The James Gammell Chronicles

Welcome to The James Gammell Chronicles. The purpose of this blog is to provide a gathering place for the living descendants of James Gammell and his siblings, as well as interested friends and historians. If you are a new visitor, you may want to begin by reading the Preface, posted January 4, 2010, and then proceed chronologically through James' life story.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Mission to Texas

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The year 1856 was an eventful one for James, beginning with the birth of two babies. Maria’s fourth child, James, was born on February 14, ...

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Making a Living and Rearing a Family

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Drusilla Hendricks with her granddaughter Elizabeth Gammell and Elizabeth's husband, Eli Harris c. 1868 After the death of his wi...

Monday, December 20, 2010

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

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The Hedquist family Descendants of James Gammell and Hannah Jane Davis taken June 2010 at Bear Lake, Utah It has been an amazing and p...

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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Maria and Hannah Jane Brown

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James Gammell was married five times. His first wife, Harriet Fitzgerald, died in Michigan in 1848. His very short marriage to Mrs. Edit...

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Monday, November 8, 2010

Funeral at the Bowery

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Less than one year later the same guests who attended her marriage at the Bath House gathered on Sunday morning, October 19, 1851, in the Bo...

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

The Warm Springs Bath House

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Four days after his arrival in the valley, Brigham Young designated the location for the temple and initiated a project to map the newly est...

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Note from a Gemmell/Garrity Cousin

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September 25, 2010 Hello Liz, My name is Catherine Hutchens Hall. James Gemmell is my great great grandfather. My grandmother is Lucill...

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Liz: When I have completed my research and writing, I plan to publish this material in a hard copy book that can be passed down to future generations. -Elizabeth Gammell Hedquist, d. of Raymond William Gammell, s. of Horace Blake Gammell, s. of William Andrew Gammell, s. of James Gammell.

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