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LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 3, p.688-689
Parry, Caleb, an Elder who died while filling a foreign mission, was born Oct. 24, 1824, in New Market, Flintshire, North Wales, the son or John Parry and Mary Williams. Being converted to "Mormonism," he was baptized in Wales and emigrated to Utah in 1849, crossing the Atlantic in the ship "Bueno Vista," and located in Salt Lake City, where he was ordained a Seventy. In 1854 he located in Marriottsville, near Ogden, Utah, where he resided in 1870, when he was called on a mission to Great Britain. Being set apart for that mission by Daniel H. Wells May 8, 1870, he arrived in Liverpool June 5th, following, and was appointed to succeed Elder Levi W. Richards in the presidency of the Monmouthshire conference, where he labored with much zeal, diligence and faithfulness until July, 1871, when he proceeded to Birmingham, to succeed Elder Lot Smith in the presidency of that conference. He was faithfully performing his duties as president of the Birmingham conference when he was fatally attacked by that dread disease the small-pox, and died Sept. 19, 1871. He was buried in Birmingham in the same grave (according to the custom in England ) that contains the bodies of James H. Flanigan and Wm. Burton, two Elders from Utah who had previously died in Great Britain. Brother Parry married two wives in his life time. His first wife was Catherine Vaughan, who was born Dec. 14, 1826, in the parish of Guildsfield, Montgomeryshire, North Wales. She was converted to "Mormonism" in 1847 and was married to Caleb Parry Feb. 25, 1849. She bore her husband eight children (seven boys and one girl), namely, Caleb E., Barnard E., Llewellyn E., Brigham E., Myron V., Leo, Rudolph and Rose. About 1857 Bro. Parry married Winnifred Parry, who was born July 4, [p.689] 1837, in Newmarket, North Wales, and emigrated to Utah in 1856, crossing the plains in Edward Bunker's hand-cart company. This union was blessed with three children, namely, Gronway, John and Mary Frances. His wife Winnifred died Oct. 17, 1864, in Ogden, Utah, and his first wife, Catherine, died Nov. 20, 1893, at Marriott, Utah. Elder Parry was survived by his first wife and seven children. |
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