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Pett, James, a member of the High Council of the Box Elder Stake of Zion, is the son of William Pett and Hannah Gaskin, and was born at Eatington, county of Warwick, England, March 31, 1827. He was baptized May 12, 1851, in Birmingham, England; con firmed by Elder Thomas Jones, and ordained a Priest by Elder James Adams in the fall of 1852, and emigrated to America in 1853, sailing from England in February of that year. Landing at New Orleans, he came up to Council Bluffs, where he stopped till 1856, when he crossed the plains in a Scandinavian company of Saints traveling with ox teams. Elder Canute Peterson was captain of the company, which arrived in Salt Lake City Sept. 20, 1856. Bro. Pett moved to Brigham City, Box Elder county, in November, of the same year. He was ordained a Seventy by Pres. J. D. Reese in 1865, and became a member of the 58th quorum of Seventy; remained a member of that quorum until the organization of the Box Elder Stake of Zion, Aug. 19, 1877, when he was ordained a High Priest and set apart to be a member of the High Council by Pres. Lorenzo Snow. This office he still holds. During his residence in Brigham City he has assisted in building up that place in particular and Box Elder county in general, being a builder by trade. He has been connected with the erection of public as well as a great many private buildings, roads and bridges, which are seen in Box Elder county on every hand. He was superintendent of the Brigham City Woolen mills for seven years, served as a member of the city council for one term, and was county selectman for twenty-two years. He worked in these various offices and callings under the direction, counsel and advice of Pres. Lorenzo Snow, whom he calls "a brother and a friend indeed."
Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4 vols. Salt Lake City 1:390 |
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