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Note: Biography sketch in -------------Book Durfey, Francillo, Jun, presiding Elder and Bishop Beaver Dam Ward
, Bear
River Stake, Utah, from 1872 to 1908, was born Feb 1 1850 at Mound F
ort, Weber
Co., Utah, the son of Francillo Durfey and Cinthia Harrinton. He wa
s baptized
in Febuary, 1858, in Fort Limhi, Oregon, (Now Idaho), and came to Bea
ver Dam,
Utah with his father's family in 1868., and was ordained High Priest
; 4 Dec
1880 by Oliver G.Snow; and Bishop of Beaver Dam Ward; March 27, 1892
He was bishop until 1 June 1907. Beaver Dam was organized; 27 Mar 18
92; and he
was the first bishop. He was a Patriarch; Ordained, 11 Oct 1908 by Ge
o. F.
Richards;
He died; 13 Aug 1926; diabetes. 76 years ,6 mo, and 12 days old.
Francillo had four wives.
Two of them were sister of Elizabeth Hannah Findley, who married
Grandpa Henry Shelton. Grandpa (Shelton's mother was a Durfee.)
Sister; Lucy Sylvania\Sylvia; and Sarahan\Sarah Ann Findley were the
daughters of William Findley (1831) and Sarah Shaw.
The other two wives were Margaret Ann McCrary, Married: 1 Dec 187
0 at Beaver
Dam, Utah; and Eleanor Maybin Hendricks.
Salt Lake Veterens-Military Service F#485,245; He fought in the Mexic
an War;
Had a pension and was buried in Providence, Utah. The sword he used i
s still in
the family. One of the great-grandaughters had it now.
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