Daughter of Robert Frederick Aldous (1812-1896) and Mary Ann Parkin (1814-1892). Married to Brigham Heber Bingham.
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Angelina Theresia Aldous Bingham, was born in Cambridgeshire, England 27 December 1844, a daughter of Robert Aldous and Mary Ann Parkinson. She crossed the Atlantic with her parents when she was three years old.

At the age of nine she joined with her parents and four siblings as members of the Claudius V. Spencer Company (1853). Departure: 3 June 1853; Arrival:
17-26 September 1853. About 250 individuals and 40 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Keokuk, Iowa or Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). They crossed the Missouri River on June 3.

In 1855 the family moved to Ogden, settling in Bingham's Fort, now known as Five Points. Here she became acquainted with Brigham Heber Bingham, Sr. On
24 December 1861 at the age of 17, she married Mr. Bingham.

They first lived in the fort and then moved to Huntsville. The area of West Weber, four miles west of Ogden, was being homesteaded by the saints and Brigham and his family moved there from Huntsville; building a two room log house among the tall sage brush which grew in abundance in the semi-wilderness. Clearing the land of this wild vegetation required much hard work before they could plant their crops. Many hardships were endured including fighting crickets.
The Indians in the area would come and peeking through the small windows which caused Angeline many fearful moments. But rather than antagonize them by attempting to drive them away and because it was her nature to be congenial and kind to everyone, she made many friendly gestures by offering sugar, bread, and other delicacies to be enjoyed by these new friends.

The furniture of their small hut was scanty, there was no table. A large chest which Mr. Bingham had made for their clothing was used for the table.
Brigham made a crude bed for his wife and self and trundle bed for the children.

Angeline gathered wool that had been pulled from the backs of sheep by the brush and weeds as they grazed, wove, washed and spin it into yarn which she wove into cloth to be made into clothing and stockings for her children. One year she knit 23 pairs of stockings for her family and pieced quilts together to keep them warm in the winter.

Her husband, B. H. Bingham, Sr. became the first bishop of Wilson and Angelina was secretary of the Relief Society. As years rolled by they built them a brick house which stands on the old homestead and later owned by grandson, Merlin Bingham.

According to the doctrine of the Latter-day Saints philosophy on polygamy Brigham Sr. married two other women. When the manifesto against polygamy was declared, Brigham took his two younger wives and moved to Mexico, leaving Angelina to rear her children alone.
Angelina toiled in various ways, gleaning the fields of wheat, churning butter and walking to Ogden once a week with her basket of eggs and butter exchanging them for calico and food for her children.

She had courage and faith to rear her children in the gospel, teaching them to be honest and faithful, and to work together in love. She raised a wonderful family of boys and girls, all good and faithful members in the L.
D.S. Church. Some became bishops others high councilmen. She was always loved by all the children in her locality. They called her Aunt Angelina.

After her family was raised, she sold her farm to her youngest son Erastus.
He reserved the right for her to have two rooms for her home. She lived there until her husband came back and wanted to live with her while on his visits to Ogden. A small house was bought not far from the home of Erastus, by her children. Although her husband had left her when she needed his help most, she was glad to accommodate him and forget her hardships. Her husband made several visits from Tucson to Ogden. She was very independent even to the end and hated to be waited on. Her last days were spent with a son, Joseph, and it was here she passed away, 28 July 1929 at the age of 85.

She left nine children at the time of her death, sixty-five grandchildren and one hundred great grandchildren. She stayed true to the faith and lived it to the end.

Edited from the book "The Descendants of Erastus Bingham and Lucinda Gates"