James Caldwell was the only son of Charles Caldwell & Betty Royale, he was born in Grappenhall, England on September 2, 1797. James was a skilled mason, who worked as a laborer for the city of Liverpool, he laid cobblestone and brick on many of the streets and pathways throughout the city.
James married a Ann Broom on October 24, 1830, in Liverpool. Due to their older ages, James & Ann had only two children, a son, Charles, born May 24, 1831, and Susannah, christened July 13, 1835, who died an infant in November 1835. They then adopted a daughter, Sarah Caldwell born April 5, 1841, who had been left with them as an infant.
The Caldwell family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 16, 1841, and were members of the Liverpool LDS Branch.
After the death of his wife Ann, James immigrated to the United States with his children and grandchildren. James, along with his son Charles and the family left England on June 30, 1868, arriving in Castle Garden, New York on July 12, 1868.
While the Caldwell family traveled by rail from New York to Laramie, Wyoming there was a very hot spell of weather and the railroad cars in which the immigrants were traveling were very, very hot, without much water to drink. James Caldwell was stricken and died of heat prostration on a railway car near Schenectady, New York, on July 14, 1868.
James Caldwell was laid to rest, along with several others who had died, in the care of the Fonda-Fulton Company, Montgomery, New York with a burial location and date unknown. The train halted on the 14th in the village of Fonda, just long enough to make the arrangements for the burial of the Saints who had died that day. The Caldwell family was unable to stay to attend James' burial.
His son Charles described James as "a kind, thoughtful man. His story and life are documented, but the details of his thoughts, aspirations, and activities are only available through memory."
James Caldwell was the only son of Charles Caldwell & Betty Royale, he was born in Grappenhall, England on September 2, 1797. James was a skilled mason, who worked as a laborer for the city of Liverpool, he laid cobblestone and brick on many of the streets and pathways throughout the city.
James married a Ann Broom on October 24, 1830, in Liverpool. Due to their older ages, James & Ann had only two children, a son, Charles, born May 24, 1831, and Susannah, christened July 13, 1835, who died an infant in November 1835. They then adopted a daughter, Sarah Caldwell born April 5, 1841, who had been left with them as an infant.
The Caldwell family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 16, 1841, and were members of the Liverpool LDS Branch.
After the death of his wife Ann, James immigrated to the United States with his children and grandchildren. James, along with his son Charles and the family left England on June 30, 1868, arriving in Castle Garden, New York on July 12, 1868.
While the Caldwell family traveled by rail from New York to Laramie, Wyoming there was a very hot spell of weather and the railroad cars in which the immigrants were traveling were very, very hot, without much water to drink. James Caldwell was stricken and died of heat prostration on a railway car near Schenectady, New York, on July 14, 1868.
James Caldwell was laid to rest, along with several others who had died, in the care of the Fonda-Fulton Company, Montgomery, New York with a burial location and date unknown. The train halted on the 14th in the village of Fonda, just long enough to make the arrangements for the burial of the Saints who had died that day. The Caldwell family was unable to stay to attend James' burial.
His son Charles described James as "a kind, thoughtful man. His story and life are documented, but the details of his thoughts, aspirations, and activities are only available through memory."
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