George Speirs
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George Spiers (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1827 January 6 (Born)
Death Date
On 1919 December 18 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1827 January 6
Mother
Agnes Thompson
Father
William Speirs
Date Details
Occurred On 1827 January 6
Married
Janet Lyon
1848 November 24 (Age 21)
Traveled in
Eli Whipple Company (1858)
1858 March 17 – June 11 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1858 March 17
Joined Company
Ended On 1858 June 11
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Jesse Murphy Company (1860)
1860 June 19 – August 30 (Age 33)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Janet Speirs (Age 9)
Agness Speirs (Age 5)
Janet Lyon (Age 31)
William Harrison Speirs (Age 11)
Thomas Lyon Speirs (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1860 June 19
Joined Company
Ended On 1860 August 30
Company Arrived
Died in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
1919 December 18 (Age 92)
Media
George Spiers (1827 - 1919) Profile
Sources
Pioneer
Eli Bell diaries, 1854-1864
Eli Bell diaries, 1854-1864, Vol. 4.
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Franklin W. Young autobiography, circa 1915-1917
Franklin W. Young autobiography, circa 1915-1917.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1860: Page 28.
The History of Tooele County
The History of Tooele County, Mercer, Mildred Allred, Virginia H. Alsop, and Mary Helen Parsons, editors, Page 582.
Tooele Transcript Bulletin
"Venerable Pioneer Passes to His Reward", Tooele Transcript Bulletin, (19 December 1919), Page 1.