Author: Louis Salisbury Leatham

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Published: 1961

Total Pages: 878

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Joshua Salisbury (1827-1913) was the son of Thomas Salisbury and Sarah Jones of Llanasa, Flintshire, North Wales. He married (1) Martha Davies (d.1857) in 1850 at Llanassa. They became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1852. They emigrated to America and while living in Perry Co., Ill. she died. He married (2) Elizabeth Hoskin, daughter of James Hoskin and Elizabeth Hancock of Cornwall, England in 1858. They crossed the plains and settled at Wellsville located in Cache Valley, Utah in 1860. They raised a family of ten children. Several generations of descendants are given, along with information concerning their family's origins in Wales.