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Forscutt, Mark Hill b June 19, 1834 Godmanchester, England m March 25, 1860 Elizabeth Unsworth(d Oct 5, 1903) bap Jan 1, 1865 d Oct 18, 1903
March 25, 1860 left England for Utah Jan 1, 1865 united with Reorganization 1865 o high priest 1866 copyist for "New Translation"
edited Harmony(a RLDS hymnal) founder & 1st editor of Zion's Hope
author "Heavenly Father We Adore Thee" "Met in Thy Sacred Name" "Praise the Lord with Songs of Gladness"
bibl TSR:118-123 SH 80(49):1551, 1564 SH 81(3):75-76,83--(18):555-56 SH 81(31):970photo SH 50(42):982 SH 50(44):1046obit papers at RLDS Archives
Ham, Wayne "The Musical Legacy of Mark Hill Forscutt" RS4:156-61
note 4 years, private secretary to Brigham Young investigated Morrisite movement composed under the names - A. Unicorn - Hillaire - Mareschal - Mu Phi - M. Ostracis - Fetteri some sources say born at Bath |
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