Joseph Page, son of Daniel Page and Mary Socwell was born February 6, 1830 near Newport, New Jersey. He came to Utah in 1852.
He married Elizabeth Mills on August 8th, 1863 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. She was the daughter of Thomas Mills and Alice Allen of Radcliffe, Lancashire, England. She was born March 16, 1844 and died January 14, 1869. Their children were:
Joseph Thomas, born June 3, 1864,
Mary Elizabeth born September 12, 1866 -- she married S. H. Freston;
Jonathan Socwell, born January 9, 1869.
Their family home was in Mt. Pleasant.
Joseph also married Alice Mills May 3, 1869, Salt Lake City. She too was a daughter of Thomas Mills and Alice Allen of Lancashire, England. She was born January 2, 1847. Their children were:
Joseph Ulysses, born June 23, 1870
Edward C. born January 29, 1872
William T. born May 11, 1874
Jeremiah I. born February 21 1876
His third wife was Ida Jensen mother of:
Alice Addie, born April 3, 1878 --- who married Daniel W. Hancock.
Ruth, born May 6, 1880 and died as an infant
Lorana, born November 18, 1881 --- She married Joseph Willard Anderson
Samuel R. born February 12, 1884 --- He married Lydia Jane McClemands .
Renzie, born February 6, 1886 and died at the age of 8
Eulalia May, born April 23 1888 and married Niels S. Nielsen
This family resided at Mt. Pleasant, Orangeville and Roosevelt, Utah
Joseph Page was an High Priest of the Latter Day Saints. He was the second Mayor of Mt. Pleasant and served for 10 years. He was postmaster at Mt. Pleasant for 12 years. He assisted in bringing immigrants to Utah in 1862. He was a member of the Nauvoo Legion, as well as an Indian War Veteran. He was also one of Mt. Pleasant’s first school teachers. He was a farmer and stock raiser and apiarist. He died January 29, 1911 in Roosevelt, Utah.