Mary Ann Greening - A Mormon Pioneer

This biography brings together biographical sketches, extracts from journals, reminiscences and the author's own research to paint a vivid picture of the life and times of Mary Ann Greening (1829- 1914). Study of original parish registers revealed a number of errors in previously published work and these are discussed. Mary Ann Greening's upbringing within a large middle class family in Georgian and Victorian England, her conversion to Mormonism, travel to the United States, the incredibly arduous 1,000 mile trek to Salt Lake City with the ill-fated Martin Handcart Company, followed by a long life in Utah are all covered in some detail to make an enthralling story.