Christopher Layton
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| Christopher Layton | ||
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March 8, 1821 Thorncote Green, Northill, Bedfordshire, England | |
| Died |
August 7, 1898 (aged 77) Kaysville, Utah, United States | |
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Kaysville City Cemetery 41°02′42″N 111°55′34″W / 41.045°N 111.926°W | |
| Spouse | 10 wives | |
| Children | 60 children | |
| Parents |
Samuel Layton Isabella Wheeler | |
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Christopher Layton (March 8, 1821 – August 7, 1898) was a Mormon colonizer and Patriarch who founded the cities of Kaysville, Utah, Layton, Utah, and Thatcher, Arizona. Layton, Utah is named after him.
Layton was born at Thorncote Green, Northill, Bedfordshire, England. He joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842 and a year later emigrated to the United States.
In 1846, Layton joined the Mormon Battalion. In 1852, he moved to Kaysville, Utah Territory.
In 1866-1867 Layton was a member of the Utah Territorial legislature.
From 1883 to 1898, he served as president of the St. Joseph Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Thatcher, Arizona.
References
- Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History, p. 645-646.
- Christopher Layton at Find a Grave
- McIntyre, Myron W.; Barton, Noel R., eds. (1966), Christopher Layton: Colonizer, Statesman, Leader, Kaysville, Utah: Christopher Layton Family Organization, OCLC 6945741, (description from BYU Studies).
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