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Thomas Lorenzo Schofield

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Thomas Lorenzo Schofield

Birth
Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen Unitary Authority, Lancashire, England
Death
27 Mar 1898 (aged 71)
Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, USA
Burial
Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, USA
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Thomas Lorenzo Schofield was the son of Jonathan Schofield and Hannah Heywood. The Schofield family were early converts to the Mormon Church in England and Thomas became President of the Tottington Branch of the church in Lancashire. In 1856 Thomas traveled to America in search of his father, a printer, who had been missing for 17 years, and discovered that he died in Nauvoo, Illinois, of the fever. Returning to England, Thomas emigrated with his family in 1868 aboard the ship Emerald Isle. He settled eventually in Beaver, Utah, in the central part of the territory, where he helped organize the Beaver Woolen Mills. In 1886-1887 he served a term in the territorial prison for practicing polygamy. He married first, in England, to Betty Robertshaw (a Lady in Waiting to Queen Victoria) and second, in Utah, to Henrietta Mona Reid (daughter of a Sergeant in Her Majesty's 48th Regiment of Foot). Thomas was a pillar of his community, active in public affairs and a member of the local choir, in which he featured his "magnificent" voice. He was the father of eight children by each of his two wives.
Thomas Lorenzo Schofield was the son of Jonathan Schofield and Hannah Heywood. The Schofield family were early converts to the Mormon Church in England and Thomas became President of the Tottington Branch of the church in Lancashire. In 1856 Thomas traveled to America in search of his father, a printer, who had been missing for 17 years, and discovered that he died in Nauvoo, Illinois, of the fever. Returning to England, Thomas emigrated with his family in 1868 aboard the ship Emerald Isle. He settled eventually in Beaver, Utah, in the central part of the territory, where he helped organize the Beaver Woolen Mills. In 1886-1887 he served a term in the territorial prison for practicing polygamy. He married first, in England, to Betty Robertshaw (a Lady in Waiting to Queen Victoria) and second, in Utah, to Henrietta Mona Reid (daughter of a Sergeant in Her Majesty's 48th Regiment of Foot). Thomas was a pillar of his community, active in public affairs and a member of the local choir, in which he featured his "magnificent" voice. He was the father of eight children by each of his two wives.

Bio by: Kerry Ross Boren

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