James Holbrook Kilfoyle

Birth Date
On 1805 June 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1872 July 6 (Died)
Gender
Male

James was born and married in Ireland. His wife Jane died at Pigeon Creek, Iowa so James crossed the plains with six of his children: Andrew, William, Caroline, Martha, Rachel Jane, and William and James Jr. James Sr. and his three daughters were rebaptized in the Jordan River at West Jordan Utah on 20 November 1853. This is where James paid tithing in 1856.

Date of death confirmed by his obituary. 

The Life Story of James Holbrook Kilfoyle and the excerpts from his diaries are found in the memories section of his FamilySearch entry.

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