Barnabas Adams Family Ancestry

Barnabas Adams Family Ancestry One of the original 1847 Mormon Pioneers to settle Salt Lake City

Background
Adams, Barnabas L. – (2nd Ten) Born Aug. 28, 1812, near Perth, Upper Canada, of Vermont parentage and was converted to the Church at age 23. He came to Missouri with the "Canada Camp," under Elder John E. Page. In 1846, he married Julia Ann Banker. Adams was elected for the original company and became a night guard over the animals. Once hired to float logs down the Mississippi River from Iowa to St. Louis, Mo., he used his experience during river fordings. After crossing the plains with Brigham Young's company in 1847, he immediately returned to Winter Quarters for his family. He brought his family into the Salt Lake Valley in 1848 and settled in the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. Adams furnished lumber for the Salt Lake Tabernacle, the Salt Lake Theater, and other public buildings. In 1869, he injured himself internally while lifting the bed of a wagon and died June 2, 1869, at age 56, leaving a large family. Source : 1847 Mormon Pioneer

English Royal Ancestry

 * 1) Barnabas Lathrop Adams (1812-1869)''' - LDS 1847 Pioneer, born in Canada
 * 2) Joshua Adams (1780-1863)''' - Canadian md Elizabeth Chipman
 * 3) Richard Adams (1734-1810)''' -