Wagon Company

Brigham Young Vanguard Company

Date Formed
1847 April 16
Date Ended
1847 July 21
Location Formed
Winter Quarters, Washington, Nebraska, United States
Location Ended
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Organization Type
Migration
Organization Participants in Database
149

Members of this company left Winter Quarters as early as April 5th, however it wasn't until the 16th of April that the company was officially organized into the hundreds, fifties, and tens, with captains appointed. Some members of the company traveled ahead and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley as early as the July 21, 1847. By the 24th of July, the entire company had arrived.

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Formed in Winter Quarters, Washington, Nebraska, United States

1847 April 16

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Occurred On 1847 April 16
Formed

Brigham Young Appointed as Company Captain

1847 April 16 – July 21

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Ended On 1847 July 21
Organization was Ended

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

1847 July 21

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Occurred On 1847 July 21
Ended

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