Archibald Gardner
Mormon pioneer and businessman
Died when: 87 years 159 days (1049 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Archibald Gardner (September 2, 1814 – February 8, 1902) was a 19th-century pioneer and businessman who, with his knowledge of lumber- and grist mills, helped establish communities in Alvinston, Ontario;
West Jordan, Utah; and Star Valley, Wyoming.In his lifetime Archibald built 36 gristmills and lumber mills — 23 in Utah, 6 in Canada, 5 in Wyoming, and 2 in Idaho — greatly benefiting the lives of those in the surrounding areas.
Archibald also built hundreds of miles of canals to introduce the flow of water to the mills' apparatus.Archibald was known as a businessman, father, practical engineer, millwright, polygamist, husband, and Bishop.
In March 1859 he was called as a local leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) lasting for the next 32 years.
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