Alonzo Colton

Birth Date
On 1827 May 24
Death Date
On 1906 October 21
Gender
Male

He sailed from Australia on the Jenny Ford in 1856. After arriving in southern California he traveled to Utah in fall 1856 as captain of a small company. Circumstantial evidence based on emigration and genealogical documentation proved he traveled to Utah in this year. He married Emma Davis Clarkson purportedly on the trail to Utah on 5 Nov. 1856. 

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Born

1827 May 24

Appointed as Company Captain

Start Date Details

Started Fall 1856
Appointed
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End Date Details

Ended Circa 1856
Organization was Ended

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Age at Time of Travel
30

Died

1906 October 21 (Age 79)

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Alonzo Colton (1827 - 1906) Profile