolbusto
Morgan to attendschool. Our churchwas in SouthMorgan.
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In 1947the Ideal CementCompanybuilt a new plant. All the cabinswere rentedto the construction
crewsand "The Flatuwas filled wiih mobile homes.A book could be written abouttheseinteresting
everyone
andexcitingcharacters.They kept to themselvesanddid not causemuchtrouble;however,
Camp.
*ur gi"O *"h"n the constructjonwas completedand life returnedto normal at Taggart's
Jr- graduIn June 1947,eueenamarriedFrederickSingletonand movedto Fallon,Nevada..Dewey,
from
graduate
not
who
did
families
two
lulqtgu.n
ut".t iron' naiton uigtr sctrool,the only childin the
the busiriGn. i" rqag nr",r lnJqu""nu -ou"i backfrom Fallon to Taggart'sS-1.pto helpoperate
n"ir. fn"ir daughter,Judee,was born that year. Son Frederickin 1951'
fishA beautifulgroceryanddry goodsstorewas built. Ir wasvery successful.With a bar in oneend,
the
cabtook
weredivided. Howard
ing licensesandhuntingrulpfiti"r*"re sold. Later,thebusinesses
inJ and servicestation] Fr'ed,Queenaand the boys operatedthe store'
Freddied May 16, 1955
September13, 1963,an explosiol bl-"y out the eastwall of the station. It starteda fire that caused
camage.'By th6time the Morgal Fire Departmentarrivedon thescene,fire had,engulfed
$ t'S,OOO.OO
thestationwhich *u, u iotal loss. Traffic fialtedon buiy Highway 30 with carsandtruckspiledup for
was
miles in both directionsduring the fire. Fighting thd firtwas made more dangeroussinceit
expcctedthatfucl tankswould6low up. Theydid,sendinga showeroIgasolineandoil overa hall mtle
;|J;- $o|.gs uiip""irt.rs leapedinto the nearbyriver-asthe exp.losionsent a mushroomcloud of
smoke,gasolinednd oil into the sky and mountainsaroundturnedpink.
Howard was in the stationat the time of the explosionand escapedunhurt by running.outthe front
andsalvagedthe cashregister.Everythingelsewas
dlor. DennisSargentran from his nearbyhome^
J"ri-y",t, including the records. [t was a greatloss,as.all-firesare. Som-eof our customerscamein
afterwardsand said]"I know I owe you rSme money." They paid it. Things were gone that could
neverbe replacedbut we felt fortunatethat no lives were lost.
plant,
lived.atTaggart.Heworkedatthe.cement
Our daughterTonyamarriedDennisSargentand^they
very
was
which
Tagg.art
at
ranch
mink
a
he
built
In
1961
bis.
a
school
the serviie station,anddrove
at
home
lovely
a
bu_ilt
u"
mink.
with
his
ribbons
and
successful.He won many trophies
lngTony.a
moved
in
Morga13ld
Ranch
Mink
the
Francis
bought
they
iuggurt and,as their busihess'increased,
thJr"anchto Morgan. Tonya died suddenly,June14,1973;Dennisdied January15,1975.
In 1965the StateHighway Deparrmentbuilt an interstatehighwaythroughthecanyon. After months
of negotiationand Jourt proci:edingsthey purchasedproperty andlloward spent^mlnyyeefs.and
Thenfollowedafightto
hourswiththeroa<lcommrsslonanangrngtdbuildaninier6hangeatTaggart.
keep the original name,Taggart'sCamp. They agreed, finally, on the name,Taggart.
When the interstateroadwas completed,land was salvagedto build anotherbar and a small service
station, as well as maintainingalf of our homes. The Howard Taggarthome had to be moved.
On December10,1975,my husband,Howard,hada heartattackanddied instantly,a greatloss.ft Y":
saidhe was theself-appointedMayor of Taggart.We felt hewas a monarch,giving security,comlort
and advice.
The children had severalpets,horsesto ride; Dude (Dewey and Queena'sson) had a bobcatthat he
He lived for
a beautifuldndfridndlyanimalna.medMac.key.
foundasa cubuuo#ttt";'[l; in tutorgan,
tnecountry
over
all
trom
People
the
state.
in
animal
15yearsandwasprobablythemostphotographed
stiil ask abouthim.
glqngwrittenandpublishedby DebraSargent(Margaret's
Atonetime asmallweeklynewspaperwas
lnto
rolleo
ano
notebook.paPer,
on
Handwritten,
News.
daushter). She called itTaggait's Camp
atP]j!?9?1Recordedwereeventsaboutallolus:
scrolls,sfiefurnishedcopiest-dalltheresidents.
;i;i;; &it*ittt u boy, *ho bakeda cake-it was all in the News. How cautiousour activittesnow
6"du*", for who *o'uld want to sue a ten-year-oldchild for libel?
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Thecavewasafavoritehaunt;ithadafewowlsand
Thechildrenexploredthesurroundingmountains.
didn'tmind. At onetime theytiedsomebailingwire to thefoliageabovethe
batsin it but the-children
entranceto thecave,andholdingon,would swing out into space-a frighteningthing to watch. Many
peopledriving down the road spottedthe cave and stoppedand climbed the mountain to explore
it.
The childrenalsolovedthe "Grove,"andspentmanyhuppyhoursthereamongthetrees.The highway
departmentnotified uswhen thcy would removethe treesto makeway for the interstatehighway. At
thattime,regretfully,eachchild andadult,withouttellingoneanother,walkedthroughthegrovefor
thelasttime. Bulldozersmovedin thenextdayandwithin hourseverytreewasgone.Sincethatemotional day, many treeshavegrown backtangled,in unexpectedplaces.Four yearsago the appletree
that Dennieplantcdin his backyardcameup acrossthe roadfrom our house,loadedwith apples,and
hasbornefruit everyyearsince.
On handis a plaqucgivcn to Taggartswho hostedVets meetingsfor manyyears.As to thesecondgenerationfamily, Judeegavebirth to a baby boy while marriedto FrancisPorter. It died at birth. Yet
anotherbirth at Taggart:Fredand P"ggy Singleton,a girl.
I-ookingback,happytimesand
Astheyearspass,changemustbeexpccted,whetherwewantitornot.
but
Taggart
will
always
exist
for otherchangeswill not
unhappytimeswere aboutequallyspaced;
generation
passeth
there.
"One
away,andanothergenera Taggartwill alwayslive
destroyit. Perhaps
Ecclestiastes
ationcometh,but the earth abidethforever,"
Now Brent Taggartoperatcsthe servicestation. Ted Londonworks for him four daysa week. He is
retired from the Highway Patrol. Ted worked at Taggartyearsago when it first openedfor business.
Nineteenpeoplelive at Taggart,plusa few in mobilehomes.Onelittle girl walksdown to thestation
and catchesthe schoolbus as the Taggartchildrendid in the early daysandchurch is attendedin the
Morgan Fourth Ward.
Taggart,a peacefulvalley of beauty,is loved by all.
As we were in a businessthat servedthe public, we had all kinds of unexpectedexperiences.For
exampfe,in February1947,an ice stormclosedthe canyon,strandingmany drivers. They sought
warmth and refugeat Taggart. We stayedopen all night making coffee and sandwichesfor them.
When theunionat Devil'sSlidewas trying to getworkersat theCementPlantto organize,no one let
them meeton their property,but we let themmeetin our groveand all the workerssignedup.
Oneblusteryevening,duringWorld War II, a pilot bailedout of a T-IT,landingin theheadof Cooper.
He spentthenightrolledup in his chuteandnextmomingwalkedovertheridgeanddown Dry Creek.
The pilot triedto flag down FrancisBray,who wason his way to work, but Bray thoughthewas a spy
andpassedhim up. Bill Keyes,thenextdriver,pickedhim up andbroughthim to our place. Queena
servedthe pilot a hot breakfastand Howard anangedto havehim takento Salt [^ake.About 40 years
later,thatsamepilot cameto thankQueenaandto reminiscewith herabouthow coldthemountaintop
was, how good her breakfastwas, and to expressappreciationfor our help in gettinghim back to his
unit.
WhentheUnion PacificRailroadlaid new trackfrom Ogdento GreenRiver,it was payday whenthe
work-gangof severalhundredblackswerenearTaggart'sCamp. The Morgan merchantshadrefused
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to cashtheir checks. Supervisorson thejob askedHoward if he would accommodatethem.Howard
said,"Yes." He immediltely went to thebankfor extrafundsandcalledTed andme to cometo work.
Both of us worked long hoursat the beer-bar.
crewsandactorsarehere,about
Today(August1, 1989),theyaremakinga movieatTaggart..Camera
5Oin ati. Ifwill be a "B" movie,so we don't know if we will get to seeit. But it hasbeeninteresting.
They will be heretwo days.
Postscript
QueenaandMargaretarenow thematriarchsat Taggart,wheretheywatchover a few of theirdescendantswho are living there. They are:
BrentTaggart,MargaretandHoward'sson,who operatestheservicestation.He is divorcedandhasno
children.
Kam Sargent,sonof MargaretandHoward'sdaughter,Tonya, marriedTamraPetersonandthey live
in the home his parentsbuilt at Taggart. Kam and Tamra have two sonsand two daughters.
StaceyS. Stoddard,daughterof Margaretand Howard'sdaughter,Tonya, manied Mike Stoddard.
They havetwo sonswith them at Taggart.
who live at
We arealsopleascdto claim Queena'stwo childrenfrom her marriageto FredS_ingleton,
Taggart. Th^eyare: Judeeand her husband,Gail Woodward,who haveboughther mother's.original
propertyat Taggartandtheyarebuilding a beautifulhomeon themountainabovehermother'shouse;
who haveboughthismother'sfirst house-the firstone in
Freilerii;kKimandhiswit'e,PeggyPeterson,
it,
after
have done considerablerebuilding. They have three
living
in
are
now
they
faggart-and
daughters.
SLT
IN MEMORIUM
Bill Glen Burke
Henrv)
husbandof JosephineFrost(Rebecca-George
bom Ociober23,1909,Sublette,WY
diedJanuary15, 1989,ColoradoSprings,CO
Clvde FrankBraesqer
husbandof PatJohhson(Irla MarfByron-Eliza Ann)
28, 1921,Providence,UT
born September
died April 14,1989,Providence,[-IT
Henry)
orurarrie/il*.?/,11i:rd-Georse
husband
bornDecembertli 19 l'4,Sheridan,lMY
diedApril 24,1989,SaltLakeCity,UT
Henry)
MaurineHinckley(Jessie-George
191l, Coviley,WY
bornSeptember'I8,
diedDecember.1989,Basin,WY
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Vella GregoryTaggart
wife of Walter L. Taggart(Frederick),deceased
born November2,1905,MountainHome (Cove),UT
died May 26,1989,Wilder, ID
John SeamanTaggart(CharlesWallaceJr.-CharlesWallace)
husbandof Martha FoulgerTaggart
bornJuly 10, 1914,North Ogden,UT
died August29, L989,Montpelier,ID
WandaTaggartShuldberg(Marcus)
wife of Howard H. Shuldberg
bornSeptember12,1915,Irwiston, LJT
died September
22,1989,L,ogan,tl'T
LouiseRawlinsTaggart
wife of lron Taggart(Noah Albert), deceased
born February9, 1915,Cornish,UT
died November3, 1989,Montpelier,ID
Wallace)
StephenBrian Taggart(Wallace-Jerome-Charles
husbandof Sharonlre Peterson
born February13, 1955,Ogden,I"-IT
died December17,1989,Salt Lake City, UT
JoanneTaggartBach (Bruce-GeorgeHenry)
born April 23,1931,Billings,MT
died August.7,1989,Bountiful,UT
Wallace)
Arthur GaethII (DeAnn-Wallace-Jerome-Charles
born September6, 1956,I-ouisville,KY
died October30, 1988,ParkerCO
GEORGEWASHINGTON TAGGART'S
ANTECEDENTSIN THE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1775.I7 83
By SpencerL. Taggart
George WashingtonTaggart-the ancestorwho binds us all together as a family-will be the main
point of referencein this account of his earlier ancestorsin the Revolutionary War. As my understanding increaseQ I found myselfadmiring theseearly ancestorsand how theyrespondedtothe call
for freedom.
I desireto expressmy deepthanksand appreciationto JeanetteTaggartHolmesfor her closecollaboration. Shehas generouslysharedher extensiveresearchand knowledge,sendingcopies of materials from bool<sand documents,notably from her research in the National Archives in Washington,
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D.C. Among thesematerialswas a real gem of family information-the pensionftle on our Jamgs
TaggartofNewHampshire.ItgivesussomethingfromJatneshimselfabouthisserviceintheRevolutionary War. (Cited as Holmes) I didn't expectto haveanything like this to workwith. It is a voice of
the distant pas-tspeakingto us.
Although I have researcheda numberof boolcsfor informationon thc American Revolution,I have
listed here only my principal sources:
JohathanSmilh, PeterboroughNew Hampshirein theAmericanRevolution,PeterboroughHistoricalSociety,1918,pp.423.J.Smith, ajudge,thoroughlyresearchedhismaterialandbasedhisstudy
primarily on original sources. Cited as J. Smith.
Edwin D. Sanborn, History of New Hampshire, From lts First Discovery to the Year 1830,John B.
Clark, Manche.ster,N.H., ./875,pp. 422. Sanbornwas a professor at Dartmouth College. Cited as
Sanborn.
H. Thorn King, Sliptown The History of SharonNew Hampshire 17 38-1941, Charles E. Tuttle Companl, Inc.,Rutland,VermontandTokyo,Japan, 1965,pp. 233. ContainsinterestingandusefulinforTheappendix,pages2lT-2lS,hasanHonorRollwhichlis/ssrx
mationaboutourTaggartancestors.
Taggarts as soldiers in the Revolutionary War. Ciled as King.
George Abbot Morison, History of Peterborough New Hampshire, Richarad R. Smith Publisher,
Inc., Rindge, New Hampshire, 1954. Book One,pages 469-482. Cited as Morison.
Albert Smith, History of Peterborough, Pressof George H. Ellis, Boston, 1876.
William L. Langer, Compiler. An Encycktpediaof World History. Houghton Mffiin Company,Boston, 1948,pp. 1270. For a conciseoverviewof the American Revolutionseepages517-523.
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In a letterto Fanny,his wife, andhis two-year-olddaughter,ElizaAnn, from Fort lravenworth after
joiningtheMormonBattalion,GeorgeWashingtonTaggartgaveexpression
to his innermostfeelings
revolutionarywar heritage:"I feel . . . asthoughI . . .
for his family,his country,andfor his ancestral
[have]madeasgreata sacrificeasI couldwell make,in thatI haveforsakenfor thetimebeingmy posandmy family. And at therisk of my life startfor Mexicoasa UnitedStatessoldierwith 500
sessions
of my brethrenin orderto showthatthebloodof my grandfathers,
who fought andbled in theRevolutionaryWar,andthespiritof libertyandfreedomstill coursesin theveinsof someof theirposteritythat
arecalledMormons." (VolumeVII, Number 1, p. 15;GeorgeW. Taggart-A ShortSketchof His
TravelsWith The Churchof JesusChristof Latter-daySaints,p. 19.)
As GWT states,his GrandfatherJamesTaggartwas a soldierin the Revolution.James,the second
child (firstson)in a family of nine(threesonsandsix daughters)
of CaptainJohnandBarbaraMcMah
(McNah)Taggart,was ten when he movedwith his parenlsto Peterborough
(1752)from Roxbury,
Massachusetts.
He was thirty-threeand marricdtclElizabethMcNce when the RevolutionaryWar
began(I775).
It appears
thatJameswasin thomilitaryserviccin 1775,1776,1777,
anduntilAugust23,1778.His
serviceseemsto havebeenalmostcontinuous,
cventhoughshort-termenlistments
weretheruleearly
in thewar. We arevery lbrtunatcto havca statcmentfroir Jamcshimselfabouthis scrvice.This was
whenhe wasseventy-sixandapplying(April 9, 1U18)for a U.S.governmentpension,thathadbeen
authorizedby Congiessthe previouririrnitr (RevolutionaryClaiilrsAct of March 18, 1818).James
declared:"enlistedJune 1775in Capt. Marcy'sCclmpanyin Col. JamesReed'sRegt. in the New
Hampshirelineserved8 monthsthenrecciveda Commissionof Licutenanton thecontinentalService
in_Capt.To^wn's
Cornpanya_nd
scrvedin thatCompanyoneyear-resignedat theWhite/tainsIWhite
Mountains?lin 1778." Holmes, Tho National Archives,JamesTaggart,N.H., Film Number
0183.
J. Smith,in his book (page363),confirmsthatJamcswas in CaptainMarcy'scompany,in Colonel
Reed'sregiment.He states,however,thatJamesentercdtheserviccMay [], illS-iotjune,
andasa
secondlieutenant-notas an enlistedman,as impliedin James'dcclaration.
ItwasnotuntilafterthebattlesofLexingtonandConcord(April
19,1775),thattheProvincilCongress
of New Hampshiredecidedto raisetroopsfor thewar. lt voted(May 20, I775) to raisetwo thouiancl
menandtheywereto be formedinto threercgiments-underthecommandof ColonelJamcsReed,
ColonelJohnStark,andColonclEnochPoor. Thesewcre the first Colonialresimentsfrom outside
Massachusetts,
thatwereplacedunderGeneralWard,Commander-in-Chief
cliarmetJlbrcesin that
Colony. (Sanborn,p. 168)
Accordingto onesource,themenservingin 1775,upontheirdischarge,
immediatelyre-enlisted
and
servedto theendof 1776.As thereareno rollsfor thisservice,theycannotbc identificdby name.(J.
S m i t h , p . 9 1 J) a m e s ' f i r s t e n l i s t m e n t p e r i o d e x p i r e d D e c e m b e r 3 T , I T T 5 , b u t l i o m w h a t h e d e c l a r e < t i n
hisapplicationfor a pension,it appcars
thathcalsore-enlisted:
"seryed8 monthsthcnreceivecl
a Commissionof Lieutenanton theContinentalServicein Capt.Town'sCompanyandservedin thatCompany one year."
With r^espe:t
to James'service
in 1777and1778,wehavethisinformation:"[He was]on rosterof officersof theFirstBattalionof New Hampshiretroopsin theContinentalArmyidated
April, 1777.Rank,
FirstLieutenantin CaptainIsaacFarwell'sCompany. . . On musterandpayrollasFirstLieutenantof
sameCo^mpany
in ColonelJohnStark'sregiment,datedWalpole,1778i' (1.Smith,p. 363) Colonel
JosephCilley succededStarkascommanderof theregimeni. (J. Smith,p. 100) Wb havefoundno
informationthatconfirmsJames'statement
that he was in Town'scompany.
In James'pension
file, it wasstatedon oneform thathehadservedthreeyearsin ColonelCilley'sregiment.Inhispensiondeclaration,Jamesstatedhehad"resigned"
inITTS.Inhisbook(p.363)i.Smittr
givesthe dateof James'resignationas August 23, 1778.
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While we areunableto identifybattlesin whichJamesfought,we areableto identifymilitary unitsin
Forexample,JameswasinColonelReed'sregimentanditwasoneoftheunitsinthe
whichheserved.
battleof BunkerHill (June17,1775). It is most likely, therefore,thatJameswas there.
Inl776,the threeNew HampshireregimentsunderReed,Stark,andPoorjoinedGeneralWashington
in New York, whcrc thcy were placedunderthe commandof GeneralSullivan.
at his headquarters
The latterwas soonsentto reinforceAmcricantroopsthatwere retreatingfrom QuebecbeforesuperSometime
iorforces.TheAmericaninvasionofthatcityhadbeenturnedbackwithdisastrousresults.
retreatingarmy
laterSullivanandhisNew Hampshirotroopsagainturnedsouthto join Washington's
thathadbeendefeatcdin theBattlt:of tnng Island(August27,1776).Washingtonhadonly aremnant
theDelaandaliergivingup townaftertownto theenemy,theyreached
armyof underthreethousand,
ware River and hadcrossedover into Pennsylvania.It was fiom therethat Washington,aftera few
at Trentonin themidstof theirChristmas
theDelawareandattackedthe Hcssians
daysrest,recrossed
tbstivities(December26,1776).This wasan importantvictory for Washington,givingnew life to his
countrymcn. ColonclStarkandhis Ncw Hampshiretroops-+ne of
wearytroopsanddisheartened
theregimentsin whichJamcs5t:rvod-wcre in thethickof theIightingandwerein theleadof General
Sullivan'sadvanccguard. Thcsesamotroopsworoalsoin thc Battleo[ Princeton(January3, 1777).
(Sanborn,
pp.172-174)
the firstundcrColonel(later
ln 1777,the militiaof Ncw Hampshircwasdividedinto two brigades,
who
had
bcen
advancedto general. The
thc
sccond
under
Stark,
general)William Whipple and
was
with
cnthusiasm
throughout
New
Hampshire.Thepeople
receivcd
of GencralStark
appointmcnt
voluntccred
toservewith
him.
At Bennington(August
in him andlargcnumbers
hadgreatc<tnlidence
Warner
his
mcn-the
Green
Mountain
boysastheywere
and
16,1777),Starkandhis mcn and Soth
there.
This victory
called-won a dccisivovictoryoverthc trtxrpsBritishGencralBurgoynehadsent
removedthethrcatof lurthcrattacksagainstNcw EnglandI'romCanada.Importantly,it alsorestored
pp. 182-185)
ol'thcAmericans.(Sanborn,
theconfidencc
battlewith BritishftlrcesunderBurgoynewasshapingup
andOctober( I 777),adecisive
In September
i n N e w Y o r k .T h c l ' i r s t s t a g e w a s o n t h e H u d s o n a b o u t t w e n t y - l i v e m i l e s n o r t h o f A l b a n y , t h e s e c o n d
stagcat Saratoga(Octobcr7, 1777).Thc Americanvictorywasto be linal andcomplete,resultingin
men. IntheirmarchfromCanada,
thesurrenderofBurgc.rync(OctobcrlT)andallhistrooops-5791
hasbecnconsidered
by manyasthe
theentirelossof thoBritisharmywastcnthousandmen. Saratoga
War, as it broughtncw hopcto tho Amcricancause,and the
decisivcbattlcol'thc Revolutionlary
Frenchwcre lcd to beginoflicial aid,in placeo1'unollicialaid astheyhaddoneheretofore.With Burgoyne'sdelbatthe battlesccnosmovcd from Ncw Englandto statessouth.
Starkandhis New HampshirctroopshadtakenFort EdwardandhadstaIn anticipationol'Saratoga,
Hudsonsoastopreventthe
rctrcatol'Burgoyne.
AftervictoryatSaratoga,
tionedthemselvcsdowntht:
theycoveredforty milosby lbot in fourteenhoursto thc mouthol the Mohawk,wheretheytook up a
surrender,
positionto prcvcntGoneralClintonlrom advancingto sackAlbany. Hearingof Burgoyne's
Clinton retiredto Ncw York City. Meanwhile,Ncw Hampshiretroopswith GeneralSullivanhad
jcrinedWashingtonin thebattleof Germantown(October4, 1771)-n<w a residentialsection
of PhilaandtheBritisheventuallygainedcontrolof the Delaware.Stark
delphia.Washingtonwasdef'eated
an,l^his men euerituallypushcdsouthto join Washingtonandipent the winter at Valley Forge.
The nextyearat Monmouth(June2fl, 1778)in New Jersey,Washingtonorderedanattackon theBritto Ncw York. GeneralCharles
lre launchedtheattackthen
ishwho wereretreatingfrom Philadelphia
arrivalprevented
anAmericanrout. The Britishforcesescaped.But
ordereda retreat.Washingtcln's
New HampshiretroopsunderColonelCilley andLt. ColonelDeabornfoughtwith suchbravery,they
from GeneralWashington.(Sanborn,pp. 186-187)
receiveda commendation
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commander,
so it is possible
our Jamesserved
Starkasrcgimental
As statedearlicr,Cilloysuccccdcd
any
casc,
James
resigned
two
months
later(August23,
underCilleyaswoll anclwasin thisbattlc.In
1778).
in Peterborough
andthcylatcrmovcdto Sharon.Accordingto ourfamily
Jamesreturncdto Elizabeth
hadcightchildrenandpossiblya ninthwhosebirthhasnot beenposiJamesandE,lizabeth
records,
(possiblyI'ive)and lirur sons. Their cighthchild,Washington,
tivcly establishcd-firurdaughtors
becamethc fatherol our GWT.
After his return liom thc war, Jamcsand Elizabethhad thirty-sixycarstogethcrbeforeher death
Novembcr1, I fl14. Ho livod<lvcrthirtecnycarskrngcr,cluringwhichtim<:hewasableto qualifyfor a
U . S . G o v o r n m c n t p c n s i o n , c o m n r c n c i n g A1p8r 1
il8
9 .A
, salbrmcrofficer,hewaspaid$20monthly
(a private$8).
Congress
discontinucd
untilrecipients
ln 1820,however,
I'urthcr
paymcntof pensions
couldexhibitin
showingsuchincligcnt
a CourtoI Rccordschcdulcsol'thcircstatcs
c ircumstances
asto warrantcontinuedassistancc
lrom theFedcralGovcrnmont.JamJs,now Ttt,"appeared
in OponCourtJuly 4, 1820,to
cstablish
hisneedandto showthathehadnoothcrincomothanin hisschcdulc,
aslbllows:"5 acresof
landin Sharonwith a smallhouscandharnthcrconvalucdat $i300.00
whichI purchased
with thcpensionmoneywhichI havcroccivccl
andkrrwhichI owe$-50.00My occupation
is thato[a I'armcrnow
in goodhoalthlirr onc ol'my agcbut cando but littlc.
"My family,resiclingwith
me, cottsists
ol'oncclaughtcr,
Barbara
43-not vcryhcalthyanddestitutcoI
prclp[propcrtyl."Signcdby JamcsTaggartwith hisX mark. (Holmcs,Thc NationalArchivcs,
Film
Numbor01t33)Janres
continuedrcccivinga pcnsionuntil his dcath.(J. Smith,pp.,155-157)
G W T w a s e l e v c n w h e n h i s G r a n d l a t h c r T a g g a r t d i c d ( J a n1utat 2
r yt i2) 5, a, l m o s t t w c n t y - l b u r w h e n h i s
maternal
Grandlathcr
RcubcnLawdied(August23, I {i40).GWT surelywouldhaveheardthemtalk
aboutthcircxporicrlcos
in thcRcvolutionary
War.Thathcknowthombothaddsspocialmeaning
to his
statemcnt
aboutthoirhaving"ftrughtandblcclin thc Rcvolutionary
War."
ReubenLaw is listodon thcHonorRollol'Sharon
asa lioutonant
in thcRcvolutionary
War. (King,p.
217) We alsohavothisinlormationaboutRcubcn's
scrviccin thcwar liom hisgreatgranddaughter,
HelenLaw Livingston,asprintcdin King'sbook(p. 46):".. . He hadbecnin thcRevolutionary
War,
servingin sevcralcompanics,
onco['themCaptainIsaacDavis'Company
ol MinuteMen,thirty-eight
in number,o1'voluntary
enlistment,
in whichCaptainDavishadbeenkilledat theNorthBridgewith
Rcubenat hisside.RcubcnLaw alsohadbcenin thcBattleof BunkcrHillwherchc hadhisqueue(the
tic of a wig or pigtail)shotoff. . . ." (tbid.)
RcubenLaw was onc o1'thcI'irstscttlcrsol'Sharon(Sliptown).Ho camcfrom Action,Massachuss[[s-sccordingto earlyfamily mornbsm-walkingthedistanceon snowshoesandpullinghis possessions
andsupplies
on a handslod.Reubenlivcdto bc 89,hiswil'e,Alicc Piper,62.Theyhadthirteenchildren-scven sonsandsix daughtcrs.
All butonc, Isaac,livodto maturity.Theywereancestorsof manyof today'slamilicsin Sharonand Pctcrbrlrough.
(King,p.45)
His GreatAunt Alicc Pipcr,accordingto JohnAdamsTaggart,"took ReubenLaw andremadehim."
(King, p. 46) Reubenhadcomcfrom a family with sorvicoin theKing'sforces(hislatherandbrothcr,
the latterhavingbeenkillcd whilc in thc scrvicc)andapparontly
was inuredto hardshipandaccustomedto dealingin courage.
Reuben'sfilih child,seconddaughter,Susanna,
is our GWT's mother.Shewas thesameSusanwho
joinedtheMormonChurchandmovcdwith herhusband,
Washington,
two sons,G eorgeandOliver,
and daughter-in-law,
Harriet,tclNauvoo. With theexccptionof George,thcy arc all buriedthere.
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servedbriefly in the Revolutionary
GWT'sGreatGrandfatherCaptainJohnTaggart(James'father)
of theBritishattackon FortTiconderogain L777. Ticonderogawas
War.He enteredthewarbecause
if itwascapturedNew
Americaanditwastheexpectationthat
manyastheGibraltarof
lookeduponby
from
gathered
of volunteers
a_company
wouldb6invaded.CaptainJohn,57 at thetim_e,
Hampshire
that
he
received
word
Shar6nandPeterborough.Whenhis companyreachedCharlestownQ{:ID,
t2,
July
Rindge(N.$.)
hadfallen,andthatit wasbestto returnhome.Whenhereached
Ticonderoga
his companywasdisbanded.He andhis menhadbeenin theservicefive days. (J.Smith,p. 112)
Twenty yearsearlier,however,during the FrenchandIndianWar (1755-t763), CaptainJohn had
hadsevenchildren.As
heandhiswife,Barbara,
entereiithemilitaryservice(March24,1760),when
he sawthe war as a fight for civil andreligiousfreedom,especially
with his fellow townspeople
againsttheFrenchandtheirplansto imposeCatholicismandcontroloverthem.In all, thirty:lyo m.el
in 1760of aboutfifty familieswith
foughtin thatwar.Thiswasoutof apopulation
fromPeterborough
perhapstwo hundredpeople.(J. Smith,p.2L)
by Cololovewell'scompanyin a regimentcommanded
CaptainJohn
enlistedin CaptainNehemiah
to thecompanyunderCaptainAlexanderTodd,in thesame
nelJohnGoffe. He waslatertransferred
Geoffe'sregimentcleareda road,formerlynomorelhana
regiment.Amongtheiraccomplishments,
to thefoot of
bridlepath,from theMerrimackRiverto Kenne.Theyalsocuta roadfromCharlestown
theGreenMountains.Thiswasdonein forty-fourdays.Theyusedhorsebarrowsto haultheirsupNovember22, L760, atCharlestown,
pliesovertheGreenMountains.CaptainJohnwasdischarged
havingservedeightmonths.(J.Smith,p.12)
of
CaptainJohnwith WilliamMcNeeandWilliamRitchieareidentifiedwith theearliestsettlement
Sharon.CaptainJohnandMcNeestakedout landtheywantedasfarmscuttingo'. . . a stripof landon
andgirdledall thelargetrees."
theendof theirlotsabouttwentyrodswide,alsoall theunderneath,
(King,p.4L Morison,p.44) With WilliamRitchietheyalsobuilta smallfort.
RitchieFort
John Taggart Farm
RITCHIEFORTSTOODABOI.IT4M FEET
WESTOF HEREIN 1750
AND WAS BUILT BY
SETTLERS
EARLY PETERBOROUGH
TO PROTECTTIIEM FROM INDIAN RAIDS.
ERECTEDBY
PETERBOROUGH
CFIAPTER
N.S.D.A.R.1963.
Picturcsby Ila' Junet972
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The TaggartsandMcNeeswereto remainclosefriends.They movedfrom Roxbury(Mass.)to Peterboroughaboutthesametime in 1752. The two familiesintermarried,asin thecaseof JamesandElizaleadingcitizens,servingduring the Revolutionon
beth. McNee was known asoneof Peterborough's
thecommunity's"Committeeof Safety." The committeehadfive memberswho were responsiblefor
quotasfor men andsuppliesleviedon themby theNew HampshireCommittee
filling Peterborough's
Church.His son,William, was
of Safety.McNeewasalsoa deaconor rulingelderin thePresbyterian
Whileoccupyingthisoffice,he
alsoprominentinPeterborough,beingchosenSelectmanlTT6-1779.
managedto servetwo short stints in the army. (J. Smith, pp.2aO-24I)
James'youngerbrother,JohnTaggartJunior(GWT's greatuncle),was twenty-fivewhen enteringthe
RevolutionaryWar. A yearearlier(1774), hc hadmarriedHannah(Anna)Eames.John'sfirst combat
wasa three-daystintwith CaptainWilliam Scott'scompanythatanswered
the[rxington Alarm April
19,I775. He thenenlistedApril 23,for a termexpiringDecember31,1775, servingasa sargeantin
thesamecompanyof ColonelPaulDudley Sargent's
regiment.Johnwas lateran ensignin Captain
JosephParker'scompanyin ColonellsaacWyman'sregimentthatwasraisedinI776to rendezvous
at
Haverhillon theConnecticutRiver. He servedtwo monthsandwasmusteredout. [n July, 1776,John
enlistedagainandservedfivc monthsuntil Dccember.
Theseperiodsof serviccweredescribedby John,speakingol himselfin third person,when applying
"InTTT5,inAprilabouttwoorthreedaysafter
(September18,1832)foraU.S.GovcrnmentPension:
theAlarm from lrxington, hc marchedto Mystic,Mass.,andthereenlistedfor 8 monthsin Capt.William Scott'sCo. Col. Stark'sRegt.of N. H. Troops,was in theBattleof BunkerHill. . . . Capt.Scott's
Co. andCapt.StilesCo. weretransferredfrom Ccll.Stark'sRegt.to Col. Sargent'sRegt.. . . In theyear
1776,thelastof Juneor the first of July, hc cnlistedfcrr5 monthsto go to the North in Capt.Joseph
Parker'sCo. Col. IsaacWyman'sRegt.of thc N. H. Militia. ThathewassoonafterCommissioned
as
Ensign. . . andthatheservedasensignthroughhis wholeTcrm of 5 rnonths.Thathe marchedto near
Ticonderogaandwasstationedon Mt. lndependcncc
duringthewholcTerm. Thathewastherewhen
theBritishdestroyedour flecton theLake [LakeGeorgeJandremainedthereuntil the Britishretired
toward Canadafor Winter Quarters.
"That his father'snamewasJohnTaggart,andthatat thetimeof theaboveservicehewasknown by the
nameof JohnTaggartJunior. That hewent from Peterborointo bothservices.That the partof Peterboroin which he thenlived now lbrmspartof Sharon.. . . " SignedJohnTaggart.(J.Smith,pp. 366368)
WhenJohnmadethisdeclaration,
hewasliving in Dublin (N.H.),havingmovedtherefrom Sharonin
1779. By the time his certilicationfor a pensionwas issued(March 8, 1833),he was alreadydead
(November15,1832)at ageeighty-two.
James'brother-in-law,
JohnSwan3rd,wasalsoa soldierin theRevolution.He andSarahTaggarthad
marriedJuly26,1763,whenshewaseighteen,henineteen.SarahwasJames'youngersister,next in
line to him in the Taggartfamily.
Swan,asin thecaseof JohnTaggartJunior,aftera three-daystintwith CaptainWilliam Scottat [rxington,enlisted(April 23,1775)in Scott'scompanyin ColonelPaulDudleySargent's
regiment.His
rankwassergeant.On September
21, 1776,hewastransferred
out of ColonelEnochHale'sregiment
of themilitia into CaptainAbijah Smith'scompanyof ColonelNahumBaldwin'sregiment.He was
discharged
aboutDecember1. June29,1777,Swanenlistedin CaptainWilliam Scott'scompanyof
ColonelDavid Henley's(Mass.)regiment.He servedcontinuouslyin variousunitsuntil disCharged
on June29.1780.
In his application(June30, 1818)for a U.S.Govemmentpension,Swandescribedhis serviceasfoll9yt._". . . In April A.D.I775I enlistedasa PrivateSoldieror Sargent,into Capt.Scott'sCompanyin
Col. Stark'sRegimentin the New HampshireLine in the ContinentalServiceandthereserved. . . titt
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JanuaryA.D. 1776;againin July A.D. 1776,I enlistedand servedfive monthsmore; in JuneA.D.
Line andserved. . . threeyears.
1777,ienlisted againih Col. Jackson'sRegimentin theMassachusetts
"
. . when I was honorablydischarged.. . . (J. Smith,pp. 359-361)
At the time of his applicationfor a U.S. Governmentpension,Swanstatedthat he was seventy-four,
HEapplicationwas_approved
had"afamily"andinneedof"assistancefrommyCountryforsupport."
andhe receivedpaymentsuntil his deathabout1836,over ninetyyearsold. (J. Smith,p. 156) Sarah
was almostninetywhen shedied (February26,1745 - December30, 1834).
werealsoin theRevoIn additionto Swan,GWT hadothergreatuncles(James'brothers-in-law)who
lutionaryArmy, but we havcvery little inlbrmationaboutthem. For example,LieutenantWilliam
McClary,MargaretTaggart'shusband,who waskilled at theBattleof Bennington(August16,1777)
(Rev. EdwardL. Parker,History of Londerry,Perkinsand Whipple,Boston,1851,p. 111); Hugh
Gregg,RachelTaggart'shusband,a privatein CaptainPhilip Thomas'companyof ColonelJames
Reedisregimentand in JosephParker'scompanyof Coloncl IsaacWyman'sregiment(J. Smith,p.
208); William Milliken, EstherTaggart'shusband,who with his twin brotherSamueland a Clary
cousinfoughtsideby sideat BunkerHill, William bcingwoundedandhis ct'rusinhavingbeenkilled
thatJamcs'brother,William (GWT'sgreatuncle),youngestchild of Cap(King, pp.a0-50).It appears
tain Johnand Barbara,did not servein tho RcvolutionaryArmy. He was not quitetwentywhen the
at Yorktown (October77-19,1781). Therewerc, of course,many of GWT's
British surrendered
Army.
McNee,Piperand Law relativeswho scrvedin the Revoluticlnary
werefully committedto thoRovolutionandto winning thewar with the
The peopleof Peterborough
theircommitment:" . . . Therewashardlya f amily unrepBritishflcetsandarmies.J. Smithdescribes
werenotsurplus
thrcc
mcmbersin theranks.Theabscntees
resented
in thearmy,andmanyhadtwo or
wcro
so
many
withdrawn
from
the
productive
abilityof
populationbut strong,ablc-bodicdmen,and
.
.
.
ln
I
777
.
..
the
town
furnished
80 diffor a living cxistcnco.
whcreall wcrenccossary
theinhabitants
were
enlistments,
but
many
away
the
ferentmenfor theservice.SomooI them,it is truc,scrvcdshort
was
thc
Bennington
Campaign,
organized
wholeseason.Thc rcgimcntol'CokrnclNichols,raisedltlr
o n J u l y l g , f o r t w o m o n t h sI n. i t a n d i n o t h e r s r a i s e d a b o u t t h e s a m e t i m e o r a l i t t l e l a t e r , w e r e l a r g e c o n wilh their
theirfarmsat thc heightof thebusyseason,
men. Theyabandoncd
tingentsof Peterborough
to
gather
them."
(p.
1a5)
cropsall readyto harvcst,and thercwerc not cnoughmt:n left at home
a rcsolutioncallingon theColonies". . . to cause
On March 14,1776,theContincntalCongresspassed
all personsto bedisarmedwithin thcircolonicswho aronotoriouslydisaflbctedto thecauseof Amerto defendby armstheUnitedColoniesagainst
andrefuseto associato,
ica,or who havenotassociated,
the hostileattemptsof thc British lleetsand armies."
The New HampshireCommittoool'Salbty circulatcdthis resolutioninstructingall communities
within theColonyof New Hampshireto haveall competentmalesabovetwenty-onesign it, andthen
h a v e i t r e t u r n e d t o t h eA
ml .i s t o f n a m e s o f a l l w h o r c l u s e d t o s i s n t h e d e c l a r a t i o n w a s a l s o t o b e s e n t t o
andwas a virtual Declarationof
the StateCommittee.This becameknown as the Association-Test
eighty-three
personssignedit, includinga JamesandJohnTaggart.
In Peterborough
Independence.
T h i s w a s o u t o af t o t a l p o p u l a t i o n o l 5 4i n91 7 7 5 .A c c o r d i n g t o t h e c e n s u st hoaf t y e a r t h e r e w e1r e0 2
malesbetweensixteenandfifty andtwenty-fiveof themwere in the army at the time. In any event,
signerssolemnlypromised:
there was not a singleTory (Britishsupporter)in town. Peterborough's
".. . We will, to theutmostof our powers,at therisqueof our livesandfortunes,with arms,opposethe
of theBritishfleetsandarmiesaginsttheUnitedAmericanColonies."(Smith,pp.
hostileproceedings
r48-r4e)
werea closecommunity.Presdescent,
beingalmostall of Scotch-Irish
The peopleof Peterborough,
by
byterianin faith, theywerewell-schooledin the principlesof civil andreligiouslibertyespoused
they
were
well-grounded
in
the
struggles
they
and
their
ancestors
and
others.
Moreover,
JohnKnox
hadhadwith theBritishMonarchsandtheywantednoneof it in theirnew homeland.It would have
in fact, if they had lookedupon the Revolutionas a chanceto settlea few old
beenunderstandable,
scores.
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When the war began, Peterborough'scitizens were almost exclusively engagedin agriculture,
improvingtheir homes,caringfor their families,andbuildingtheir lives-wanting nothingmorethan
to be ableto continuein their peacefulpursuits.They were hard-working,independentin their ways
and thinking, loyal to what they believedin, unafraidandwilling to sacrificeandendurehardshipsif
thatbecamenece.ssary.
Theywerefamiliar with theuncertaintiesof frontierliving, ableto protectand
takecareof themselves.And the womenwere equalto their men-with largenumbersof men in the
army, the women carriedon: cooking,weaving,makingclothes,working in the fields as necessary,
caringfor their children,the sick,elderly,payingtaxes,providing food andothersuppliesfor themen
in the army-in short,keepingthe home fires burning.
HAPPENINGS
Terry I-.9rgpo-TheJ.ReubenClarkLawSchoolofBrighamYoungUniversityrecentlyannounced
the establishmentof the Terry L. CrapoProfessorshipin Law. Terry, deadat +l 1Vot.Ii No. l, p. 4;
Vol. VI, No. 1,p.l2), husbandof ValeriaHatch(Beulah-James),
waswcll knownasa leadernotonly
in !h9 legalprofessionin IdahoFalls,but alsoin the IdahoHouseof Representatives,
in civic affairs
and in the LDS Church. Valeriaand Terry havefive children: David,Karen,Christa,Jennifer(all
graduates
of BYU) andJoan(in her secondyearat BYU).
At thetime of his death_Terry
was amemberof theBYU Law Facultyandtheendowedprofessorship
in_his memgryis inte_nded
to provide". . . inspirationandincentiveior teaching,reseaich,andothei
educationaland professional
endeavors.
. . . Mr. Craposuperblyrepresented
the delicatebalancc
betweenprofessionalexcellenccand humanservicefor which the l-aw Schoolstandsanclstrivesto
instillin itsstudents.By keepingthememoryo{ TerryCrapo'slife andthevaluesherepresented
alive,
thisendowmentwillexpand
theimpactofhispersonalexampleonthestudents,
professors,
andpractitionersof the law."
F.Scot!(GeorgeAlbert-Geo_rgeHenry)@haveestablishcdascholarshipfund
fo^rgraduatesin Eva.nston
(Wyomgg) Hrgh School. Scottand Addie startedthe scholarshipfirnd in
1980in meqlgryof theirdaughter,
EileenTaggartElmer,andtheirgranddaughter,
Andrealre Elmer,
who were killed in an automobileaccidentin Powell(Wyoming),in 1974.-Addie and all six of the
Taggartchildren 11e_graduates
of EvanstonHigh School.When the Taggarts'daughter,Mary Jean
died
in
1987,
additional
moneywas addedto the TaggartMemorialScholarship
Fund. In
Tlggqlt
1989fivegraduates.
of EvanstoLt
High Schoolreceivedawardsto helpthemgo on to college.Sincethe
establishmentof this TaggartScholarshipFundthirty-two EvanstonHigh studentshavJbeenhelped
in attendingcollege.
(Stephen-Glen-James)
graduatedin June,1989,from ReedCollegein
thrryfinlflgga{qregry
Portlandwith a B.A. in English.
William (Bill],) Taggart(Edward-Glen-James),
12, was one of thirteenUtah 4-H Club membersto
spenda month.(l{t 1l-August 15, 1989)in Japanasa participantin the Utah 4-HJapanExchange
Program. Each of the thirteenwas awardeda $500 schblarshipfrom the Utah 4-H Foundation.
Glenna,wife of RichardBoyce (Norean-Alice),hasbeenelectedto a four-yearterm on the Board of
Directorsof the Brigham Young University Alumni Association. Glennais a 1960BYU graduate
with a degreein sociology. At presentsheis a doctoralstudentin family and humandevelo[mentat
Utah StateUniversity.
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JoanneMcKenna(Fannie-MaryAugusta-ElizaAnn) wasthe 1989 Utah motherof the yetr. Joanneis
ihe motherof sevensonsand one daughter,rangingin agefrom sixteento thirty-four. She also has
Whenherhusband,Earl,died in 1979,Joannedecided:"I didn'tknow much
eighteengrandchlidren.
abbutfathering,so I decidedto be thebestmotherI could be for my children. . ." Joanne'sphilosophy
of motheringincludesgettingoff scheduleand relaxing-not trying to maintain.astrictly organized
house-for ieally enjoyingher children. The fundamentalelementof her motheringhasalwaysbeen
"I believein tellingmy childrendaily thatI lovethem. . . I made
to loveherchildienunConditionally.
family rulesbut I don'tbelievein grounding.Whenyou do thatyou becomea wardenandthe home
becomesa prison.I alsofeel that mothersshouldn'tlimit their intereststo the home." (TheHerald
Journal,l-ogan,UT, March 14, 1989)
Joanneis a full time secretaryat the LDS Instituteof Religionin [.ogan,but takingthisjob hashada
down side;shehadto give up teachingpianostudents.Joannehasalwayslovedhermusic. Sheplays
and with dancebands.
both organand pianoand playsin church,at weddingreceptions,
Scott(Lloyd-GeorgeHenry)andl-ouCiclTaggartareservingan LDS missionin theIvory Coast.In a
letterMay 4,1989,tohis brothcrsandsisters,Scottsaidtheyweresharinga villa with anothercouple,
Robcrt and [.ola Mae Walker, from " . . . of all places,Morgan, Utah. He is now retiredfrom beinga
with our relativesin Morgan.In fact,onemightsayhebecame
mortician.Sotheyarewell acquainted
deeplyacquaintedwith many of them . . .
We lind thepeopleto bevery f riendlyandhospitable.Thewcatheris hotandhumid.. . . We'vebeento
onebaptism.And thisweekwe'll seethreebaptisms.We helpedto teachthecoupleandtheirsonwho
. . .Thepeople
Europeanstandards
areto 6ebaptized.. . . The City of Abidjanis modern,approaching
everywhere.
Becausethe
there
are
surprises
and
contrasts
And
dress
colorlully.
archandsome.They
grows
extremely
fast,
countries,
the
population
the
neighboring
higher
than
economyhereis so much
.
.
.
Ghana,
Liberia,
Guinea,
etc."
being
immigrants
from
the
people
of
a high percentage
thatScott,with l,ouCiel, hasbeencalledasa new
The ChurchNews(February10, 1990)announced
MissionPresident.
Maria),sonof HenryandMildredMansfield,washonored
Marc L. Mansfield(Mildred-Lucy-Harriet
wherehe receivedthe
on April25, 1988,in Washington,D.C. by theNationalAcademyof Sciences,
award
included
a
Award for 1988.The
prestigious
Initiativesin Research
$15,000priz9.This award
"to
young
scientists
andto encourage
was established
by theBell Laboratories recognizeinnovative
researchlikely to leadtowardncw capabiliticsfor humanbenefit."
Professorat theMichiganMolecularInstitute.Dr.
Marc is a SeniorScientistandAssociateResearch
JohnD. Hoffman,Directorof the Institute,said: "Marc Mansfieldis one of Americasoutstanding
youngscientists.Thework fbr which he is beingrccognizedmakesa significantcontributionto resoof moleculesat theinterscientific controversyrclativeto theorganization
lutionof thelong-standing
facebetweentheamorphousandcrystallinedomainsof polymers."Marc graduatedin physicsfrom
the Universityof Utah,and hashis PhD in Chcmistryfiom DartmouthCollege.
Marc andhiswife, Susan,havethreechildrcn:Katharine,Heather,andEric. MarcservedanLDS misand is now activein Boy ScoutsandLDS youth programs.
sion in France-Belgium
Henry) sisters,at the time they were
JenniTaggartand AmandaTaggart (Dan-Dan-James-George
Junior
High Scltool,were the first andsecat
North
Ogden
respectively,
graders,
and
seventh
eighth
by the WeberCounty Federationof
essay
contest,
sponsored
of
the
Americanism
place
winners
ond
theConstitution,"attracted
anumberofstu"Fathersof
thecontest:
Thetopicof
RepublicanWomen.
Washington.
The awards
about
George
Jefferson,
Amanda
wrote
about
Thomas
dentwriters. Jenni
special
luncheon.
7,
1988,
at
a
were madeNovember
B.S. in biology from Utah StateUniversity and PhD in biology
S. JamesTaggart(Spencer-James),
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from the Universityof California,SantaCruz, is Directorof EducationProgramsat the Marine Ecological Institute,RedwoodCity, California.
Henry-GeorgeHenry) retiredJune 30, 1989,as superintendent
Jay B. Taggart(Jay-James
of the
Weber School District, after a thirty-five year careerin education. Jay also servedsevenyearsas
superintendentoftheMorganSchoolDistrict.
Jaysaysthathehashad"anexcitingtimeineducation."
He hasalwaysplacedthegoodof thechild uppermostin hisscaleof priorities;to him all otherconsiderationshavebeensecondaryto helpingthechildrenin his care. As an administrator
Jay hasplaced
heavyemphasison positivemotivation,shareddecision-making,
andin givingcreditto thepersonor
personsdoing thework. Thesearejust a few of Jay'spreceptsandqualitiesthat haveendearedhim to
students,their parents,his co-workers,andthe public.
Jaywasthe 1988-1989UtahSuperintendent
of the Year. He was alsoa recipientof the 1986School
Administator'sAward from the John F. KennedyCenterfor the PerformingArts. His other awards
includethe 1986Utah PTA OutstandingSuperintendent
Award and the 1987Utah Child Advocate
Award. (TheOgdenStandardExnminer,April 13, 19ft9)
OuinBlair.husbandof RuthTaggart(Lloyd-George
Henry),in thesummeroI 19U9,receivedfrom the
Governorof WyomingthatState'sbig awardasthepersonwho hadcontributedthemostto its tourist
industry.
Henry),is a city engineerin
Vichagl Jalley, husbandof ElizabethHolmes(Jcanctto-Brucc-Georgc
Scottsdale,
Arizona. Elizabethhasa propcrtymanagcmcnt
company.
PatJohnson
(Irla-Byron-ElizaAnn) BraeggcrwasclectedMayor of Providencc,Utah,lastNovember7. Patnow holdsthesameof ficethatwasheldby hcrlatchusband,
Clydc. (VolumeIV, Number2,
p.12)
-Bruce-George
Henry)beganin Junc,1989,his internshipat PresbyterAleJ<qn9er
llglmes (Jeanette
ian MedicalCenterin SanFrancisco.Thc preocdingycarheservcda Fellowshipat SmithKettlewell
Instituteof Ophthamologyin SanFrancisco.
(Kay-Becky-Ethel-Bruce-Georgc
Henry)is theStudentBody Presidentat Viewmont
Qav.id.Barlow
High SchoolBountiful. He was alsoelectcdGovernorat Boy'sStatelastiummer.
Threesisters-Veraf r4opkiq kruisc T. Heiner, andCleoneT. Eller (GeorgeAlbert-GeorgeHenry)
havedecoratedthe GWT graveseachMemorial Day lclr many yearspast. Our collcctive thanksand
appreciation
to eachof you.
NEW MEMBERS
Correction:In our lastNewsletterwe shouldhaveidentifiedCOURTNEY HOLMES asa daushter
(not a son)of MelanieandJohnT. Holmes.
l.auraMcNiven Cranfill - June22,1987
daughterof Dana T. (Cal-Grant-GeorgeHenry) and StevenR. Cranfill
CarolynDeannTalley- March 9, 1989
daughterof ElizabethHolmes (Jeanette-Bruce-George
Jenry) and Michael Talley
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JessicaTaylor - March 2I,1989
Henry) and Scott Taylor
daughterof Wendy (Karen-Ethel-Bruce-George
CandaceCushing- October31, 1988
Henry) Cushing
daughterof Kathleenand Jon (Karen-Ethel-Bruce-George
l,aurenAnn Barlow - October9, 1989
Henry) Barlow
daughterof Julie and Alan (Becky-Ethel-Bruce-George
JauneeKay Barlow - July 13, 1989
Henry) Barlow
daughterof Angie and Brad @ecky-Ethel-Bruce-George
TaggartJordonBlair - December29,1989
son of Judith and Ted Blair (Ruth-GeorgeHenry)
FROM YOUR LETTERS
"We appreciate. . . the latestNewsletter andwe areenclosinga small contributionassincerethanks
for your kindnessto us whenwe first cameto thiscountry.You treatedus aspracticallymembersof
Wewishyoua
John'sphilosophyoflifeisveryadvanced.
yourlamilyforwhichweareverythanklul.
hrppy Easterandgoodhealthto theentireTaggartfamily. (Emily andFrankLinder,Warrenton,VA"
March,'89)
"[t wasdelightfulto receivcanotherNewsletter.. . I readit all theway throughtheday I receivedit. It
'89)
was greatto hearall the news." (BerniceT. Van Dame- Roy, UT, July,
"Last weeka FredTaggartlamily reunionwasheldin Homedale,Idahowith about150attending. . .
We askedfor donationsto coverthecostsof food,etc. The donationsexceededtheexpense,so please
find encloseda checkfor $ 100to helpwith the TaggartNewsletterwhich we enjoy so very much . . . .
On behalfof thekids of this parto1'theTaggartclanthanksso muchfbr your work on theNewsletter.
We look fonwardto receivingit and keepevery issue."(Nolan & SharonTaggart- Wilder, ID,
August,'89)
"I wentto seethenewstoneat thecemeteryon MemorialDay. It isjustbeautiful.Sincethenmy family
membershaveseenit. We wereall very impressed,andproudto be membersof theGeorgeWashington Taggartfamily." (MargaretW. Taggart- Morgan, UT, August, '89)
"We enjoyedreadingthe recentfamilyNewsletter.We appreciateall your effortsand hopeto attend
the next reunion. Morgan soundsgreat!" (Dana& StevenCranfill - Cody, WY, April, '89)
"You can't imagine how much we enjoy each issueof the TaggartNewsletter. They are carefully
savedfor future,aswell aspresentenjoyment.Our childrenandgrandchildrenarealsodelightedwith
(Alice&EarlTaylor-Sacramento,CA,
eachissue.Severalhaveusedthestoriesforschoolreports."
April,'89)
". . . We receivedour latestNewsletterandenjoy eachone. Our missionis great. We love the people
andthework herein thel,os AngelesVisitor Center.We alsohavea ward we areover andthuswe are
teachingthe discussionsand having the thrill of baptisms." (Paulene& Pany Greenwood- Los
AngelesVisitor Center,CA, April, '89)
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"lrt metell you how verymuchI enjoyedtheNewsletter. It is a pricelssrecordof a greatreunion-the
fast and testimony,even watching the dancing was nice. Since my family was sparcelyrepresented-(only 9outof 38) I ameversogratefultheycanreadthereportof it. . . Howeverdid you getall
that informationon Lloyd?" (Ruth P. Smith - Centerville,UT, March, '89)
"Another wonderfulNewsletter! I hopeall us Taggartsappreciatethe efforts you put forth to bring
this to all of us. They arepricelessfamily mementosandmorepreciousastime goesby." (EthelTaggart Christensen- Bountiful, tIT, April, '89)
"Thank you for sendingus the TaggartReunionNewsletter. We greatly appreciateyour time and
effort." (Bruce & FrancesBrown - Salem,OR, May, '89)
"I very much appreciatedreceivingthe TaggartFamily Newsletterand catchingup on someof the
family happenings.I wasn'tableto cometo the lastreunionbecauseof a seriousaccidentfrom which I
was recovering,thoughmy thoughtswere with you. I readwith great interestthe thoughtsof John
TaggartKarren,the greattalk of Jay B. Taggartand the life of Lloyd W. Taggart.. . . I am blessedto
havemy five childrenand their fine spousesin the Salt I",akearea-18 wonderfulgrandchildrenas
well." (ScottA. Taggart- Salt Lake City, UT, April, '89)
"Danamailedme your letterto her,so thoughtI wouldtakea few minutesandsayhello. . . . Havetraveledquitea bit thisyear,andI'm enclosinga ChristmasletterthatI sentout. . . We flew to Stuttgart,
Germany by way of L.A., to pick up Irene'snew Mercedes-Benz. . . All the factory workers are
allowedto buya caratcost,andthenaftera yeartheysellit ata profit,thisin turnrepresents
a bonus,so
. . . all youseein StuttgartareM-Benzcars.[CalandIrenetravelledin Switzerland,
FranceandSpain].
. . Droveto Marseilleto seewhercour shipdockcdin WWII, thc town (city) all restored,lotsof traffic .
. . We hada greattime,travelled1,680milesby car,16,000milcsby plane,52 hoursin theair. Irenehas
yet to drive her car . . ." (Cal & IreneTaggart- Cody,WY, April, '89)
"A few quick linesto tell you how much I enjoyedVolume VIII, No. M had to borrow mother's
becauseI didn't receiveone." (Kay Boyd - ColoradoSprings,CO, April, '89)
"Thank you for thegoodwork you continueto do with theTaggartNewsletter.I appreciateyour effort
and enjoy receivingthe letter." (Hazel Hilbig - Salt [,ake City, UT, May '89)
"I amjust lovingbeinga missionary. . . The Universityherein Clemsclnopenedfor fall semester
and
in findingpeopleto teach.In factthisweekwe receivedtwo phonecalls
hasreallyhelpedour success
from newlyarrivedstudentsaskingusto teachthemall thediscussions.
It is soexcitingto beteaching
insteadofalwaystracting...."
(ElderJohnT.Karrcn-SouthCarolinaColumbiaMission,August,
'89)
"We herereally appreciatereceivingtheNewsletterfrom the Taggartfamily and are happyto seeso
much beingdonein the interestof family andgenealogy."(Mildred & Henry Mansfield- Vernal,
UT, April,'89)
". . . I visitedwith Lloyd Taggartin Codylastweekandhetellsmethattherewill bea family reunionin
Morgan, Utah, in August. I hopeI can gatherup someof my immediatefamily membersand try to
attendthis year.. . . Thankyou for takingthetime to sendme correspondence
regardingthe family. I
appreciatethoseof you who take time out of your alreadybusy schedulesto keep things ongoing."
(ElaineB. Moncur - Powell, WY, January,'89)
". . . I havelearnedfrom my fatherwhat it meansto considerothersbeforeoneself.I havelearnedthe
principleof work andthevalueof serviceto others. . . How very proudI am to be from Wyoming [his
mother'sname].Only you,my family,canappreciate
whatthatstatement
means. . . It wastheTaggart
ConstructionCompanythatgot me started. . . Our family which wasbuilt on a Mormon foundationis
basedon eternaltruths. If we listen,thosetruthswill beckonandinvite us [to remainor] to retum . . . to
that which will blessus with everlastingjoy. . . ." (Jeff Willis - Sterling,VA, December,'89)
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LLOYD TAGGART SENIOR
February20,1989
Dear Spence,
., R*"ntly Phyllishad a discussionwith someonewho was inquiringaboutthe Lloyd Taggart
"
tamlly.'l'od_emonstratethecompassionofLloydSeniorsherelatedanexpe-riencelhadatniostt#Jntv
yearsago. Since.you are looking for eventsin family backgroundforihe Newsletter,iO""iO"A--i6
recordthat experiencefor you.
Iwasvisitingourson,stephen,.atthesloanKettering.hospitalinNewyorkCity.
Hewasagraduatestudentat CornellUniversityandwa.sat thehospitatb6ingireatedfor Hodgkinsdir"ur" f"|m
1r
cancer).He was in a ward with aboutsix otherpaiients.
"f
Steveand Pam,his wife, for a half hour or so a young lady of Japanese
decent
.^^,-^S".
lit]tilq
Decf(oned
me
to comeover to her bed. Shewantedto askme a questioh.Atlhoultr rtt" realized,that
it
- Lloyd fugg"ii oi
Yas.a remotepossibility,shewondered,sinceSteveand I were'Taggarts,if I knEw
Cody, Wyoming. I indicatedthat I did and describedthe family i"i"tionrfrif.
Shethentold me that hcr fatherhad beenemplclyedby Lloyd asan accountant.After a number
of yearsworking for Lloyd, he and his family mo*'bdto cullro.nia whererr" *oit"o for a taige
comp1ly.-He foundhis work not toosatislyingsincehe missedtheclosepersonalrelationship
he"hadhad
with Lloyd andco-workers.
Accord.ingto thedaughter,Lloyd and.hisfamily werethebestpeopletheyknew. Shecould
not
say enoughaboutLloyd'scompassion,
his integrity,-humanity,
*oik
aridcontributionsto the
community(amongotherthingsshementionedLl,cytl'sinterestin and
"ihi.,
supportof art).
This young.JapaneseAmerican girl conclude<tby telling me that althoughher father was
,
no
longeremplgyedby theTaggarts,Lloyclwaspayingthetostsoih", comingin N?* yorkformedical
treatment.
Jhey c.ouldh avesentherto anyn,rm-ber
of hospitalsin thewest"where
thecostwouldhave
beenless.It wasdetermined,however,that S_loan
Ketteringwasthebestplacein1tr" Unit"d Statesfor
the treatmentof Leukemia,which was her illness,and this shewas sentthere.
I followedtheprogress
of thisyounglaclyon my severalvisitsto Steveandpam. Within abouta
monthafterfirst meetinghershcwasrelcasecl-from
thehospitalwithwhat thedoctorsdescribedasa
"completeremission"cll her leukemia.
Sincerely,
Glen L. Taggart
{<t<**t(t
r<t t(*r.
George
wurninstJl?ilJ:,-t
Famiry
Reunion
willbe heldin Morgan,Utah
Saturday,
August11,1gg0.
Seeyoutherel
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MARRIAGES
Melinda Pugmire(Toni-Edis-Frederick)to John Michael Zollinger
April 7, 1989,St. Charles,Idaho
Luci Dansieto RichardT. Cloninger(Becky-Lloyd W.-Lloyd-GeorgeHenry)
April 15, 1989,SherwoodHills, Wellsville,Utah
to StevenTaylor Hawes
JenniferLynn Crapo (Valeria-Beulah-James)
May 13, 1989,IdahoFallsTemple
to Kirk E. Davis
Mary Allison Mellor (Mary Lou-Beulah-James)
September16, 1989,SeattleWashingtonTemple
Gayle Sanderstromto Martin David Gaeth@eAnn-Wallace-Jerome-Charles
Wallace)
June24. 1989.Denver.CO
TauniTaylor to JamesM. Taggart(G. Mark-Lindsey-Marcus)
August 1, 1989,Salt LakeTemple
MISSIONARIES
JohnT. Karren (Adelle-Spencer-James)
is servingin the SouthCarolinaColumbiaMission
DuaneTaggart(Bryan-Edis-Frederick)
is servingin the Illinois ChicagoMission
DarenOlson (Roger-Verla-Frederick)
is servingin the New HampshireManchesterMission
TAGGARTIANA
(GWT was living in SaltLake City when GeorgeBruce,his brother-in-law,senthim this letter. Ten
yean hadoassedsinceGWT, with his brideHarrietBruce,hadleft Peterborough(1843-1853)to go to
Nauvoo. One can imaginehow pleasedhe must havebeenwith this news from his old home.
David and Moletta (Marcus)Robertshad the original letter and gave me a copy January 16,1984.
sLT)
Page22
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Peterborough Oct 2nd
1853
BrotherTaggard
The time hasbeenso long sinceI havehad a chanceof conversingwith you and lqving heard
fromyou bythewayofSamueflcwT'sbrother)Ihavedeterminedto.writeyouofmyselfandsoJTeis very glod I work at machinthingbf thehewsof bld Peterborough:if I canthink of any. ftzly.h_ealttr
suppose,
butIthink it is thebestway
people
think
I
most
in
doors,
working
life
ery iTisrathera confined
years
to
do
so.
I
learned
my trade_eight
be
obliged
to
always
I
do'nt
mean
though
ofmaking money,
been
since
that
I
have
years
ago,
til
nearly
four
Market
and
New
Portsmouth
worked
in
ago,afteithat I
live
in
years
ago
and
manied
two
shop.
I
repair
work
in
the
Phenix
a
day
shillings
hEre,I haveeight
Jvas
pigand
cow
and
I
keep
a
nice
the
old
bell
factory,
side
of
hill
on
the
east
tofl
of
thc
at
the
thebrick house
in thebestmannerpossible.I
sixteenhens,havea goodgardcnandenjoylife'scomlbrtsandblessings
to seeyou,andI presume
We
should
like
the
same.
wcll
and
enjoying
are
family
hopeyou andyour
day.
while,
I
see
your
brotherSam_every
once
in
a
lblks
of
old
Petcrboro'
to
see
somc
you would like
Wilton.
brother]
in
helieve,
and
Albert
in
Keene
I
brother]
is
youngest
Henry [GWT's
Ianother
Motherlivesaloncnow with thc exceptionof Frewoh'escompany.Elisais at HarrisvilleSarah
is at Washingtongclingto school,Altred is at NorthAdamsMass.Chas.worksat thefalls in theshop
andJohn is in Texas.
that
Mr. Cogswellsoldhis Iactoryto anIrishmanby thenameof Nooneyou haveheardperhaps,
h
e
h
a
s
b
u
i
l
t
o
n
e
n
e
w
h
o
u
s
e
a
t
thecorburntandhehasbuiltonanaddition,andfillcditwithmachinery
and
considerable
land
ol'Mr.
Boynlts
row
of
housos,
mill
he
owns
Fe
in
front
of
thc
nerof theroads
ton's,TheUptongirlshavclettheirhouscandUncleDavidlivcswithJohnandhiswife or thereabouts/
Janeandkruisa aredead,Harrietis marriedandIivesin Stoddard,UncleBilly Smithandwife areyet
enjoyingasgoodhcalthasusual,Mr. Cogswellwentto
living in thc little redhouscby theschrxrlhouse
(?)
bought
a f'armabouttwentymilesfrom there,andmoved
Buffalofour or livo yearsagoandHcnry
threc
children,CarrolineandSaraharemarried.Old
on to it abouttwo yearsago hc is marricdandhas
Mrs. Morrisonwcnt out to Mich. sevcralycarsagoanddicd thereandMr. Feltmarr(ied)Elizafor his
secondwif'etheyhavca littleboy firuryoarsold, Mary Fcltmarricda blacksmithby thenameof SpaldKni m
e hallasistorol'mywifesixyearsagoandowns
i n g a n d l i v e s i n N a s h uGar,a n v i l l c F c l t m a r r i o d J a
Moor'sMachineshopin thc village. HoraccMorrisonhasmadehimselfrich tcachingat theSouthhe
hasboughtMerriamsplaccthe othcrsidc ol'Mothersyou know. he hasl'ixedit up and makesit his
summerressidencc
Peterborovillagehasgrown somesinceyou was hcrc thoughnot so much as it
would if theycouldgeta railroad,Wc havebecntalkingclfhavinga bankandrailroadfor a long time,
but it seemsto little purposo.Peterborohasthemostmoneyo1any town in thecountybut thereis a
will not beso likely to getone,for haveingoneso near, therailroad
bankat Jaffrey,andso Peterboro
hasgot up asfar asEastWilton but it will bc ratherslowwork to gotit overthemountainsto Peterboro.
Peoplearebuildingrailroadsall ovcrthecountrymost,at thepresentdayandit is agoodway of travelling I think,soonwe cango nearlyall over theUnitedStatesin a Car.thenI hopeto seeyou andyour
family if not before, I think of nothingmore which would interestyou, so I will finish writing by
requestingyou to write soonto me, andacceptour regards,andthegoodwishesof all your friendsin
do'ntget much time for anyPeterboro,Excusemy scriblingmannerof writing, for we shophands
thing.
GeorgeBruce
* * * * * < , 1 . * t
t ( i . *
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Bill an4IleenIrG,ueJ-Flederick)KnowlpsFamily (By lleen). In 1953we movedto Portland(Oregon)with our little daughterandexpectingour first son in just one-and-a-half
months. gili had
receivedateachingjob,andwewereyoungandadventuresome
andthought-why not,it we don'tlike
it there,we canmoveback.
The yearsstartedto addup qld_theLord blessedus with little ones. They startedschoolandgot
involvedin musicandsports.Bill servedthreestakemissions,waswardclerk,andY.M. MutualPr-esident.Hehadservedamissionin England. . . andin 1973wascalledto serveeightyearsasacounselor
in the bishopricof our ward.
Justafterthiscall our lastand10thchildwasborn. Two monthspriorto this,our fourthsonwasdiagnosedas.havingcancerinthetissueofhisleg
Thedoctorsdidn'tgivehimmuchhopeasitwasspreading up ttp.lggandtheywereulgble to identifyits type. Our Bishbp,HyrumWaynbSmithlnuflr fingreeSmith'sson)cameto seeKeitha numbeiof timbs.DuringthisperiodKeittrmadethed'ecisionto
h,avehiqlegremovedashebelievedit wouldimprovehischanceof surviving.As parentswefelt good
abouthisdecision.But amemberof theStakePresidency
aftertwo daysof frayei andfasting,tdld us
thathefelt it wasthewrongdecisionandthatKeith shouidhaveanoth6rPribsthoodblessingl.. feittr
did haveanotherblessing,andaftercobalttreatmentandchemotherapy
for threeyearsandcioseattentioq f9.rfiy."yg1tg,Keithwasableto live anormallife. He hassincetlienserveda missionandgraduated(April, 1986)from BYU with a degreein MechanicalEngineering.
The.faithexhibited,theSpiritbearingwitness,j.ndthepowerof thePriesthood
beingmanifestgaveus
a glimpseof thepowerandloveof theInrd. TheGospelis trueandit'sworth morEthanlife i'lse11to
keepthecovenants.
The KnowlesFamily, June 19E5
Backrow: Bill, Keith,Rex,Tod,Quinn,Paul
Middlerow: John,Bryce
Frontrow: Marilyn,fleen,Bill, Cheryl
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of UtahStateUniversity,Executive
Wallace),a_graduate
RichardTaggart(Devere-Jerome-Charles
hq Ygg.t, andhiswife
of iheValleyBankof Nevada(with4 billiondollarsin assets),
VicePresid-eit
child,waskilledin an
a
fifth
Nathaniel.
Susan,
and
Aaron,
Michelle,
children-Chet,
have
four
Judy
in
1986.
in
Germany
accident
automobile
The Paul(Frederick)andJuanitaTaggartFamily l-odge in themoutainseastof
Eden. "A gift to our family wherethey can all be toget[s1"- Paul,a retired
carpenteradding-"the work was all free."
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be Sep1. WashingtonTaggart- dateof deathin our famiy recordsis September20, L843;sho_uld
p.
Vol.,
Number
1,
4
lrtter
from
IV,
Family
Newsletter,
tember2,1843. @ocumentation
September
6,
1843).
N.H.,
dated
Nauvoo,
SusanTaggartto her sonsin Peterborough,
2. LieutenantJamesTaggart-dateofdeathinourfamilyrecordsisJanuary25,ISZl;shouldbeJanu'
- Marker on his gravein JarmanyHill Cemetery,Sharon,N.H.)
ary 25,1828. (Documentation
3. ElizabethMcNee Taggart- no datein our family recordsfor her birth; shouldbe 1739or 1740.
(Documentation- Marker on her grave in JarmanyHill Cemeteryreads: "Elizabethwife of Lieut
JamesTaggartdied Nov 1, 1814(sameas in our family records)in the 74thyr of her age."
in2& 3 above)-dateof birth inour
firstchild of JamesandElizabethTaggart
4. BarbaraTaggart,
-James' pensionfiles in which he
family recordsis "about1772;"shouldbe 1777. (Documentation
statedJuly 4, 1820,that he hadone daughter,Barbara,43, living with him.)
5. EnsignJohnTaggart- Buried in theDublin, N.H. cemetery;his markerreads:Ens.JohnTaggart
an officer of the Am. Revolutiondied Nov 15, 1832in his 84d yr. PatriotSoldier,restin peace,Here
thy toils and battlescease;Farewellsorrowspainsandcareburdensweary agemust bear.
6. Hannah-Anna-EamesTaggart-BuriedintheDublin,N.H.cemetery;hermarkerreads:Hannah
wife of JohnTaggartJr.who diedJuly 18, 1828. (Informationin 5 and6 abovecollectedby Glen &
PhyllisTaggartin Dublin, Fall, 1989.)
7. HarrietAtkinsBruce-Inourfamilyrecordswehavethemonthandyearofherbaptismbutnotthe
of Peterborough
da.v;shewas baptizedFebruary20, 1842. (Documentation- Historical Sl<etches
New Hampshire, PeterboroughHistorical Sclciety,1938,p. 187.)
SLT
FromJeanette(May, 1989)-((lvs beenbusywith genealogy.I split my time betweenresearching
new names,sendingin templework sheets,etc. I havesentseveralin and had themassignedto the
I-oganTemple,alsoOaklandandSaltLake.Theyarein thefamily file sectionunder"Taggart"and/or
"Holmes."So if anyonein thefamily wantsto do work in theTempleon anyof thesenames,theycan
go to theoffice andget the names.Thus far in 1989over 2600nameshavebeen"cleared"for temple
ordinances.Many morewerereturnedas "in process"or "completed."Feellike I am makingsome
Inl9SS,EarlandAlice(ScottSn-GeorgeHenry)Taylor
progress,butsomuchmoreneedstobedone.
helpedcopy manyof my work sheetsonto the computerandsubmit themfor templework. We were
successfulin "clearing"anothergroupof over 2OOO.
I hopemy health,eyes,andmind remainin good
orderso I cancontinue!"
"Thosewho do not appreciate the heritage which others have bequeathedto them will seldom do
much themselvesby which to be remembered."
- DwightD. Eisenhower
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