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Alva Benson (1799 - 1883) Profile

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16th Company

"16th Company", Deseret News, September 18, 1852, Page 2.

Transcript for "16th Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 2

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Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956

Lucy Benson Wilson autobiography

"Lucy Benson Wilson autobiography", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956.

Transcript for Wilson, Lucy Benson. "Autobiography," in Historical Resource Materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956, Utah State Historical Society; Cache Valley Chapter, reel 22, item 1

Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956.

James McGaw eleventh pioneer emigration company, 1852

James McGaw eleventh pioneer emigration company, 1852. Las Vegas, Nev: Maureen S. Bryson, 2002. Page 108-109.

James McGaw eleventh pioneer emigration company, 1852.

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Alva Benson

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Occurred On 1799 December 13

Traveled in Uriah Curtis Company (1852)

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Started On 1852 June 28

Ended On 1852 September 29

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1860 Utah Census

Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes, 1852 September 20-October 13

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Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956

James McGaw eleventh pioneer emigration company, 1852