Esther Charlotte Emily Weisbrodt Francis

Esther Charlotte Emily Weisbrodt Francis (24 June 1836 – 21 February 1913) was a Mormon pioneer.

Esther Charlotte Emily Weisbrodt was born in Turin, Italy, and was a daughter of Samuel David Weisbrodt and Emily Weisbrodt. Of German descent, her parents moved from Saxony to Italy to work as an attendant to the German Consulate. This gave privileges for special schooling and training. She achieved equivalent to a Junior College education and taught in a ladies' seminary in Italy. She spoke and wrote four languages—German, French, Italian, and English. She was also an expert mathematician and talented musician.

Weisbrodt was converted and baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) by Samuel Francis, a Mormon missionary in Italy. Soon after joining the church, she was forced by persecution to leave Turin, and went to Geneva, Switzerland, then the headquarters of the Swiss Mission. There she again met Samuel Francis, to whom she was married on 1 July 1857 by the English consul. About a year after their marriage they left for England and remained there from 1858 to 1861, her husband continuing in missionary work.

In May 1861, Francis with her husband and two small children, Samuel and Joseph, migrated to the United States from England, crossing the plains, arriving in Salt Lake City that September. In 1863, the family moved to Morgan, Utah Territory, where she endured the hardships of early pioneer life, along with bearing and raising ten children.

Always active in community life, Francis served as midwife, and taught mathematics, language, and music in the first school in Morgan. The public service she rendered was unique for a pioneer woman—translating mail for neighbors, also acting as interpreter for the court. Her knowledge of mathematics and calculus drew many to seek her help in figuring the tons of hay in a stack, bushels of grain in a bin, or acres of land on their farm. She assisted early surveyors by calculating the proper acreage per lot or section—she also participated in the surveying and laying out of Morgan into blocks, lots and streets. For these outstanding achievements a mountain peak was named in her honor.

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