Item Detail
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Burton, Rozenna Dridge
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1860-1932
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MSS 827
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Biography
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Rozenna Dridge Burton was born October 16, 1860 in Brockhurst Hampshire, England to William Burton and Jane Dridge. When she was six years, she and her parents made the six- week voyage overseas and crossed the plains. They settled in Salt Lake City and then Grantsville. Rozenna married Robert Thomas Brown in the Salt Lake City Temple, and together, they had ten children. The Browns owned a large ranch in Skull Valley, where they were farmers and stock raisers. Rozenna died in February of 1932.
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Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography written by one of Rozenna's grandchildren, Rae Mae Brown. It is located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba- By. The manuscript writes that Rozenna was active in the Church and loved to entertain people for dinner. She was jolly, friendly, and giving, as well as a good neighbor.