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Author	Lovesy, Emma Amelia Townsend
Birth and Death Dates	1848-1932
Call Number	MSS SC 2637
Material Type	Autobiography
Biography	Emma was born February 4, 1848 in Burmingham, Wareckshire [sic Birmingham, Warwickshire], England to John Williams and Ann Walton Townsend. John was a wood-turner by trade, and made all kinds of furniture and toys. The family was very poor, so Emma was not able to attend school, but cared for her younger siblings. Emma joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints along with the rest of her family and they left England of March 9, 1860 to sail for America. The seas were stormy, but after seven weeks the ship finally landed in Castle Garden, New York. They then traveled five days to St. Joseph, and on to Winter Quarters with the Daniel Robinson Company. Emma's grandparents, who were already in Utah, met the company in Emigration Canyon and helped them into Salt Lake City. They arrived August 27, 1860, but had no home or place to stay. Emma worked like a grown man, helping to keep her family going. On February 13, 1867 Emma married Henry Lovesy and they settled in Salt Lake City. Emma and Henry had five daughters, two of whom survived into adulthood. Sometime later, Emma's family apostatized, joining the Josephite Church. After Emma's father died, her mother came back to live with Emma, and rejoined the Church. Emma passed away December 3, 1932 at age 84.
Abstract	This autobiography is four pages long, typewritten. Emma told her life story to Virginia Schwagler who acted as scribe. Emma worked hard her entire life, and never had many earthly possessions. When she was sailing to America, she was nearly swept overboard by a huge wave. While traveling to Utah, 12-year-old Emma went barefoot the whole way, and had to either pull the heavy handcart or carry the baby. The company met friendly Indians along the way, and traded with them for supplies. When they finally reached Utah, Emma gathered bark up the canyon to trade for bits of soap at the soap factory. Emma never had any kind of education or chance to learn to read and write, but in her last 12 years of life was miraculously blessed with the ability to read her scriptures, and then anything else. <p> Trek
Coverage	1822-1892

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