Elijah Lucius Chappell

Birth Date
On 1830 December 15 (Born)
Death Date
After 1880 (Died)
Gender
Male

Elijah may have been among the small group of men who remained behind at Devil's Gate until spring to guard the personal belongings of the emigrants who had been rescued. His name is listed with the rest of the group in the minutes of the meeting taken by John Jaques. However, Dan Jones' journal, written many years later, notes the name of Elijah's father, John, instead of Elijah. It is uncertain whether Jones is mistaken or if at Elijah was initially selected, but later replaced by his father. Further, no evidence has been found to indicate that John Chappell even made the trip West. 

A church ordinance record (June 5, 1861) documents his presence in Utah at that date, as does an 1863 Third Judicial District court record, Utah Territory Executive Department, proving he was in Utah County at that time.  

His name also appears on the California Great Registers, 1866-1910 in 1880, which is a voter registration.

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Born

1830 December 15

Date Details

Occurred On 1830 December 15

Traveled in John A. Hunt Company (1856)

1856 August 1 – December 10 (Age 25) Pioneers in Company

Date Details

Started On 1856 August 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 10
Company Arrived

Died

1880 (Age 50)