Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company

Departed

On 1847 June 17

Departed From

Elkhorn, Nebraska

Arrived

Between 1847 September 19 – 22

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

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174 or 177 individuals and 76 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post on the Elkhorn River about 27 miles west of Winter Quarters, Nebraska.

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Company Departed from Elkhorn, Nebraska

1847 June 17

Daniel Spencer, Jr. Called as Captain

1847 June 17 – September 22 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1847 June 17

Joined Company

Between 1847 September 19 – 22

Company Arrived

Ira Eldredge Called as Captain

1847 June 17 – September 22 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1847 June 17

Joined Company

Between 1847 September 19 – 22

Company Arrived

Company Arrived at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

1847 September 19

Sources

Benjamin Franklin Cummings reminiscences and diaries, 1842-1879, folder 1

Benjamin Franklin Cummings reminiscences and diaries, 1842-1879, folder 1, Page 8. Transcript for Benjamin Franklin Cummings reminiscences and diaries, 1842-1879, folder 1, page 8

Cummings, Benjamin Franklin, Journal, 16

Cummings, Benjamin Franklin, Journal, 16.

Ensign, J. C., Reminiscences, in Utah Semi-Centennial Commission, The book of the pioneers [ca. 1897]

Ensign, J. C., Reminiscences, in Utah Semi-Centennial Commission, The book of the pioneers [ca. 1897]. Transcript for Ensign, J. C., Reminiscences, in Utah Semi-Centennial Commission, The book of the pioneers [ca. 1897]

Ensign, Martin Luther, Autobiography, in Utah State Historical Society Cache Valley Chapter, Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956, reel 1, item 9, 1-2

Ensign, Martin Luther, Autobiography, in Utah State Historical Society Cache Valley Chapter, Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956, reel 1, item 9, 1-2. Transcript for Ensign, Martin Luther, Autobiography, in Utah State Historical Society Cache Valley Chapter, Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956, reel 1, item 9, 1-2

Goodale, Isaac Newton, Journals, 1839-1863

Goodale, Isaac Newton, Journals, 1839-1863, Vol. 1. Transcript for Goodale, Isaac Newton, Journals, 1839-1863, vol. 1

Haight, Isaac Chauncey, Journal

Haight, Isaac Chauncey, Journal, June. Transcript for Haight, Isaac Chauncey, Journal 1842 June-1850 Apr

Haight, Isaac Chauncey, Journal, 40-47

Haight, Isaac Chauncey, Journal, 40-47.

Murdock, Joseph Stacy, Diary and reminiscences 1889, 9-13

Murdock, Joseph Stacy, Diary and reminiscences 1889, 9-13. Transcript for Murdock, Joseph Stacy, Diary and reminiscences 1889, 9-13

Spencer, Daniel, Diaries 1845-1857

Spencer, Daniel, Diaries 1845-1857, Vol. 2. Transcript for Spencer, Daniel, Diaries 1845-1857, vol. 2

Spencer, Daniel, Letter, Salt Lake City [Utah] to Brother Grove

Spencer, Daniel, Letter, Salt Lake City [Utah] to Brother Grove, October. Transcript for Spencer, Daniel, Letter, Salt Lake City [Utah] to Brother Grove, 1848 Oct. 5

Spencer, Daniel, "On the Plains," in Heart Throbs of the West, 12 vols. [1939-51], 4:347-48

Spencer, Daniel, "On the Plains," in Heart Throbs of the West, 12 vols. [1939-51], 4:347-48.

Spencer, Hiram Theron, "Sketch of Life and Experiences of Patriarch and Mrs. H. T. Spencer, Who Pioneered Magna and Vicinity," [1925?], 3

Spencer, Hiram Theron, "Sketch of Life and Experiences of Patriarch and Mrs. H. T. Spencer, Who Pioneered Magna and Vicinity," [1925?], 3. Transcript for Spencer, Hiram Theron, "Sketch of Life and Experiences of Patriarch and Mrs. H. T. Spencer, Who Pioneered Magna and Vicinity," [1925?], 3

"William C. Lewis," Utah Journal

"William C. Lewis," Utah Journal, 17 July 1897. Transcript for "William C. Lewis," Utah Journal, 17 July 1897, 3

[Spencer-Eldredge Company, Remarks by Surviving Pioneers], in Utah Semi-Centennial Commission, The book of the pioneers [ca. 1897]

[Spencer-Eldredge Company, Remarks by Surviving Pioneers], in Utah Semi-Centennial Commission, The book of the pioneers [ca. 1897].