Christopher Layton
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| Born | March 8, 1821 Thorncote Green, Northill, Bedfordshire, England |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Kaysville, Utah, United States |
| Resting place | Kaysville City Cemetery Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Spouse(s) | 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
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