Alma Helaman Hale Sr 1836-1908
I was born in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, April 24, 1836.
I was only six weeks old when my parents, Jonathan Harriman Hale and Olive Boynton, who had formerly united themselves with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commenced their journey westward to make their home with the Saints who had gathered at Kirtland, Ohio. Being so young at that time it was very difficult for my parents to devise a plan by which I could travel comfortable and without injury. They conceived the idea, however, of fastening a large basket to the tops of the wagon bows. The motion of the wagon made it an excellent cradle. In this basket I traveled to Kirtland.
It took us a period of nearly a month's travel to reach our destination. My parents procured a home at Kirtland in which we lived for a period of two or three years. We then moved to the state of Missouri, with the rest of the Saints, making our home with them by a remorseless and unforgiving enemy whose captain was Lucifer himself and who used his every effort to overthrow the Kingdom of God, but whose arm was powerless to affect the body of Christ, which still lives.
When the Saints were driven from Missouri to Nauvoo, my parents were of their number. Immediately upon arriving at Nauvoo my father went to work in the stone quarry, cutting out stone for the Temple. He continued to work in the quarry and on the Temple building until it was completed. He was created Bishop of the ninth Ward of Nauvoo City, and also held the honored position of ‘Colonel of the Nauvoo Legion.’
To get the complete history download below. For more information on the life of alma helaman hale sr., we recommend the book: Alma Helaman Hale history & genealogy volume 1 - second edition, nathan hale gardner. The book is available through the Hale Family Organization - contact Lee Hale ([email protected])
I was only six weeks old when my parents, Jonathan Harriman Hale and Olive Boynton, who had formerly united themselves with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commenced their journey westward to make their home with the Saints who had gathered at Kirtland, Ohio. Being so young at that time it was very difficult for my parents to devise a plan by which I could travel comfortable and without injury. They conceived the idea, however, of fastening a large basket to the tops of the wagon bows. The motion of the wagon made it an excellent cradle. In this basket I traveled to Kirtland.
It took us a period of nearly a month's travel to reach our destination. My parents procured a home at Kirtland in which we lived for a period of two or three years. We then moved to the state of Missouri, with the rest of the Saints, making our home with them by a remorseless and unforgiving enemy whose captain was Lucifer himself and who used his every effort to overthrow the Kingdom of God, but whose arm was powerless to affect the body of Christ, which still lives.
When the Saints were driven from Missouri to Nauvoo, my parents were of their number. Immediately upon arriving at Nauvoo my father went to work in the stone quarry, cutting out stone for the Temple. He continued to work in the quarry and on the Temple building until it was completed. He was created Bishop of the ninth Ward of Nauvoo City, and also held the honored position of ‘Colonel of the Nauvoo Legion.’
To get the complete history download below. For more information on the life of alma helaman hale sr., we recommend the book: Alma Helaman Hale history & genealogy volume 1 - second edition, nathan hale gardner. The book is available through the Hale Family Organization - contact Lee Hale ([email protected])
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