Joseph & Jane Hadfield / Isaac & Lovisa Sears House - Farmiington, Utah
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N 40° 58.869 W 111° 53.516
12T E 424965 N 4537047
This single-story, side-gable home was built of pioneer adobe around 1860 by an English couple.
Waymark Code: WMBJ15
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2011
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This single-story, side-gable home was built of pioneer adobe around 1860 by an English couple. Joseph Hadfield, a weaver, and his wife, Jane Walker Redfern Hadfield, immigrated to the Salt Lake Valley where their first child was born in 1854. They had moved to Farmington (then known as North Cottonwood) by the time their second child was born in 1856. After living in Farmington for many years, the family relocated to Box Elder County. In 1908, Isaac Sears purchased the property for his second wife, Lovisa Eldora Strickland Sears. Isaac Sears owned and operated a salt factory in conjunction with "Mack" MacKegg and James Mellus, who were partners in a local hotel. Their salt operation, which shipped to markets in the easdter and western United States, utilized evaporation ponds near the Great Salt Lake.
Marker Name: Joseph & Jane Hadfield / Isaac & Lovisa Sears House
Marker Type: City
County: Davis
City: Farmington
Group Responsible for Placement: National Register of Historic Places
Date Dedicated: 2008
Marker Number: None
Addtional Information: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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