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Show Ireta Ander son Morr~an, Ut ah Nov. 17, 19 36 Hi s tory of My !I/other Anna Bosch Turner. By Mrs. Eli za Green. • nn n, Bosch 'rumer w" s orn i n Gork!m, Holland, July 8, 18lq . She w1 a he tUghter of Abr:ham osch and Anna Hr k Bos e , n a tives of .olla d . W 1l e er f a her wa s aver young child t he French d Soanish invad d Holland. r a ren o nd ch ildren were m' s nacred, young women a )ducte . and J oun ,=> men t u ten r! s one r s t o be wt.ea as t he revol ut . oni s t s sar f i · . 1 uring t his inva s ion r n df a t her was f ound h idden in t he bushes . Le v,as found h a me..n m.1med Housman, who sup_ osed t ha t h 1s P' ren t s had been maa.a.r cred . He pl ced the babe i n an orpha.rw.f.'·e and t l w ys e .e r c1sed . r eat i n t eres t in lm a nd rema ined a true f riend to h i.m and his pos t erity a s lon8 o.s he lived . Gr .· n df a t her wa,· so young when he wE1.s found by his bene f c t or h l kn ew only t he na me Abr aham, and so vn s 1 ven t he name Bos ch, ( Dut ch 'or bush) • At '1n e arly ar,e t he o r ohan f ound empl oyment on t he wha rve s ,'s a s t evedore. That heavy work proved beyond l s e n dur r nce nnd caused a b Y'e 1k dm'm. He wan l n.ce i n a hos pi t,a l wher e he \ s 1 ven excellen t t h Pea. t ment. Durin a, t h i s t ime he was informed lt woui.d be i m_ osg ible for h l . t o survive t he nre of t wenty- one. Durinr t h i s confinerrent he became a d111 ent Bi ble Btudent. ,he and o. fri end c l scu s sed r e l igion ve r y .. e e nl and c me to t he conc lusion t hat t he true oo el was not on e :irth triere be i n p; no a "'O"' tles of prop ers , as a rosul t t hey f ounded a church, he " 'I'he f m·r S1ghters'1 • Thei r o r r a n i zat i cm ho.d a. me mbe r s hip of si t :1 s ould. They t a ugh t t heir followers to "' tudy t he Bible , be pr .yerful. They ad · fe e l in··· t he new gospel woul d be r e s t ored a nd were ure 1" rln . for t. Some of t h e s e m.Jn were colled on to t ake up ir ms 'm de f ence of their country . They r e fum>i, f e e l inf 1 t w:1 s a s in to shed l oo • 1. s ' r esuill.t t h ey were inca rce r a t ed ind a t t his time t bey nre"r: 1ed to other r r1 ooner8 . Their excellent .onduct e a rned their freedom. "'"h ey a~le , ted t hemselve•1 to hosp ltnl work to e ri re for ... re s ick n d v,ounde d. ri:r. Bo:. ch m·i rried Anna Hak in Da a lc un, Hollan d , in 18li.4 . Her f vmi l y W'l.G v e r y o osed the un l on and they di s ovmed t heir duu hter. Thr ou h the m'Jr r i nt"'.e ohe be cc.me a convery of " '£he New Si )'1ters 11 • They moved to Hotte r cnm where Mr. Ho1l8man h d a l a. r p:e bakery , here the. youn r: hue :_i nd l.n:w g iven e rn!':loyment us a ,1ookec er. Hi H h e· l ' h d i d not i m, rove and i n t lne i t b e came neces se.ry to kee p t he · ccount s a t h ome . His f amily con d i dted o f f ive .:,irls a nd three boys and i t beC'ame necessar y for t h ch ild r en t o f i nd oome e, n f:!. of empl oyment. iAnna , my mo t l ~1r , a sci i oted t he Housrnan f ,imil y for e. period of three ye a. r B. · h ile so em ·loyed she made · l a tin f rlen dsh.lp wi t h the s e frien c"• l y peo~l e . At r n e rly a, e mother •,as e . ,l oye d by a r . Cool , a ,.. h i p O" n e r . She c · red f or the ch t ldren i n E'J' ery way . She ~- .s e n t r us t ed with l c r ge s ums of , oney nd u c t ed i n the capacity o f h ou sekeepe r , and f i nane i o.l s ,er , t r y for l\:r . Cool. In 1864 t r ee elders came to ms t<2r dam with ~fr. Hy s t ~ ck , nd t h r ou h tm they be e. me a cquai n ted w1 t mo her n c1 e r f c.m l y . s · r e s ult of t h i s me et l np; t he entire grow:-- o f "Ne v· c- 1a t r s " ·,ere nptlsed in the Church of Lattt:r nay Sc ints . Th e , we r A t e f i t',.. t Mor .on emi r , nts t o l e ave Hol land fo r merlca . 1 |
