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A SHORT SKETCH OF MY EARLY LIFE: BY BENJAMIN CLUFF JR.
I was born in Provo, Utah, February 7, 1858. My family moved to Logan, Utah when I was a baby. In the year of 1846 my father was called to perform a mission in the Hawaiian Islands. One year later my mother, Mary Ellen Foster Cluff, my sister, Mary Jane, age 9 years, myself, age 7 years and my brother, George, age 5 years left to join him. We left Ogden, Utah by covered wagon, twelve wagons in the train and travelled across the desert to Latrobe, Calif. From there by river steamer to San Francisco, Calif. Sailing from San Francisco on a three masted sailing vessel called the “D.C. Murray”. Arriving in Honolulu in about twenty one days. From there to “Leia”, the Mormon Plantation. We spent five years on the Islands. Two incidents will always remain in my memory of this trip, the first, was the tempestuous by boat around the island from Honolulu to Leia, the other was a gift of a pretty little mare from one of the Kanacas (natives).
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CLUFF FAMILY WEBSITE
The Cluff Family website which will launch by March 12th, 2009. Cluff family members are encouraged to log in to www.BenjaminCluffJrFamily.org and try it out. James Ransom, son of Laurie Ransom has created the website and has agreed to be the web-master. They welcome your input, skills, and appreciate any monetary donations. The purpose of having a family website is four-fold: to educate, inform, connect and share. We want to help educate our family and the pub-lic of the legacy of Benjamin Cluff Jr; inform the family and public of upcoming events such as lectures, projects and reunions; help our extensive family connect and stay connected as a family organization; and share information with each other such as photos, journals and let-ters many of us may have inherited and would be of interest to all family members. Part of the website is for public access and part is for family access only, protected by pass-word. The public part of the website contains biographical information, genealogy, photos, information on the BYU years and the BYU Expedition, transcripts of scholarly lectures and papers (where possible) and past events honoring Benjamin Cluff Jr. In the private family area, email addresses or other contact information will be posted by permission only. There we can see a descendancy chart and figure out who’s who, read past family newsletters and information on the Cluff Family Organization/Foundation and its fund-raising and project goals. We can also post family stories, anecdotes and recollections as well as biographies of other family members. For suggestions please contact: |
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Stuart Ramsay Cluff
who is the Great Grandson, of Benjamin Cluff Jr.
The Great Great Grandson of Ralph Ramsay,
and the Son of Blaine Ramsay Cluff.