Marshall Moore
Hubbard
Born June 17
1805
Rochester,
Windsor, Vermont
Died
18 Sept 1838
Ogden, Lenawee, Michigan
Marshall
Moore Hubbard was the son of John and Elizabeth Hubbard. He joined the church in June of 1833 and was
baptized by Amasa M. Lyman. He went
with the prophet Joseph Smith to Missouri in Zion's Camp in 1834.
He was stricken with cholera, bereft of his speech and hearing and finally of all sense, when the Prophet Joseph commanded Father Freeman Nickerson to administer to him, he was healed, but was very feeble.
In
the autumn of 1836 he exchanged his farm and other property for land in
Michigan and removed to that state.
There he took sick with bilious fever, and died 18 Sept 1838, after two
weeks of suffering.
Born 28 June
1808
Cavendish,
Windsor, Vermont
Died 28 July
1889
Grantsville,
Tooele, Utah
This
is a copy of a history written by Caroline Eliza Nickerson Hubbard Grover in
Terrance, Utah 6 February 1881.
Caroline
Eliza Nickerson was born in Cavindish, Vermont (Windsor County) 25 June 1808,
daughter of Freeman and Huldah Chapman Nickerson. Huldah's father's name was Eliphalet and her mother's name was
Abigail Chase, born in Providence, Rhode Island.
Eliphalet
Chapman was born in Connecticut, moved to Vermont in 1770. Huldah Chapman was born in Cavindish
Vermont, 19 August 1780 and married Freeman Nickerson in 1799. The names of their children were: Data Nickerson, born 1 Sep 1802; Moses
Chapman Nickerson, born 9 Mar 1804; Eleazer Freeman Nickerson, born 12 Apr
1806; Caroline Eliza Nickerson, born 25 June 1808 in Vermont; Samuel Stillman
Nickerson born in 1810; and Uriel Chittenden Nickerson, born 14 Nov 1812 in
Vermont.
My
father Freeman served in the War of 1812, drafted 20 men and marched to
Plattsburg and served in the war until its close. When he returned home in 1814 he moved of the state of
Pennsylvania, Susquehanna Col, where my brother Levi was born after 1 Apr
1814. Huldah Abigail was born 16 Apr
1816, Senica Sullivan was born in May 1818, he died July following. All were born in Springville, Susquehanna,
Pennsylvania. These were all my
brothers and sisters.
My
parents moved to New York State Buffalo Township in the winter of 1824, seven
miles down the river Niagara. The Erie
Canal was finished in June 1824. I saw
General Lafayette when he made his last tour to America. He rode on a canal boat, making his
obeisance to the multitudes that were gathered to greet him with a hearty
welcome to America, the proud land of Liberty for which he had served with
Washington, the Great Commander-in-Chief of the Nation.
In
1825 my father moved to Perrysburg, Catarugus, New York State where I was
married to Marshall Moore Hubbard, son of Elisha and Elizabeth Powers
Hubbard. Marshall Hubbard was born in Rochester,
Vermont in July 1805. He had seven
brothers and three sisters, all born in Vermont. His parents moved to New York State in 1827, Perrysburg.
Caroline
Eliza Nickerson was married to Marshall Moore Hubbard 18 September 1827 by Esq.
Cooper. Now the births and names of our
children: Mary Eliza Hubbard, 4 Jan 1829; Caroline Mariah born 11 Mar 1831;
Julda Emma born 27 Aug 1833 in Perrysburg.
Here
we were both baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, in
connection with all of my father's family.
Brothers Zerubbabel Snow and Amasa Lyman were our first Elders. Brother Snow baptized most of my father's
family. Father, Mother, my grandmother
Abigail Chapman, then 80 years of age; my Aunt Abigail, my mother's sister, my
sister Data and her husband George Passmore; my brothers Chittenden and Levi;
my sister Hulda and myself. This was
1833. But Amasa Lyman baptized
Marshall. All were good in faith and
all of us were baptized in the spring of 1833 (April).
Father
Nickerson, my husband Marshall Hubbard, and my two brothers Chittenden and
Levi, went up to Missouri, in the Camp of Zion in AD 1834 with the Prophet
Joseph Smith, for the redemption of Zion, from New York State, leaving me with
my two little babies, Mary and Caroline, which my (there is quite a bit missing
here of the story) which Brother Joseph said the sacrifice accepted and they
were entitled to the martyrs crown, for they had offered their lives for the
redemption of afflicted Zion. They were
then released to return to their families and friends after journeying from
their homes, taking all for their journey and also helping the Prophet Joseph
to fit up the camp from Kirtland, from where the full camp was gathered
together clear from the state of Maine, some of them.
And
when on the Salt River where the camp was re-organized Marshall Hubbard was
chosen (one of) the three out of the company to a special guard to the Prophet,
lying at his tent door to watch for the approach of the enemy, from which he
had contracted a crooked arm, lying on it with a rifle on the right side, ready
at any moment for action. He also had
the cholera in the camp in Missouri, but was healed by faith and the laying on
of hands, and returned to New York state in September to his family, in company
with my father and two brothers. All
were well satisfied; bearing their testimonies that they knew that Brother
Joseph was a Prophet of the Lord. This
is a true record thus far.
Now
I bear a faithful testimony after 48 years experience that I know this is the
true work of God and Joseph Smith was a true prophet. I knew him well in life, and saw him with his brother Hyrum in
their death. I viewed two of the
noblest martyrs that ever fell. I am
still rejoicing in the Latter-Day faith for I know this work is true. It is the Kingdom of God and this is ever my
testimony to all that I meet, and all that will have yet to bow to the scepter
sooner or later. I know my faith is
sure and steadfast and may I ever remain steadfast is my prayer. Amen and Amen.
One
February 1836 we left New York state to gather up to Missouri, traveling
through Canada on business, then to Michigan where we arrived in October, where
we had land and stayed to sell or dispose of it, which we could not do. We remained here for about two years. Here a son was born 5 March 1838 in Lenawee,
Ogden Township, Michigan. We named his
Elisha Freeman Hubbard 5 Mar 1838 Ogden, Lenawee, Michigan (as was per original)
Marshall
Moore Hubbard died 18 Sep 1838 of congestive chills, leaving me with my four
children and in a land of strangers far from home and friends.
I,
then in a few weeks after, left for New York state where my father's family
were making ready to journey to Missouri at which time we journeyed
together. Brother Emery Barrus, who had
married my sister Hulda, with their two children, myself with my four children,
my father, mother and my two brothers Chittenden and Moses (probably meant
Levi) with their wives, all took our journey to Missouri where we arrived just
in time to be turned back by the mob, for they had just expelled our brethren
from the state. We made our way back
thence to Quincy, Illinois where we remained until the Saints began to gather
to Commerce in the fall of 1839. I believe we were amongst the first familys at
Commerce where we lived in a tent made of a wagon cover and some bed clothes
until Christmas week, when through much labor of my sister and myself, we got
into a log cabin built in a rude manner, for which we split stakes for a door,
cupboard and a roof, logs split in two for a floor with a ? And maul. This myself and Sister Barrus, done most of,
for Father, Mother, Brother Emery Barrus, Levi and my children were sick with
the fever and ague shaking every day.
On the 11 of January my dear little Emma died of exposure, being 4 years
and 5 months old. This was the year
1840.
There
was sorrow and mourning amongst the Saints, for much death and misery
abounded. And many died as martyrs
through exposure being driven by ruthless mobs, etc. Now this was a time to know whether Mormonism was true, each for
ourselves, for many were the hardships and much suffering was the common lot of
the Saints. But God cared for his
people and brought us through it all with an outstretched arm. Now these were some of our trials, but our
faith faileth not.
On
February 20th, 1841 I was married to Brother Thomas Grover. Through the providence of God he was left
alone in Oct 1839 with six little girls, the mother and the seventh girl having
died. And now we were married, making
in all a family of nine children, the oldest not eleven years. Elisah Hubbard, the only boy in the family
which seemed quite a task of me now indeed.
Now in ten months there was added another girl, born 17 Dec 1841, named
Percia Cornelia Grover, which now made up our ten children.
Mr.
Grover was sent on a special mission by the Prophet Joseph all the next three
years, through Michigan, Canada, New York State and also acting as a High
Councilor in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
In
August 27, 1843 we had a son born, named Leonard Grover, and he only lived
twenty four hours. This was his first
born son and in September 1844 after Joseph Smith's death, another daughter
born 11 Sep in Nauvoo. She died July
1845.
Now
was the time of plural marriage. Thomas
Grover had taken Betsey Foot and in December 1844 he took Hannah Tupper to
wife. She had her first son in November
1845 in New York State. In 1846 we left
Nauvoo after having our Endowments in the Temple in Nauvoo.
Now
was the time of trial for in crossing the Mississippi River the boat was sunk
by the helm being tromped off by one of our oxen. Twenty-two souls were on the flat boat. All seemed lost, but here another miraculous escape
occurred. Now all seemed lost, but the
flat boat was on a sand bar and the wagons were all under water. But they burst off the cover of our wagon
and all crawled up and held onto the wagon bows. My little girl, three years old saying, "Lord, save my
little heart." Not one soul
perished. All got off safely onto
another boat and were bought to the shore…the loss of most things, occurred,
but our provisions wagon was not aboard the boat, so all was well at last,
through the mercy of God.
Now
we traveled in cold snow and frozen weather until we reached Pisgah, four
months on the way, about 150 miles from Nauvoo. From this point on I returned to Nauvoo in July on business and
in September 27, 1846 another son was born to Thomas Grover. His name is Marshall Hubbard Grover. On the 29th of September one day after his
birth we crossed the river, living out of doors and traveling for seven weeks
before he was even dressed in a house.
This is only a little of my suffering.
End
of Caroline's Writing.
In
another record, Emeline Grover Rich writes in her journal: His wife (meaning
Thomas Grover) Caroline Eliza Nickerson was in consequence of being in delicate
health concluded to return to Iowa where she had relatives, stop there until
the next season, when she would be in a better condition to travel. My father divided his teams and provisions
in fact- gave her half of all he posessed, hired a man to drive her team to
where she wished to locate -She took with her, her only living child (Persia)
belonging to my father, and went back to her folks. It proved to be a final separation.
Caroline
divorced Thomas Grover and married Jackson Stewart on 22 Feb 1851. At that time she was sealed to Marshall
Moore Hubbbard with Stewart as proxy.
According
to a story written by Cora Bates Piper, Caroline lived in Grantsville and
taught school in her home which consisted of one large log room. Her granddaughter (Caroline and Dominicus
Carters daughter) Clara Melissa Carter lived with her and attended her school.