Henry Standage

About

Henry Standage was born Feb 26, 1818 in Southwark, England to William and Elizabeth Howard Standage. Henry was a member of the Mormon Battalion. Henry is a Pioneer of Richmond.

History

In 1834, Henry moved to the United States of America to find work. While he was prospecting some land, some missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints taught him. He was converted and baptized soon after on April 6, 1842. Henry moved to Nauvoo, Illinois where he met and married Sophronia Armenia Scott on April 13, 1845.1 During this time, Henry sent letters to his mother in England, and she was converted and moved to Nauvoo in 1846.

The Standage family joined the Heber C. Kimball Company on June 7, 1848 and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on Sep 24. Henry entered the practice of polygamy on April 16, 1851 by marrying Henrietta Rogers in Salt Lake City, Utah.1 The Standage family moved to Richmond in 1860.

Mormon Batallion

"...I attended meeting at Council Bluffs, preaching by Elder [Parley] P. Pratt, when much was said on the necessity of our obedience to the call of the President of the U.S. to enlist in the service of the U.S. for one year... I felt willing to leave my friends and enlist according to council, though at this time my wife was without house or tent, and with but little provisions, 3 dollars in money, one cow..."

"...About 9 o'clock I took my knapsack and left the camp of Israel leaving my wife and Mother in tears, and reached the Co. at noon."1.1

Henry enlisted in the Mormon Battalion on July 16, 1846 and was placed in Company E. The company traveled to the southwestern Mexican Desert, where Henry gained a love for the area. While in service, he learned Spanish.1

"This is a pleasant valley, good water grass, and a sufficiency of fuel found here. The brethren shot at some wild bulls to day and several turned out hunting as soon as we arrived here. ...Wild cattle seem to be plenty here. Here we found the Alpacha Indians who were very friendly and had mules, ponies and a kind of root backed which the Spaniards called Nas Kurl, very sweet. The Indians willing by trading with us for such little notions as we had to spare, but money they would not have."1.2

Henry was released from active duty on July 16, 1847. Henry joined a group of men on Aug 25 and traveled to the Salt Lake Valley on Oct 16. He traveled back to Council Bluffs, Iowa to retrieve his wife and mother.

Indian Wars Service

After the construction of the Richmond Fort in 1860 and other forts in Cache Valley, the Territory of Utah created the Cache Military District on Oct 15, 1861 with Church Apostle Ezra T. Benson as Colonel. On June 16, 1863, Richmond was organized into two companies of Infantry and two squads of Cavalry. Henry was appointed as a Sargent in both instances.