Margaret Boardman was the daughter of William Boardman and Mary Marshall. She was born Sept. 30 1840 in Preston Lancastershire England. Her Mother came from a well-to-do family that could give her many luxuries. Her Father William Boardman often said all his brothers were better fixed than he. Her Grandfather, Henry Boardman was a weaver.

Their home life in England was a struggle. The Mother and Father both worked. Margaret being the oldest of eight children, seven girls and one boy, stayed home and was mother to them all. She would black all their shoes on Saturday night, both their best shoes and their work shoes. She would then line them up in a row ready to wear.

One time the workers at the factory were on strike. Margaret went all over town to the pawn shops trying to sell their clothes to get money for food. Another time she was tending her young sisters, she received a bad burn on her right side and arm; this effected her the rest of her life.

When Margaret's parents were first married they belonged to the Church of England. Later they joined the Mormon Church. They kept the Mission Home in Manchester and entertained many of heads of the church. One of the special visitors was George Q Cannon.

They emigrated to America in the year 1866. Margaret's father was 51 years old, her Mother was 49 and she was 23.

After arriving in the United States the family crossed the plains, Margaret walked most of the way. One day she and her father walked 30 miles just ahead of the company. She became so tired she laid on the ground and fell asleep. The sun shone on her as she slept, she became ill. This also caused her much suffering in her later life.

The Boardman family came to Lehi and resided for some time, then they moved to Salt Lake City. This became their permanent home. Margaret married William Clark in the Endowment house in Salt Lake City, April 19th 1867. She was his forth wife. Her home in Lehi was built for her on the site where the grammar grade school building now stands. She was the mother of three children, Thomas Henry, Mary Jane, and James. Her life seemed a sad one owing to her suffering. Her sisters daughter said she was one of the kindest persons she ever knew. Margaret said her home was so neat, her stove was a picture so shinning and spotless with her tea kettle always singing. When Great Grandmother Boardman died, Grandma spent a few months with her father in Salt Lake City. Her father was employed as a night watchman for years for a lumber company. He was so kind and gentle with children, the children looked forward to every Saturday afternoon when he would go to town and always get something to please them. Very little is known about the Boardman family left in England because Grandfather and Grandmother Boardman were considered very foolish by their families for leaving their home and coming to America for their religion and they would not talk about their people.