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WYLEY, Janet
1823 - 1904 (81 years) 
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Name WYLEY, Janet Nickname Jean Birth 29 Oct 1823 Kilberney, Ayrshire, Scotland 
Christening 30 Nov 1823 Kilberney, Ayrshire, Scotland Gender Female WAC 27 Dec 1861 EHOUS _TAG Reviewed on FS Death 22 Dec 1904 Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States Burial 24 Dec 1904 Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States Headstones 
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Father WYLEY, William , b. 9 Oct 1792, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland Mother FIFE, Janet , b. 8 Nov 1789, Kilberney, Ayrshire, Scotland Kilberney, Ayrshire, Scotlandd. 1854, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States (Age 64 years) Marriage 11 Sep 1812 Kilberney, Ayrshire, Scotland Family ID F10752 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family CROWTHER, George , b. 25 Nov 1825, Ironbridge, Shropshire, England Ironbridge, Shropshire, Englandd. 16 Apr 1895, Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States (Age 69 years) Marriage Dec 1848 Kilberney, Ayrshire, Scotland Notes - MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland.
~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 27 Dec 1861, EHOUS.
Children5 sons and 4 daughters Family ID F10743 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2022
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Notes - Janet Wylie Crowther
Birth: Oct. 29, 1823, Scotland
Death: Dec. 22, 1904
Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah, USA
m. George Crowther
Dec. 1848 in Kilberney., Arshr., scotland
Born in Kilbirnie Ayrshire Scotland
A sketch of the life of Janet Wyley Crowther of Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah.
This is for her grandchildren, and great Grandchildren, so we will call it the story of Janet or Jannett.
Across the ocean in a country called Scotland and in the city of Kilberney or Kilburnie or Kilemey, Ayrshire a little girl named Janet was born on the 29th of October 1825. She had very dark brown hair (almost black) blue eyes, and a little under average in height. As a child she was very alert, nothing escaped her quick perception, whether it was in her play with the children or listening to her elders in their conversation. She was also a very patient child, keeping all her troubles to herself. In her early life, she was a lover of the story of Jesus and therefore, learned to ask him for help. When she was a very small child and any of the family teased her, especially while they were at a meal, she never answered back, just kept on eating. Her Mother in a joking way, would say, It doesn't pay to tease Janet while she is eating, she only goes on eating more. Janet must have learned to someway to hold her own council and fight her own battles in a quiet way. She went to work in a Textile factory at the age of eight years and worked there steady until she married. Janet loved to study and do so when not at work.
Janet's Mother is Janet Fife and her Father is William Wyley, was a devoted Christian. The family belonged to the good old Presbyterian Church which was founded by John Knox. His motto was "The fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom", John was one of the early reformers who taught the people to read the Bible and think for themselves and not depend entirely upon what the priests and the Pope taught them. He was a broad minded man. He taught the people to think for themselves.
When Janet came home one night and told her people about the new doctrine that was being taught, her Father told her that she had the right to investigate the scriptures and choose the way she could get the greatest light. "So now, Janet, I am not going to stand in the way of any of my children of having the same privilege." The others, especially her mother Janet Fife, could not at first be persuaded to listen, but soon Janet's older sister, Barbara, accompanied her to one of these meetings to hear this new doctrine.
Janet was only about sixteen at this time, but she was the one who let the rest of the family to try and understand this new Gospel plan. To her it seemed to open up something broader and gave her a clearer idea of the plan of Salvation. Together the two sisters, Barbara and Janet would tell their Father the difference in the points of doctrine as the following, "The Elders said tonight, A man must be called of God by prophecy and by the laying on of hands those who are in authority to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances there of," This he proved by the scriptures.
It was not long till their Father became interested and would go to hear the Mormon Elders and their teachings. For they were the men whom Janet had found and listened to. It took a great deal of courage and faith to listen to a Mormon Elder in those days. But when one has understanding enough to see the light, you crave more. So she, Janet, became convinced that this was a broader explanation of the scriptures than she had ever heard and she was only sixteen when she joined the Church. She was baptized on the 23rd of December 1841.
Parley P, Pratt opened this branch of the church. It was not long until her Father William Wylie and her sister Barbara who was a man of strong willpower that is he was not led easily one way or the other. He took his time to investigate and when he became satisfied in his mind that this was a revelation from Heaven, he studied all the principals thoroughly and one point he was delighted with was faith. He had often thought about the healings and miracles of Christ. Faith is a principal of power. He was glad to know that they taught healing by faith. So one day when he was brought home from work on a stretcher, with his leg very badly broken, he asked for the Elders to come and administer to him. He had such great faith that after they had administered to him he was able to move his foot. Then his wife became convinced of the power that God gave to the Elders and to those who put their faith and trust in him, and she embraced this new doctrine. Janet was a faithful member of this new faith and attended all their meetings whenever it was possible for her to do so.
Sometime after she joined and at one of these meetings, Janet met and was introduced to a nice young man, an English boy, who had come to Kilburney or Kilburnie to work in the coal mines. This being a coal district as well as a manufacturing town. This boy George Crowther had joined the Mormons before coming there. They became attached to each other and when Janet was twenty years old when they married on 7 Dec 1848 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They lived n Scotland til her first child was born.
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Spouse:
George Crowther (1825 - 1895)
Children:
Catherine C Larsen (1856 - 1946)*
Elizabeth Crowther Andersen (1858 - 1937)*
Burial:
Fountain Green Cemetery, Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah, USA
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Record added: Jan 30, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5180226
Across the ocean called Scotland in the City of Kilburnie, a little girl named Janet was born October 29, 1823 to William and Janet Fife Wylie. She had very dark brown hair, almost black, blue eyes, and a little under average height. As a child she was very alert, nothing escaping her quick perception, whether in play or listening to her elders. She was a very patient child keeping all her troubles to herself. In her early life she was a lover of the story of Jesus and therefore learned to ask Him for help. When she was a very small child and any of the family teased her, especially at mealtime, she never answered back, but would only continue eating. Her mother in a joking way would say, “It doesn’t pay to tease Janet while she is eating, she only goes on eating more.” Janet must have learned in some way to hold her own council and fight her own battles in a quiet way. She went to work in a factory at the age of eight years and worked there steady until she was married.
Her father, William Wiley, was a devoted Christian. The family belonged to the good old Presbyterian Church, which was found by John Knox. His motto was, “The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.” John Knox was one of the early reformers who taught the people to read the Bible and to think for themselves and not to depend entirely upon what the priests and the Pope taught them. He was a broadminded man. He taught the people to think for themselves, so when Janet came home one night and told her parents of a new doctrine that was being preached her father told her that he had had the right to investigate the scriptures and choose the way he thought best to get the greatest light. “So now, Janet, I am not going to stand in the way of any of my children from having the same privilege.” The mother could not at first be persuaded to listen, but soon Janet’s older sister, Barbara, accompanied her to one of these meetings and heard this new doctrine.
Janet was only about sixteen at this time but it was she who led the rest of the family to try and understand this new gospel plan. To her it seemed to open up something broader and gave her a clearer light of the plan of salvation. Together the two sisters, Barbara and Janet, would tell their father the differences in the points of doctrine as the following: “The Elders said tonight, father, a man must be called of God by prophecy and by the laying on of hands by those having authority to preach the gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.” This they proved by scriptures.
It was not long until their father became interested and would go to hear the Mormon Elders, for they were the men whom Janet listened to. It took a great deal of courage and faith to listen to Mormon Elders in those days. But Janet was convinced that this was a broader explanation of the scriptures than she had ever heard before. She was only sixteen when she was baptized December 23, 1841 and became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Parley P. Pratt opened this branch of the church and Janet’s father and sister were baptized. William Wiley was a man of strong will power, that is, he was not easily led. He took his time to investigate and when he became satisfied in his mind that this was a revelation from God he studied all the principles thoroughly and one point he was blessed with was faith. Faith is a principle of power. He was glad to know that they taught healing by faith. He had often thought of the healings and miracles of Christ. So one day when he was brought home from work on a stretcher with his leg very badly broken he ask that the Elders be called to administer to him. He has such great faith that after they had administered to him he was able to move his foot. His wife became convinced that God gave power to the Elders and to those that put their trust in Him and was baptized into the church.
Janet was a faithful and active member and attended to all the services that were possible with her work. At one of these meetings she was introduced to a young English man who had come to Kilburnie to work in the coalmines. This was a coal district as well as a manufacturing town. This young man joined the church November 25, 1825 before coming to this town. Janet and the young lad became attached to each other and were married when Janet was twenty-five years old. They lived in Scotland until their first child was born then they decided to gather with the Saints in America.
They arrived in New Orleans in the fall of 1850. Her husband, George Crowther, found work with good pay so they remained here until they could save enough money to make the journey to Utah. As the years went by they had three children but buried the two older ones, Janet became very ill with chills and fever. She had faith that if they could go to Utah she would become well but they had not been able so save enough money to buy a team and wagon. They bought a homemade handcart for sixty dollars and planned to join the handcart company that year. George was worrying about this trip and said, “Janet, I am afraid this will be a harder journey than you think.” She answered, “I will die if I stay here so I might as well die trying.”
So they made the necessary preparations and began this long hard trek across the continent, with the handcart company. Where else on earth could you find a people who would think of taking such a risk, bundling their babies and belongings into a homemade handcart and fall to the task of pulling it across mountains and deserts, going to unknown lands. But their faith and courage was strong. They left all in the hands of their God.
Janet said the first few days she would sit down and rest, sometimes even lie down, but as the days went by she became stronger and was so happy that they had decided to make the journey. They arrived in Salt Lake City September 12, 1857, the last of the Israel Evans Handcart Company, consisting of 154 souls and 31 handcarts.
September 15, 1857 Brigham Young declared the territory of Utah under martial law and forbade the troops to enter the Great Salt Lake Valley. Large numbers of armed men were ordered to Echo Canyon and other points to intercept the soldiers and prevent their access to the Valley. Just a week after the arrival of Janet and George, while they were living in the little schoolhouse with two other families they were awakened and George was asked to go stand guard at Echo Canyon. There was nothing to do but go. All this was a puzzle to them. A week later some men came and moved these families as far south as Payson and when George was released from his guard duty he could not find his family. He searched and inquired for several days before he found them and when he did he sat down and shed tears.
They came to Manti from Payson and lived here a few years. They then moved to Mt. Pleasant and then to Monroe. They dug holes in the side of the foothills (called dugouts) to live in. they were damp and unhealthy and the whole colony became ill with typhoid fever. Some were seriously ill. Janet and her sister, Barbara went from house to house waiting in and caring for the sick. They gave of their time and strength willingly and cheerfully. The people called them ministering angels. None of the people died but were reduced to weakness.
The Indians killed two of the men south of the settlement so they were called back to Sanpete settlements. At this time George had a cousin Thomas Crowther, who lived at Fountain Green and he wanted George to settle here so he moved here and made his home. George and Janet was a very devoted couple, doing all they could to bring happiness to each other. They had nine children, five boys and four girls. When George had a birthday Janet would invite the entire children home for a big birthday dinner. On the 23 of December, 1891 George gave a celebration for Janet because it was just fifty years since she was baptized into the church. He hired the dance hall and orchestra and invited the entire town to come to the dance. “The children say they never saw their mother so happy and as beautiful as she did that night.
Like all other people in the community they had a few sheep. Janet and the girls washed the wool, picked, corded, spun, dyed, and wove it into clothes for the family, one fall Janet wanted to make some cloth for a suit for George. She colored some of the wool red, some black and some white then mixed this in the picking, which mad a rich dark color. When it was woven George was very proud of his suit. Janet and her daughter, Katherine, made forty yards of jeans this same winter. Katherine corded all the wool onto spools by hand. Janet was always busy either with her homework or helping those who were ill or in need. When her married children came to visit her she was always busy at the loom. They would say: “Mother, you do not need to be working like this all the time.”
She would smile and say, “Better to wear out than to rust out.”
And when God called her home she left a piece of carpet in the loom she was working on. A son and George preceded her to the grave. When her husband died she was alone in the old home. She was in word and deed a Pioneer Mother and when we say a Pioneer Mother it stands for all that is praiseworthy, honest, benevolent, courageous, and strong of heart and hands and faithful. She died December 22, 1904 in Fountain Green, Utah.
GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Jean
AFN: Merged with a record that used the AFN 2DTM-QV
ID: Merged with a record that used the ID 1+2.94+1
BIRTH: Also shown as Born 12 Aug 1813
BIRTH RITE: Also shown as Christening 22 Aug 1813
- Janet Wylie Crowther
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