David Leonard Savage (1810-1886)

Full name: David Leonard Savage
Gender: Male
Birthdate: July 25, 1810
Birthplace: Johnstown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Residence in 1850: Utah Territory
Marriage: April 2, 1858 to Mary Ward
Marriage place: Parowan, Iron, Utah
Residence in 1860: Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory
Residence in 1870: Newton, Utah Territory
Residence in 1880: Kingston, Piute, Utah
Death: April 26, 1886
Death place: Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona
Cause: An illness related to asthma
Age: 75
Burial date: April 28, 1886
Burial place: Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona
Father: Roger Savage
Mother: Phoebe Stevens
Children: William Albert Savage

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: David Sasage
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1812
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, USA
Gender: Male

David Sasage 38
Mary A Sasage 28
Amanda P Sasage 14
Mary Sasage 4
David W Sasage 1
William Riggs 21

1860 United States Federal Census

Name: David Savage
Age: 48
Birth Year: abt 1812
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Canada
Home in 1860: Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory
Post Office: Fillmore

David Savage 48
Mary Savage 37
Mary Savage 13
Danl W Savage 11
Miranda Savage 9
Ellen Savage 6
Ann Eliza Savage 3
Jas Terry 24

1870 United States Federal Census

Name: David Savage
Age in 1870: 57
Birth Year: abt 1813
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1870: Newton, Utah, Utah Territory
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Santaquin

David Savage 57
Mary A Savage 47
David W Savage 20
Anne E Savage 13
Alzora Savage 8
Lucy Savage 4
Laura Savage 6
Charles Savage 5

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: David Savage
Age: 69
Birth Year: abt 1811
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1880: Kingston, Piute, Utah
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary A. Savage
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Occupation: Carpenter

David Savage 69
Mary A. Savage 57
Charles T. Savage 15
Lucey J. Savage 14
Chas. A. Savage 20
John H. Savage 20
Isabell A. Savage 20
David E. Savage 17
William A. Savage 14
Parley F. Savage 11
Barbrey A. Savage 7
Susan Savage 49
Mary Savage 50
Margret E. Savage 18

Biography

This was taken from Find A Grave:

David Leonard Savage was born to Phoebe Stevens and Roger Savage in Johnston County of Leeds, Upper Canada. David married Theodocia Finch February 1834. Her parents were from Nova Scotia. The only child born to this couple was Polly Amanda in 1836 at Leeds, Canada, his wife, Theodocia died two months later.

When Amanda was five years old her father took her to Walnut Grove, Illinois and stayed with his brother, Jehial Savage, where David heard the gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He was baptized and met Mary Abigail White and married her on October 14, 1841 at Walnut Grove, Illinois.

In the summer of 1842 they moved to LaHarp, Illinois, 25 miles from Nauvoo, where their first child, John Rodgers, was born on December 3, 1842 and died October 17, 1843. Then father David went on a mission. The prophet Joseph Smith was killed while he was on this mission. When the great western move was started David was called to help one of the leader's families 200 miles on their journey. This journey was one of extreme hardship, the snow being so deep it took six weeks to make the trip. To add to his discouragement one of his horses died and David didn't know how he was going to move his own family from the terrors of the mob but a way was provided.

David knew how to speak the Indian language and often stopped an Indian attack by talking peacefully with the Indians. His daughter Amanda Polly also knew the Ute and Piute languages and when the Indians had trouble communicating would ask for the Savage's Papoose, meaning Amanda, who had no trouble conversing with them.

David also had several other wives: Margaret Jones (Evans), married October 9, 1860 in Salt Lake City, Utah; Susannah Jacaway (Black), married February 9, 1878 in St. George, Washington, Utah; Mary Ward (Heap), married April 2, 1858 in Parowan, Iron, Utah; Maria Cook; and Mary Ellen Cook.

In 1886, David died after an illness of two months of asthma, being nearly 76 years old. He died firm in the faith of the Gospel. He was always kind and liberal. He left 3 wives and was the father of 19 children, seventeen of whom are living and all are married and have families.

Children not listed below: Amanda P. Savage Cook, Agnes Savage Whetten