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Source: Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers

A collection of histories compiled by The National Society of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers.  Produced by The Sons of the Utah Pioneers. Includes names, dates, and other vital information about the lives of Mormon (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) pioneers who settled in Utah.

Original data: Florence C. Youngberg, ed. Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers. Vol. 2.

Courtesy of Mardene Dawson

Submitted by: J. Ralph Brown and Harold Forbush 

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Name: Robert Braithwaite

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1830

Birth Place: Kendal, Westmoreland, England

Parents: Rowland and Hannah Askew Braithwaite

Death Date: 26 Oct 1906

Death Place: Spanish Fork, Utah

Arrival: 1854, Daniel McCarthy Co.

Spouse: Harriet Amelia Bemus

Marriage Date: 05 Feb 1858

Marriage Place: Manti, Utah

Spouse's Parents: Lyness and Martha Amelia (Juell) Bemis

Spouse's Birth Date: 16 Sep 1844

Spouse's Birth Place: Lewistown, Illinois

Spouse's Death Date: 10 Feb 1929

Spouse's Death Place: Spanish Fork, Utah

Robert was baptized a member of the Church in 1845. His mother was the first to accept the gospel and was baptized in 1843. His father joined two years later. Robert was determined to save money to take his parents and siblings to Utah , but his father died in England. Robert came alone to the Valley and earned money to send for his family, all but John who came later. Robert worked in Salt Lake for about a year as a shoemaker. Then he moved to Manti where he settled. He was a shoemaker, a trade learned from his father in England, and a farmer, and he ran a Carding machine shop. 

He fought in the Black Hawk Indian War. He was well known for the beautiful flowers and good vegetables he raised. Robert had a good voice and sang in duets and the church choir He also led the choir on many occasions. Robert and Harriet moved to Spanish Fork in 1901 where Robert died a few years later.

Children: 
Martha Hannah , b. 17 Sep 1860 , Manti, Utah . Md. 1881 , James Gordon Cassen Cahoon . D. 24 Feb 1944. 
Mary Elizabeth , b. 10 Sep 1862 , Manti, Utah . Md. 1885 , James Peterson . D. 3 Feb 1926 . 
Emily Matilda , b. 22 Mar 1865 , Manti, Utah . Md. 1882 , John Walker . D. 22 Jun 1935 . 
Robert , b. 11 Mar 1867 , Manti, Utah . Md. 1889 , Ericka Thunell . D. 6 Mar 1951 . 
Harriet Amelia , b. 5 Mar 1870 , Manti, Utah . Md. 1889 , George Rowe Smith . D. 29 Feb 1916 . 
Isabella , b. 8 Jun 1872 , Manti, Utah . Md. 20 Jul 1892 , Hyrum Bown . D. 14 Dec 1944 . 
Lyness Rowland , b. 16 Sep 1874 , Manti, Utah . Md. 1898 , Anna Larsen . D. 1 May 1949 . 
Eleanor , b. 18 Mar 1877 , Manti, Utah . Md. 1898 , Theodore Dahl Dedrickson . D. 20 May 1952 . 
Catherine , b. 25 May 1879 , Manti, Utah . Md. 1897 , Albert James Mackley . D. 29 Apr 1949 . 
John , b. 23 Jan 1882 , Manti, Utah . Md. 1903 , Ella Chisholm . D. 12 May 1962 . 
Willard , b. 3 Feb 1885 , Manti, Utah . Md. 1909 , Tebeitha Davis . D. 13 Jul 1956 . 
Jesse , b. 16 Nov 1887 , Manti, Utah . Md. 1907 , Margaret Geslison . D. 10 Dec 1932 .