John Linford
Birth Date
On 1808 August 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1856 October 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1808 August 28
Mother
Sarah Ashcroft
Father
John Linford
Date Details
Occurred On 1808 August 28
Married
Maria Bentley Christian
1833 June 24 (Age 24)
Baptized
1842 December 9 (Age 34)
Traveled in
James G. Willie Company (1856)
1856 July 15 – October 21 (Age 47)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Maria Bentley Christian (Age 43)
George John Linford (Age 17)
Joseph William Linford (Age 14)
Amasa Christian Linford (Age 11)
Date Details
Started On 1856 July 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 October 21
Died en Route
Died in Sixth Crossing, Sweetwater River, Wyoming Territory, United States
1856 October 21 (Age 48)
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Person
Saints By Sea
"John Linford. ID: 22047", Saints By Sea.
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Immigration to Utah", Deseret News, (15 October 1856), Page 6.
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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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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 9 November 1856, Page 21.
James G. Willie Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-November
James G. Willie Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-November, May.
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Linford, Amasa Christian, [Autobiography], in James Henry Linford, Autobiography of James Henry Linford [1919], 63-67
Linford, Amasa Christian, [Autobiography], in James Henry Linford, Autobiography of James Henry Linford [1919], 63-67.
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Linford, John, Diary
Linford, John, Diary, April.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 206.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
Josiah Rogerson, "Captain J. G. Willie's Or, the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (15 December 1907), Page 5.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Josiah Rogerson, Sr., "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot", Salt Lake Tribune, (4 January 1914).
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