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George Croft

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George Croft

Birth
Harris County, Texas, USA
Death
10 Nov 1888 (aged 43)
Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
Burial
Fillmore, Millard County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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Son of Jacob Croft and Amanda Miller

Married Letitia Maria Davies, 5 Dec 1869, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Children - George Francis Croft, Jacob Croft, Mary Evelyn Croft, Amanda Croft, Thomas Croft, Leffel Pearson Croft, Florence Croft, Francis Marion Croft

History - George and his parents moved to Texas when he was a small boy. His mother and sister were killed in a fall from a horse when he was six years old.

He was baptized in 1855 and came to the Valley later with his father. He helped his father haul rock for the Salt Lake Temple and also helped build the fort in Deseret.

He was a miller in Fillmore and a stockman in Fillmore and Deseret. He was a sheriff, and later a contractor on the railroad up Parleys Canyon.

He served a mission in Britain in 1882. He died of cancer of the liver.
Son of Jacob Croft and Amanda Miller

Married Letitia Maria Davies, 5 Dec 1869, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Children - George Francis Croft, Jacob Croft, Mary Evelyn Croft, Amanda Croft, Thomas Croft, Leffel Pearson Croft, Florence Croft, Francis Marion Croft

History - George and his parents moved to Texas when he was a small boy. His mother and sister were killed in a fall from a horse when he was six years old.

He was baptized in 1855 and came to the Valley later with his father. He helped his father haul rock for the Salt Lake Temple and also helped build the fort in Deseret.

He was a miller in Fillmore and a stockman in Fillmore and Deseret. He was a sheriff, and later a contractor on the railroad up Parleys Canyon.

He served a mission in Britain in 1882. He died of cancer of the liver.


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  • Added: May 27, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70482767/george-croft: accessed ), memorial page for George Croft (17 Jul 1845–10 Nov 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70482767, citing Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore, Millard County, Utah, USA; Maintained by SMS (contributor 46491005).