Comments on: Timeline of Mormon Pioneer History – The Trek West https://historyofmormonism.com/2014/09/10/timeline-mormon-pioneer-history-trek-west/ Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:54:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Linda Roswell Barta https://historyofmormonism.com/2014/09/10/timeline-mormon-pioneer-history-trek-west/#comment-332624 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:54:29 +0000 http://en.elds.org/historyofmormonism-com/?p=10746#comment-332624 Mary Ann Pulver Van Leuven was my 4th great grandmother. I was excited to locate this little bit of history about her. I did not know that she was one of the original Mormon settlers in Utah. In fact, I did not know that most of my Van Leuven ancestors were Mormons! My 3rd great grandmother, Elizabeth (Betsey) was the renegade member of the family who did not follow the rest of the Van Leuven family west. She was married to my 3rd great grandfather, Ambrose Roswell, and their family came from Canada into Ohio, where they lived and died. I would like to know why they did not become Mormon and follow the rest of their family, including her mother Mary Ann, to Utah. The history of the settlement of this country is so very interesting!

Linda Barta

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