Newton Ward
congregation #8060
created 2019-01-21 by mpimport
official name: Newton Branch ( ended: Summer 1870 ) assertion #3038027 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
official name: Newton Ward ( started: Summer 1870 ) assertion #3038032 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
is a(n): branch ( ended: Summer 1870 ) assertion #3038038 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
is a(n): ward ( started: Summer 1870 ) assertion #3038041 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
started: Feb 1869 ( source: Newton MH ) assertion #3038023 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
ended: open ( source: CDOL ) assertion #3038024 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
description: Newton was originally sited as a replacement for Clarkston, which had issues with being too high in elevation (hence "New"ton). However, in the end both towns were settled. assertion #4024183 by bplewe on 2024-07-04: confidence 100%.
religion: LDS assertion #3038021 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
location: 41°51'40"N, 111°59'23"W ( approximate size: 10000-100000 m , accurate within: 1000-10000 m ) assertion #3300485 by bplewe on 2024-07-04: confidence 100%.
located at: Newton, Utah assertion #3038022 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
membership/population: 689 ( on: 1930 ) assertion #3038044 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Trenton Ward ( started: 1886 , ended: 1892 ) entity #8605, assertion #3059156 by bplewe on 2024-07-05: confidence 80%.
part of: Benson/Richmond Stake ( started: 30 Apr 1901 ) entity #500453, assertion #3038036 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
part of: Cache/Logan Stake ( ended: 30 Apr 1901 ) entity #500135, assertion #3038034 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
created from: Clarkston Ward entity #7579, assertion #3038043 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
divided into: Trenton Ward entity #8605, assertion #4020222 by bplewe on 2024-06-29: confidence 100%.
divided into: Amalga Ward entity #5673, assertion #3001147 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
absorbed: Petersboro Ward ( source: Petersboro MH ) entity #2074664, assertion #3043907 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
in group: stake congregations assertion #3038072 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
confidence in this page (0 to 1): 0.82 assertion #3038046 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: FHL Record of Members ( catalog entry: www.familysearch.org , source part: 1860-1886 Mem 002,065 ) entity #800111, assertion #3038050 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: FHL Record of Members ( catalog entry: www.familysearch.org , source part: 1874-1941 Mem 025,609 ) entity #800111, assertion #3038053 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: FHL Record of Members ( catalog entry: www.familysearch.org , source part: 1907-1948 E 026,610 ) entity #800111, assertion #3038056 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: Encyclopedic History ( image: archive.org , source part: 583 ) Newton settled 1869, ward 1870 (William F. Rigby)
entity #800001, assertion #3038047 by bplewe on 2024-07-04: confidence 100%.
see also: CDOL ( : 8060 ) Newton Ward created 1870, Cache stake; Benson Stake 1901
entity #800107, assertion #3038068 by bplewe on 2024-07-04: confidence 100%.
see also: LUHF ( source part: 3363 ) entity #800109, assertion #3038063 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: CHL Local Records ( catalog entry: catalog.ChurchofJesusChrist.org , source part: LR 3075, LR 6075 ) entity #800110, assertion #3038065 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: Newton teachers quorum minutes, Newton Ward general minutes, V. 22 p.4, Church History Library LR 6075 11 6 Nov 1873: Newton teachers quorum organized under Bishop Littlewood
assertion #4024185 by bplewe on 2024-07-04: confidence 100%.
appears in: Newton MH Summer 1870: Newton ward organized, Bishop Littlewood (EH says Rigby?) who had moved from Clarkston
entity #800777, assertion #4024184 by bplewe on 2024-07-04: confidence 100%.
appears in: Cache 1869-06-10 10 June 1869: Bishop Wm. F. Littlewood of Newtown (and Clarkston?)
entity #700800, assertion #4020341 by bplewe on 2024-06-30: confidence 100%.
appears in: Clarkston GM ( image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org , source part: V.6 p.32 ) 14 Mar 1869: Stake officials propose moving Clarkston to a new site they call Newton
entity #700797, assertion #4020189 by bplewe on 2024-06-29: confidence 100%.
appears in: Directory 1873-03-19 19 Mar 1873: Newton, W.F. Littlewood
entity #700282, assertion #3038070 by bplewe on 2024-06-29: confidence 100%.
appears in: CDOL books ( source part: 1892:11 ) entity #800108, assertion #3038059 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: CDOL books ( source part: 1931:46 ) entity #800108, assertion #3038061 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
described by: Newton MH entity #800777, assertion #3251805 by bplewe on 2024-07-04: confidence 100%.
notes: EH says the first bishop was William F. Rigby, but most other sources say it was William F. Littlewood, who had been bishop of Clarkston. Starting in 1878, most sources list Rigby as bishop. assertion #4024186 by bplewe on 2024-07-04: confidence 100%.
