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Benjamin Gardner notebook, 1851-1862

Benjamin Gardner notebook, 1851-1862.

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the North Pigeon Company was organized under the direction of E T Benson[,] Benjamin Gardner was appointed Captain of the Company it being the tenth fifty[;] Jude Allen was appointed Capted [Captain] of the guard and Joseph Nichlas [Nicholas] assistant[.] Beverly C Boren was apointed Clerk[.] Crost Misourie [Missouri] river on the 21[st] of June[.] by request of Elder Benson A P Chesley remained there



also on the 29 Lorenzo Jo[h]nson[,] JC Hall[,] Agrip[p]a Coopper [Cooper] and Br Read returned to the river order of E T Benson as guard[.] they was furnished with fore [four] horses[,] guns[,] provision



June 30 Brother Larson died[.] Emaly [Emily] Marinda Jo[h]nson died the 29[th] aged 2 years[,] 9 months and Elizabeth Marrinda Mangum died on the 30th aged 1 year[,] &amp; 9 mo[,] <s>8</s> 9 day[s] and Sariah Mangum on the 5th of July aged 36 y[,] 11 mon[,] 27 days[;] on the 5th Mariah Lane aged 46 years [;] on the 8th William Lane aged 55 years [;] on the 11th Alfred Hunt 5 years[,] 4 m[,] 11 days[;] on the 12 LouCrecia [Lucretia] Jane Boren aged 1 year 10 months[,] 2 days[.] The only daughter of B C and M.J. Boren <s>and on</s> William Francis Beal on the 12th aged 2 years[,] 5 months[,] 3 days and on the 16 Hosea Berian Boren aged 12 years[,] 7 mon[,] 11 days and on the 19th Catharine Wilson aged 2 years[,] 7 m[,] 16 days[,] and on the 29th Jude Allen Juneyer [Junior] aged 1 year[,] 1 month[,] 4 days



on the 7th of July Lorenzo Jo[h]nson and J C Hall returned to the Company and on the [illegible] night of the 24th of July A P Chesley and Agrippa Coopper [Cooper] returned in Company with E T Benson[,] John Taylor[,] Erastus Snow and [blank space] Richards and others



and on the 25th A meeting was held and much instruction given after which E.T. Benson consider&lt;ed&gt; it wisdom to divide the Company[.] Lorenzo Jo[h]nson was apointed to take Charge of the 2th [2nd] division subject to the orders of Cpt g[u]ard



then on the 8th of August the first and 2th [2nd] division encamped near to geather[.] the Captains of the tens were Cald in Council with regard to Crossing on the south side of the river[.] after Consulting a few minutes it was motioned by B.C. Boren and Second[ed] by Allen Russel[l] that <s>they</s> we remained on the north side of the river[.] the vote were thence Caled and susttained unianimos [unanimous]

Transcript for Benjamin Gardner notebook, 1851-1862

"William R. Boren," in Biographical Information Relating to Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database

"William R. Boren," in Biographical Information Relating to Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database.

I was born in Hancock County, Illinois, on March 11, 1845, being the 4th son of B.C. and Mary Boren. The family moved to Pottawattamie County, Iowa in the Spring of 1847, using ox-teams as means of transit.



We departed for the "Land of Gold" in 1852. After our family had reached the old ferry on the Missouri River, a company of Argonauts was quickly formed, comprising of no less than 100 wagons, under the leadership of Captain Ben Gardner, a man of uncommon bravery and skill. Few, if any of this large party had ever been further west than the Great River, near which we were camped. The route was extremely long, tedious and dangerous.



Our family outfit consisted of two-yoke ox teams and one two-horse team, which safely carried father, mother, brothers and one sister, besides all our movable possessions.



Nothing of interest happened the first few weeks of travel, but when we were a short distance from Bluff Ruins, the dreadful cholera struck in our midst and death ensued. Almost every wagon had sick and dying. My sister and brother died and were buried near Willow Creek, which empties into the mighty Platte. For miles and miles could be seen almost countless newly-made graves.



After a few days' encampment at Bluff Ruins the epidemic subsided, then a few days later my sister made her appearance as a pioneer.



One pleasant evening, the young men built a large fire in the center of the camp. Soon afterwards two young couples made an appearance and were married by Ezra T. Benson.



Close to our next encampment was a large Pawnee village, but we had no trouble with this tribe of Indians, but we did not neglect to put a strong guard around the camp every night. I can still hear the hourly call of the sentinels, "Oh yes; Oh yes; half past twelve and all is well!"



From here on we began to lose cattle by various diseases; we had great difficulty in continuing our journey. We used cows instead of oxen and progress was slow, but we finally reached Salt Lake City on September 1st, 1852.



Source: http://www.richardsonfamily.homestead.com/Boren.html (accessed 13 February 2006)

Transcript for "William R. Boren," in Biographical Information Relating to Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database

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