Martin Littlewood

Facts I have gathered about Martin Littlewood

Martin Littlewood was born 28 Jan 1817 in Upper Mill, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England and christianed on 6 Mar 1817.

His first wife was Sarah Elizabeth Muir. They were married August 16th, 1835 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. Martin and Sarah were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on the 9th of February, 1840. They traveled to the United States on board the Tyrian, during which Sarah bore a little girl -- Elizabeth Tyrane Littlewood. I have seen one record that indicates that they divorced in Utah and she remarried. However, since then, I can't seem to locate that record. I do know that in 1880, she was living with her son Joseph and his family in Salt Lake City, Utah.

He married at least twice more: Annie Parkes and Ann Cook -- both in Utah.

Martin Littlewood signed the Mormon Redress Petitions, p.187-188 along with Joseph Smith and Brigham Young

Martin Littlewood served a mission to South Wales:
'Elder James Palmer, who was baptized on 13 April 1840, a convert from the United Brethren, recorded in his journal some of his early proselytizing visits to South Wales. One entry (that appears to be for some date in November 1840) reads, ‘I preached at Skenfrith. Was opposed by a Roman Catholic.’ A short time later he wrote that he and Elder Martin Littlewood ‘visited Skenfrith again…We were opposed again by the same Roman Catholic who brought others with him and a newspaper and read therein a tissue of falsehood against our principles.’
-The Welsh and the Gospel by Ronald D. Dennis

He was mentioned in the journal of Jane Johnston Black:
"We had nothing to eat but a half bushel of corn meal and a half-dozen cucumbers that were given to me by Martin Littlewood."

He was a carpenter by trade.

Martin Littlewood traveled to Utah in the Appleton M. Harmon Company (1853). He was thirty-two at the time.

Martin died 20 Feb 1898 in Provo, Utah and was buried two days later in Payson, Utah.

Sources:
'The Tyrian and Its Mormon Passengers' by Paul B. Pixton
Cornelius Bagnall Emigrating Company, Journal, 1853 Mar.-Oct. Read Trail Excerpt