10 Anders Pehrson Lofgreen and Sissa Bengtsdotter
Anders and his family, and helped Anders
get work so that he could sustain his fam-
ily-
Since cash was so scarce in the Utah
Territory, there was a very sophisticated
barter system. Everyone also had to learn
to sustain themselves on what they could
grow and produce within the territory.
Two of the children, Bengt and Botilla,
went into the wheat fields to pick what
was left, gathering a substantial amount
before the snow fell.
Kjersti knew how to spin but did not
have a spinning wheel so she sold a piece
of silk that she had (she was going to use
the silk to make a dress) to purchase a
spinning wheel. She then helped to sup-
port the family with her spinning.
When Winter came Anders cut wil-
lows and made baskets for sale. He then
cut fir trees, split them, and made barrels
and pails. When spring finally arrived An-
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ders looked for land he could buy or rent,
in order to continue supporting his fam-
ily. He quickly realized that he could not
afford to rent the land so he and a friend
did some searching for land. They found
ten acres of land with water rights that
belonged to the church. Then they went
into Salt Lake City to track down Elder
Daniel H. Wells, who was in charge of
church property. Elder Wells informed
Anders and his friend that they could
have the land, so they returned to the
land, which was in Millcreek, and divided
it. Each man took four acres as two acres
could not be used.
The family lived in Millcreek for two
and a half years before moving to Hunts-
ville, Utah, which is in the mountains
northeast of Salt Lake City. They arrived
in Huntsville in November of 1865, arriv-
ing there "with 2 horses, a wagon, 3 milk
cows, a full grown heifer, and some other
animals, like pigs and chickens."