Carolina Trott Godfrey
Carolina married Charles Godfrey, SR, on December 31, 1821. To their union seven children were added: William, George, Charles, Mary Jane, Sarah Ann, Carolina Trott, and James. Charles passed away when James was only three years old. Prior to this time, their oldest son, William, and their three daughters had passed away.
Not too long after the death of her husband, two Mormon missionaries were in the area where she lived. Seeing a small group gathered on a street corner, she paused on her way home to listen. Later that evening, she shared her experience with her family. George said he was not at all interested, but Charles wanted to hear more. She and Charles joined the church in 1847.
A couple of weeks after her baptism, a minister from the Church of England approached her and tried to dissuade her from her new found faith. In response, she said, "I have learned more from these fine young men in two weeks than what you have taught me in forty years."
Carolina and James set sail from London to America on June 3, 1861, on the ship Hudson. They reached the United States of America during the Civil War. She and James came across with Captain Warren S. Snow's Company and arrived on October 27, 1861. Her son, Charles, met them at the Green River and helped them come on ahead of the regular company. They spent their first winter in South Cottonwood with Charles and his wife, Sophia.
Information for this story came from a history titled, "Our Grandfather- James Godfrey" written by Arthur J. Godfrey.
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