Elton Efron Beckstead
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Elton E Beckstead (Alternate Name)
Elton Efran Beckstead (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1840 May 19 (Born)
Death Date
On 1900 January 30 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
1840 May 19
Mother
Maria Beckstead
Father
Francis Beckstead
Date Details
Occurred On 1840 May 19
Traveled in
Isaac A. Canfield Company (1862)
1862 July 30 – October 17 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1862 July 30
Joined Company
Ended Between 1862 October 16 – 17
Company Arrived
Died in Bellevue, Sarpy, Nebraska, United States
1900 January 30 (Age 59)
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A transcription of Rosalthe Canfield's "Crossing the Plains" Diary, 5 May 1862 - 16 Oct 1862 (Beatrice Wood Collection)
"Rosalthe Canfield", A transcription of Rosalthe Canfield's "Crossing the Plains" Diary, 5 May 1862 - 16 Oct 1862 (Beatrice Wood Collection).
Pioneer
Deseret News
Joseph W. Young, "Report of the Immigration", Deseret News, (17 September 1862), Page 5.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 16 October 1862, Page 16.
Lucy C. Margetts diary, 1862 July-October
Lucy C. Margetts diary, 1862 July-October, July.
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