Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-12
OBITUARY.
AMBROSE greenwich SIR.

Ogden City, Utah. Nov. s, 1897
Ambrose Greenwell Sr was, for many
years, a benefactor to scores of his
less fortunate fellow citizens of Ogden
City and Weber county. His demise,
which occurred at his home here, on
october "a, 1891, was the cause of
genuine grief to all his friends.
Ambrose Greenwich was the son of
Ambrose Greenwell and Mary Bars
Greenwich. He was born at Dunton
Bassett, Leicestershirei England, on
the 29th of April, 1888, He comes of
prolific stock, and he traced back his
genealogy in a direct male line for
hundreds of years. His ancestors on
both sides were remarkable for their
longevity. All of them exceeded by at
least a decade the time generally al
lotted to mankind, His grandmother
taught an infant school when she was
ninety years old, ~, H.t
The ages of four of the Greenwells
who lived contemporaneously. uggre
gated 3G5 years--thus averaging 91h
years each. The present Mrs. Eliza
beth Greenwelfs father died in May.
1855. at the patriarchal age of 92 years,
His own father lived to the age of 81
years. The Greenwells We're n thor
oughly domestlcated people, and as a
rule much attached to their domi
Giles. They seldom travelled far from
the place of their birth-as an in
stance 1t Is related that one of Am
brOse's ancestors lived in one house
seventy years after he was married
and there raised a posterity.
In 1919 Ambrose left his native viii
lage and went to Walsnll. In Stafford
| shire. At the age of 10 he was bap-
tized into the Church OF Jesus Christ
| Of Latter-day Saints bv Elder Tom
| linson, president of the Walsall branch
Of the birmingham conference. There
| for several years he devoted all his
| energies, mind and money to promote
the work of God which he had es-
poused.
on Sept. 8, 1854, Ambrose Greenwel
was married to Miss Elizabeth Hill
| laughter of Henry Hin and Louisa
Brindley. In the fall of the same year
he emlErated to the United States, on
board the ship Tonawanda. He
landed in Philadelphia with sixty-two
and one-half cents, that being the sum
Of his worldly gear still he felt rich.
He soon obtained employment. His
soul was liberal, and he had faith in
God. He established home for his
family. and devoted his spare time in
helping to build up the Church in that
city He also rendered material as
sistance in establishing the Mormon
4 weekly journal published at New
York city, by Apostle John Taylor,
Elder Greenwell frequently donated his
| tIllIt week WHEts TO SUSTAIN Inut
paper. He also contributed literally Of
his means to the general funds of the
Church
While in Philadelphia he sent back
means to England and emigrated his
brothers family, five in number, and
his wife's sister, and provided homes
for them when they arrived in this
country. In 1855. he was ordained an
Elder by letter Clinton. In the spring
Of 1853 he went to st. Louis, and from
there to Florence, which latter place
he reached on May 9Th, 1t being tho
Quitting place for the immigration tC
the far west at that time.
At Florence Elder Greenwell was
appointed by Elder George Q. Cannon
to purchase all the rolling stock. cattle
wagons cows, provisions, medicines
and all other materials necessary foi
the outfit OF the emigrants across tn,
plains 10 Salt Lake City. He laboret
without fee or reward, and acquitted
himself honorably and to the entir,
satisfaction OF the presiding nuthorltiei
Of that part. That same year h,
| crossed the plains and arrived in Sal
Lake city August 2s, where he ais,
wintcred.
he purchased farm on which h
raised n good crop, had abundance o
| provisions to feed his family, and
surplus with which to help to sustain
| the Church.
In 1879 he opened a meat market #
Ogden. The following year he erecte
y large brick building and associate
, his son, Charles Henry, with him 4
j he business as partner.
on Feb. %, 1856 Ambrose Greenwel
vas arrested, and charged with IN
! ringing the Edmunds-Tucker law, an
IN the 9th of May following he wa
. 7gain called into court to hear hi
2 loom. He had pleaded guilty II
vas piled with numerous questions re
rarding his future intentions In reln
, ion To obeying the law against plura
o. marriage. He had no promise
make. He was sentenced to lively
months lmprisonment-there being tw
Indictments against him-and to pa
I fine of $500
on the26th Of July last he became al
licted with dropsy All that faith an
medical skill could do was done 10
. him. but without avail. Ambrose wa
( reconciled to his lot; he did not fea
b. 1eath. He patiently waited the en-,
p He fingered until October 9th, whe