George Augustus Neal^{[1, 2]}

1794 - 1874  (80 years)

• Name	George Augustus Neal
  Birth	3 Oct 1794	Wakefield, Rockingham Co, New Hampshire   [3, 4]
  Christening	Y  [5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Oct 1874	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co, Utah   [3]
  Burial	Y  [6]
  Person ID	I1306	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family	Asenath Cooley,   b. 27 Aug 1798, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont d. 1 Oct 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co, Utah Territory (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1820	Cambria Twp, Niagara Co, New York   [7]
  Children	1. Mary Melissa Neal,   b. 31 Jul 1824, Cambria Twp, Niagara Co, New York d. Yes, date unknown   2. William Cooley Neal,   b. 1 Jul 1828, Cambria Twp, Niagara Co, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2021

  
  

• Notes

  George Augustus Neal, aged 57, and his wife, Asenath Cooley, aged 53, joined the Henry W. Miller Company of about 229 individuals and 63 wagons as it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs) bound for Utah Territory. Members of the company arrived in the Salt Lake Valley 10 September - 2 October 1852. In 1860, George had a household of 8, a real wealth of $1800, and a personal wealth of $1500. In 1870, George had a household of 2, a real wealth of $8000 and a personal wealth of $2000. Comments: #21. George came to Utah October, 1852 with the James Brown company. He was a missionary in the United States from 1853-54; president of a branch at Cambria, New York, 1843-52 and a block teacher. He was called by Brigham Young to go south to locate places for the people on the move south in 1857. He was one of the earliest pioneer nurserymen to import fruit trees into Utah from the New England states. He was a veteran of the war of 1812. [7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1850 NY Niagara Cambria; George A Neal aged 55, Asenath aged 51 (Reliability: 3). [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1860 Utah Territory, Great Salt Lake City, Ward 17; George A Neal aged 65; Asenath Neal aged 61 (Reliability: 3). [S478] Gravestone, Findagrave Memorial 42554577; picture of gravestone with exact birth and death dates (Reliability: 3). [S590] Death cert, State of Utah death certificate 202032 of William Cooley Neal, son of George A Neal b. New Hampshire and Asenath Cooley b. Vermont (Reliability: 3). [S768] Sons of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah sons, (The information on these cards comes from people who paid to have their pioneer ancestors names memorialized on special plaques at the Sons of Utah Pioneers National Headquarters building in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Memorial Gallery project is still ongoing. Cards are filed according to whether the ancestor came before or after the railroad in Utah (1869). ), Verified: name, birth date and place, death date and place (Reliability: 3). [S566] Find A Grave website founder Jim Tipton, Findagrave, Memorial ID 42554577 (Reliability: 3). [S769] Black, Susan Easton, compiler, LDS membership, (Ancestry.com. Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013 ).