Wagon Company

Abner Lowry Company

Date Formed
1866 August 13
Date Ended
1866 October 7
Location Formed
Wyoming, Otoe, Nebraska, United States
Location Ended
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Organization Type
Migration
Organization Participants in Database
273

300 individuals were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Wyoming, Nebraska (the west bank of the Missouri River about 40 miles south of Omaha). According to Andrew Jenson's autobiography, this company was known as the "Sanpete train" because most of the teamsters and teams in this out-and-back company came from the Sanpete Valley.

Members of the company arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on 7, 22 October 1866.

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Formed in Wyoming, Otoe, Nebraska, United States

1866 August 13

Date Details

Occurred On 1866 August 13
Formed

Abner Lowry Appointed as Company Captain

1866 August 13 – October 7

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Appointed
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Ended On 1866 October 7
Organization was Ended

Ended in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1866 October 7

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Occurred On 1866 October 7
Ended

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