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John Brown Company (1853)

 

 Departure:

1 July 1853

Arrival in Salt Lake Valley:

13-17 October 1853

Company Information:
About 303 individuals were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Keokuk, Iowa.

 

Individuals Known To Have Traveled In This Company

Bolton, Curtis Edwin (40)

Brown, John (32)

Davis, George (19)

Fife, William (21)

Jones, Ann (33)

Jones, John (31)

Jones, Richard L. (27)

Kingsford, Edward (26)

Kingsford, Jane Chittenden (34)

Kingsford, Thomas Ephraim (infant)

Lamb, Alfred (52)

Lees, Mary (14)

Lees, William (40)

 

 

Newton, Eliza (6)

Newton, Elizabeth (8)

Newton, Elizabeth (29)

Newton, Hyrum James (1)

Newton, James Leigh (30)

Newton, Mary Isabella (4)

Ogden, Edward (41)

Ogden, Edward Garratt (5)

Ogden, Elizabeth Garratt (10)

Ogden, Esther Emily (13)

Ogden, Lucy Ann (13)

Ogden, Mary Garratt (4)

Ogden, Samuel Garratt (18)

Ogden, Sarah Rooth (45)

Ogden, William (15)

Rigby, Mary Clark (19)

Rigby, William Frederick (20)

Roberts, Ann (57)

Roberts, John (63)

Roberts, Richard (13)

Wareham, George (31)

Wareham, Mary (28)

Western, John (44)

Western , Emma (18)

Western , Mary (52)

Western , Matilda Pool (15)

Western , Thomas (10)

Sources

 

Bosworth, Esther Emily Ogden, Reminiscence, 2-3. ((Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.)   

Bosworth, Esther Emily Ogden, [Reminiscence], in Our Pioneer Heritage, 20 vols. [1958-77], 20:200-201.

Brown, John, Autobiographical sketch [n.d.], fd. 1, 54.   

Brown, John, Journal, in Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 17 Oct. 1853, 2-3.   

Brown, John, Reminiscences and journals, 1843-1896, vol. 1, 190-94.   

Brown, John, and A. M. Harmon to Brigham Young, 12 Oct. 1853, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 32, box 22, fd. 21.   

Brown, John, and A. M. Harmon to Brigham Young, 17 Sept. 1853, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 32, box 22, fd. 21.   

Brown, John, Autobiography of Pioneer John Brown, 1820-1896 [1941], 132-35.

Fife, William Nicol, Autobiography.   

Kingsford, Edward, Autobiography, in Joel Edward Ricks, Cache Valley Historical Material [ca. 1955], reel 4, item 68, 1-2.   

Newton, James Lee, Journal, 1853 Apr.-1869 Nov.; 1886.   

Rigby, William Frederick, [Autobiographical sketch], in Joseph Eckersley, Journal and reminiscence A record of the dealings of God with me Joseph Eckersley 1842-1884.   


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