Comfort DAVIS - 1801 Newent and Mormon trek (General)

by mikedavies , Huddersfield, Monday, October 10, 2011, 22:15 (4789 days ago) @ Jefff

Jefff,

Thanks for the additional information and links. This is all adding to the background information, but i guess i'll just have to keep digging to see if i can find where, when and why they converted before they made the long journey to the USA.

If the oldest Mormon place of worship in the world "Gadfield Elm" is at Staunton, its only a few miles away from where they lived in Bran Green/Newent, so maybe that is where they used to worship?

As you've mentioned, because of the success of the missionaries in this area, perhaps a lot more people emigrated to the USA with them than we imagined?

Mike