John Hughes and Rebecca Maddock GGGG Grandparents through Priscilla Payne

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Birth Date: Feb 18, 1824 Liverpool, Merseyside, England

Baptism Date: 11/28/1848

Death Date: Sep. 29, 1903 Safford AZ

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Rebecca Maddock: Click here for Family Search profile

Birth Date18 June 1828 Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Baptism Date 11/22/1846

Death Date: 27 December 1898 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

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Conversion Story

John Hughes was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England on 16 February 1824, the son of Thomas Hughes, a laborer, and Ellen Grimshaw. John married Rebecca Maddock on 25 December 1846 in the parish church, Liverpool. She was born 21 June 1829, the daughter of Samuel Maddock, a chair maker, and Martha Bossen. Latter-day Saint apostles organized a branch of the church in Liverpool in 1840. Six years later the gospel reached the Maddock and Hughes families. Rebecca Maddock joined the church in Liverpool 22 November 1846, a month before her marriage to John Hughes. Their first child, Rebecca, who married Samuel Claridge, was born 15 November 1847. John Hughes joined the church 28 November 1848. Their second child, John, was born 27 June 1849