John Parley and Elizabeth Ann Passey
Information comes from Margaret W Painter in the History of Bear Lake Pioneers
John Parley Passey was born 12 June 1851 in Sternsham, England, the son of John Passey and Ann New. The Passey family became converts to the Mormon Church in the spring of 1850. As soon as the family became members they began to make plans to come to America. Ten years later in 1860 they began the long journey. They landed in Cambridge Massachusetts where John and his four brothers found work. After a year they had saved enough money to reach Winter Quarters where they were assigned to the company of Captain Henry Horne.
Elizabeth Ann Clifton was born 31 July 1852 in Crowle England, the daughter of John Clifton and Hannah Pettinger. She and her family arrived in Bear Lake in 1863. She and John married 28 Sep 1874 in Salt Lake City.
Children of John Parley Passey and Elizabeth Ann Clifton
1. Frederick William Passey b-1 Nov 1875 in
Paris; d-24 July 1921 in Lanark
2. George Alvin Passey b-8 May 1877 in Paris; d-25 Mar 1956 in Afton Wyoming
3. Harry Passey b-9 June 1879 in Paris; d-8 Feb 1960 in Ogden Utah
4. Ada Elizabeth Passey b-13 Mar 1881 in Paris; d-15 Apr 1975 in Logan Utah
5. Edward John Passey b-18 Feb 1883 in Paris; d-11 Oct 1965 in Provo Utah
6. Parley Clifton Passey b-19 June 1886 in Paris; d-21 Jan 1941 in Ogden Utah
7. Ezra Thomas Passey b-24 Aug 1888 in Paris; d-4 June 1955 in Ogden Utah
8. Joseph Seth Passey b-23 Dec 1890 in Paris; d-19 Feb 1891 in Paris
9. Oliver Passey b-13 Feb 1892 in Paris; d-28 Mar 1952 in Paris
10. Ida Ann Passey b-21 Oct 1893 in Paris; d-16 May 1971 in Randle Washington
11. David Russell Passey b-20 Nov 1897 in Paris; d-16 June 1953 in Gooding Idaho
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The Passey family remained in Utah until the autumn of 1865 when they joined the colony in Paris. After they married John and Elizabeth lived in downtown Paris for two years and then moved to a homestead at the mouth of Sleight's Canyon west of town. They built a four room house which they lived in for several years. As their family increased they built a two story frame home that they used for all of their married lives. The rich mountain soil provided this large family with the necessary food and clothing to sustain them. John spent many hours each day in his garden. For many years they marketed their green vegetables in Montpelier.
Elizabeth would start at 10am with "Old Phil and Dencer" hitched to the Ludlow white top buggy. It was a long hot ten miles to Montpelier, but she always planned to make it in time for the noon customers who were often waiting in Fred Hansen's store for fresh vegetables. It was a good trip if the load earned from five to seven dollars.
In later life, Johns health began to fail, so they moved back to Paris and turned the farm over to Oliver. He became bedfast and Elizabeth cared for him for next twenty years. After his death on 30 Dec 1927, Elizabeth began to take a much needed rest and to visit all her children and grandchildren. For several years she was the oldest living person in the valley who had shared the hardships of that first winter. The Daughters of Utah Pioneers in Paris named their organization the "Camp Elizabeth Passey" in her honor. She died 13 June 1934.