GROW, HENRY (son of Henry Grow and Mary Riter of Philadelphia, Pa Born Oct 1, 1817, at Norristown, near Philadelphia and came to Utah Oct 1, 1851, with James
Cummings company.
Married Mary Moyer 1834 (daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Moyer)
She was born in 1818.
Their children:
-Maria L. b Sept 10, 1837, m Samuel Worthen April 27, 1856;
Charles M b Jan 6, 1840, m Elizabeth Langlois Jan 26,1863;
William M b May 30, 1842, m Esther Coffin July 2, 1865;
George W b Sept 10, 1845;
John W b Dec 21, 1848 m Cathnne McKay Nov 8, 1869
Ann Grow b Dec 15, 1851, m Henry Smith June 21, 1869
Elizabeth b Jan 30, 1854, m Iowa Hall Feb 8, 1870
Family home Salt Lake City
-Married Julia M Veach April 17, 1858, Salt Lake City(daughter of William Veach and Nancy Ann Elliott of Pittsburgh, Pa , pioneers Oct 1, 1851)
She was born March10 1842.
Their children:
Theodore M, m Sadie Stuart,
Sylvester Veach b Aug 29 1861, m Matilda Ann Smith and
Hanna Michelson,
Mary Ann, m Walter Worthen
Julia Ellen, m Andrew Leonard
George Elliot, m Rose Griffiths,
Amelia, m John Dobbs
Walter V, m Belle Bryson
Maud Rose m Will Lowrie,
William Henry, m Elizabeth Adams,
Sarah Elizabeth m Ora Maddi,
Otto Sylvanus m Phebe Argil,
Eugene Parnell, m Lillie Habish
Frank V, died,
Marco Bartlett m Selma Fernstrom
Family home Salt Lake City, Utah
Served as bishop of 19th ward, Salt Lake City Prominent architect and builder. Among the buildings he erected in Salt Lake City were Social Hall, Mormon Tabernacle
1865-1867, Salt Lake Theater, Z C M I 1868, Assembly Hall 1877, also built first suspension bridge in Utah, 1863, across Ogden river, the first sugar factory in Utah, 1854, at Sugar House, built several saw mills for President Young. In 1855, the first woolen mills, 1859 the first suspension bridges over the Jordan and Weber rivers, 1861, and completed the New Deseret Paper Mills, the first in Utah, in 1883 Missionary to Pennsylvania 1876 City councilman Salt Lake City 1870-76 Played in the first martial band in Salt Lake City. Died Nov 4, 1891.