Milo Trivia!

December 29, 2006

How well do you know your history?

 

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Question 1: Which of Milo’s 11 wives divorced him only to remarry him later in life?

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His first wife, Abigail Jane Daley.  They were married in 1833, divorced in 1851, and remarried in 1886.

Question 2: True or false?  Milo emigrated to Salt Lake City in 1847 with Brigham Young.

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False.  Milo remained in Winter Quarters in 1847 to grow crops for other Saints going west.  He was then called on a mission to England and didn’t reach Salt Lake City for the first time until 1850.

Question 3: How many wagon trains did Milo lead across the plains to Salt Lake City?

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Three. 51 wagons and 206 people in 1850, 461 people in 1855, and 38 wagons and 620 people in 1861.

Question 4: How many sets of twins did Milo have?

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Two. Orson and Parley were born to seventh wife Ann Brooks in 1862, and Benjamin and Joseph were born to ninth wife Margaret Ann Boyce in 1877.

Question 5: How many of Milo’s 57 children lived to adulthood?

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41.

Question 6: True or false? The Andrus Half Way House was called this because it was half-way between Salt Lake City and Provo.

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False. There were many rest stops for travelers moving south from Salt Lake City. The Andrus house was half way between Travelers Rest near 6400 South and Porter Rockwell’s rest stop near the point of the mountain.