The Daniel Harvey Homestead

by Doritt Harvey Brough

I'm grieved when I look at those mulberry trees,
Limbs broken, some branches bare.
Because it is more than a hundred years
Since grandfather planted them there.

They were large, very large when I was a child
In their tops hung an Oriole nest.
And grandmother, then gray and aged
Paused in their shade for a rest.

From a branch hung a couple of swings
Where we children would float with the breeze
And eat a few purple berries
That dropped in our laps from the trees.

Gone is the old log home
Where they grew each side of the door.
Yes, sad to me, will be the day
When those trees are not there anymore.

James Smuin Harvey

James Smuin Harvey was born November 1, 1858, in Middlesex, England. He is the son of Hannah Smuin and Daniel Harvey, who were married on May 21, 1854, in Paddington, Middlesex, England.
Daniel was born May 29, 1830, in Stanford-Le-Hope, Essex, England and died September 15, 1899 in Lehi, Utah,. Hannah was born September 28, 1834 in Radley, Berkshire, England, and died August 22, 1915 in Layton, Davis, Utah.
James is the second child of Daniel and Hannah. His older sister, Ann Harvey, was born June 25, 1856, also in Middlesex. She married Lyman S. Conley.
James was followed by his only brother, Daniel Harvey, Jr., who was born on November 21, 1860, in London, England. He married Olive Welker, November 2, 1896.
The Harveys immigrated to Utah at this time and their last three girls were born in Kaysville, where they homesteaded. Susannah Harvey, was born June 29, 1865. She married Joseph Henry Morgan on November 6, 1884.
The couple’s fifth child was Mary Elizabeth Harvey, born on January 8, 1868. She was followed by Martha Harvey, born March 30, 1870. They also had a daughter, Mercy, who died within the year she was born.
James married Mary Bosworth February 2, 1898.

Son- Brigham Bosworth Harvey

Brigham Bosworth Harvey, was born Jan. 2, 1909, in Kaysville, Utah. He was the youngest living child of eight children. His parents were James Smuin Harvey and Mary Bosworth Harvey. James was born in England. His parents were Daniel Harvey and Hannah Smuin Harvey. Mary’s parents were Esther Emily Ogden Bosworth and father was William Bosworth. Mary was born in Kaysville.

Brigham (Brig) finished the 8th grade. He went to Kaysville elementary. He worked so his brother Alpheus could go on a mission.

He started out with 1 sheep, it had a baby. After he got 100, he had to take them to the Richins' property by Morgan. Alex was the Greek sheepherder who watched them on the hills. He raised Rambouillet Sheep.

Brig met Ruth Leone Hill (pictured together at right) at the Lagoon dances. He came out to Syracuse with a brand new 1935 Grey Plymouth Coup. He paid $600 for it. Mom was walking home. He came looking for her He carried a .22 rifle with him. They went up Weber Canyon shooting. This was the end of July. They went dancing a lot at Lagoon, and Como Springs in Morgan. He dated her for 3 years. When he was 29 years old he married Ruth in the Logan Temple. He had 5 children. Katherine, Elaine, Helen, Howard and Marilyn.

History of Brigham B. Harvey written by his daughter, Elaine Harvey Palmer.

James Smuin Harvey

James Smuin Harvey was born 1 Nov 1858, at London, England. He is the son of Daniel and Hannah Smuin Harvey. The area in London where his parents lived had two story houses built in one continuous row, all around the block, except for openings in the middle of each block where hacks could enter with coal and other supplies. These buildings had numerous apartments, each being a living unit for a family, with ah kitchen and living room down and two bedrooms upstairs. A front door opened onto the cobblestone street and the slate floored kitchen had a door to the back yard and was also handy to the cookhouse. Food could be prepared at home and for a very small sum it could be taken to the cook house to b cooked or a whole hot meal or any part of a meal could be purchased for just a few pence and taken home to eat. These homes were built of stone and roofed with slate. James and his sister, Ann, and brother Dan, lived here with their parents until Jim was five years old.

Excerpt from James Smuin Harvey History document written by Doritt Harvey Brough.