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Joseph Orson Taylor
Joseph initially emigrated to the Valley with his family in 1847. Several years later, he again crossed the plains, this time working as a teamster for the Daniel Thompson out-and-back company. Later records seem to indicate that he went by his middle name of Orson.
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Joseph Orson Taylor (1843 - 1867) Profile