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    BARLOW, James and Ann Crompton

    Ann Crompton Barlow was an English Mormon Emigrant, who felt the desire to bring her three youngest children, John (17), Jane (15) & Joseph Smith (7), to the Utah Territory to gather in "Zion" with the Saints. She was a widow, with meager means, thus was chosen to use the Perpetual Emigration Fund by the leaders of the Manchester Branch.
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      ASHCROFT, Henry

      In those days, the Saints in each settlement were instructed by the General Authorities to have dramas and other amusements for entertainment. In the field of music and drama, Henry was especially gifted. He was a member of the first dramatic organization of Hyde Park. He, Rachel Seamons (Hancey), and Eliza Seamons (England) received much praise for their stage work. Henry had a wonderful bass voice and sang in the choir.
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