James Cantwell
Birth Date
On 1843 February 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1922 July 3 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
1843 February 28
Mother
Elizabeth Cotterell Hamer (1819 - 1858)
Father
James Sherlock Cantwell (1813 - 1887)
Date Details
Occurred On 1843 February 28
Baptized
1852 August 18 (Age 9)
Traveled in
James G. Willie Company (1856)
1856 July 15 – November 9 (Age 13)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Ellen Cantwell (Age 7)
James Sherlock Cantwell (Age 42)
Elizabeth Cotterell Hamer (Age 37)
Mary Ann Cantwell (Age 2)
Francis Robert Cantwell (Age 15)
William Hamer Cantwell (Age 10)
Elizabeth Cottrell Cantwell (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1856 July 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 November 9
Company Arrived
Traveled in
William B. Hodgetts Company (1856)
1856 July 30 – December 10 (Age 13)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 July 30
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 10
Company Arrived
Died in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States
1922 July 3 (Age 79)
Media
James Cantwell (1843 - 1922) Profile
Sources
Pioneer
Cantwell, James Sherlock, Autobiography, reel 3, item 30, 1-3
Cantwell, James Sherlock, Autobiography, reel 3, item 30, 1-3.
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Deseret Evening News
"Handcart Vets Hold Reunion", Deseret Evening News, (3 October 1907), Page 11.
Faithful stewards--the life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit Willie, undated
Faithful stewards--the life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit Willie, undated, Page 95-120.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 6, Hand Cart Veterans reported alive", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (4 October 1906), Page 1-19.
"James Cantwell to S. S. Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914.
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