Frederick Piercy

Birth Date
On 1830 January 27 (Born)
Death Date
On 1891 June 10 (Died)
Gender
Male

Born

1830 January 27

Date Details

Occurred On 1830 January 27

Traveled in Daniel A. Miller/John W. Cooley Company (1853)

1853 June 8 – September 9 (Age 23) Pioneers in Company
Additional Information

He traveled with this company as an artist to sketch images of the West. Piercy joined the Church of the Latter Day Saints in 1848, and in 1849 was married to Angelina Hawkins.

On February 5, 1853, Piercy, along with about 300 other immigrants, set sail from Liverpool on the Jersey, bound for the port of New Orleans, and eventually to Salt Lake City. This journey resulted in the publication of the illustrated travel book, "Route from Liverpool to Great Salt Lake Valley". It was first published in fifteen monthly parts from July 1854 to September 1855 to encourage British Mormons to emigrate to Utah. Piercy skillfully sketched immigration in the American West; his works and writings are most often used to represent the time period.

It is believed that Piercy returned to London after his journey and worked the rest of his life as an artist and teacher. The 1861 England Census lists Piercy as an artist and Professor of Drawing.  Piercy reportedly suffered from paralysis the last ten years of his life, dying on 10 June 1891 in London.

Date Details

Started On 1853 June 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1853 September 9
Company Arrived

Died

1891 June 10 (Age 61)