James Moroni Turpin
He initially traveled to the Valley in 1848. At some point, he returned to the East with his family. They were at Fort Leavenworth, preparing to travel to Utah when his father, Jesse Turpin, died of cholera. They must have made the journey back to Utah in 1854 or 1855 because his mother, Eliza Ann, remarried in Salt Lake City in February 1856. The family made another trip to the East, this time returning with his step-father, Peter Van Valkenburg, and family in 1862.
His birth date is confirmed by the inscription on his gravestone.
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1844 December 31
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Occurred On 1844 December 31
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1847 – 1868 (Age 2)
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Joined Brigham Young Company
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 3)
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Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
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Joined Lewis Brunson Company
1862 June 14 – August 29 (Age 17)
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Ended On 1862 August 29
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Married Margaret Melissa Rigby
1863 July 14 (Age 18)
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1922 February 14 (Age 77)
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James Moroni Turpin (1844 - 1922) Profile