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Note: The following is the only Samuel Tregoning found on the LDS web site with a birth/christening year of 1814 plus or minus 10 years. Since our Samuel Tregoning had a son named Nicholas, and this Samuel had a father named Nicholas, it is added evidence that the two may be the same. SAMUEL TREGONING Christening: 13 APR 1817 Phillack, Cornwall, England Parents: Father: NICHOLAS TREGONING Mother: PHILLIS Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C023191 1775 - 1852 0254199 Film 6901791 Film C023191 1852 - 1875 0254200 Film NONE Sheet: 00 Obituary TREGONING. Mr. Samuel Tregoning died at his residence in this city, Monday, Nov. 16, 1891, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery on the 19th by the members of Justitia Lodge, No. 12, I.0.0.F. Mr. Tregoning was born in Cornwall, England, in the year 1814, commenced work in the Cornwall mines at the age of 9 years, and followed the occupation of a miner continuously until a few days previous to his death. He came to America in 1840; arrived at Galena, Ill., where he stopped for a short time. He left Galena for Pennsylvania where he worked in the coal mines for two years. He then returned to Galena. He left Galena with Col. C. H. Gratiot and six miners for Lake Superior, Mich., and after two years of labor succeeded in developing copper mines in that region of country. Col. C. H. Gratiot was rewarded for this discovery by the Congress of the United States with a land grant of thirty-three hundred acres of land. Mr. Tregoning returned to the mines at Potosi about 1844, at which time he was married to Grace Eustice who still survives him. Eleven children were born to their union, six of whom are living; and attended to him during his last sickness. He was one of the oldest members of Justitia Lodge No. 12, I.0.0.F. He was converted to God in the M. E. church in this city in 1869, during a revival of religion, conducted by Rev. James Lawson pastor of that church, and ever after that conversion he lived a true and devoted Christian, and died a happy death with a blessed assurance of receiving an everlasting reward. His funeral sermon was preached in the M. E. church by Rev. J. N. Mills who was assisted at the services by Rev. C. Cook, of Benton, and Rev. W. D. James, pastor of the P. M. church of this city. Music was furnished by a select choir under the leadership of Miss Effie Thompson, who presided at the organ, and all the selections were very appropriate and beautifully rendered. The services at the grave were conducted by the Odd Fellows. The family of the deceased wish to return their sincere thanks to all who so kindly assisted during the sickness and death of their beloved parent, and to the ladies who so tastefully draped the church in mourning. [Scanned with OCR software by David L. Thomas on March 11, 2001 from a photocopy obtained from Elaine Thomas of the original obituary as it appeared in the newspaper.] Much of the following information on the descendants of Samuel and Grace Tregoning born through 1980 is from a letter written by Ermine (Metcalf) Tregoning to a Mrs. Wozniak in February, 1981. I (Dave Thomas) have a photocopy of this very interesting and informative letter. I do not have an address for Mrs. Wozniak.
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