Daniel Thompson Company (1866)

Departed

On 1866 July 24

Departed From

Wyoming, Nebraska

Arrived

On 1866 September 28

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

About 500 emigrants and 85 wagons 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)

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Company Departed from Wyoming, Nebraska

1866 July 24

Daniel Thompson Called as Captain

1866 July 24 – September 28 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Started On 1866 July 24

Joined Company

Ended On 1866 September 28

Company Arrived

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

1866 September 28

Sources

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Blair, William A., Autobiography, in Nora Crystal Hall Lund, Biographies Collection, [ca. 1950-1983]

Blair, William A., Autobiography, in Nora Crystal Hall Lund, Biographies Collection, [ca. 1950-1983].
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Blair, William Moroni, William M. Blair reminiscences and journal, 1931-1933, [1-4]

Blair, William Moroni, William M. Blair reminiscences and journal, 1931-1933, [1-4].
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

"Henry Crane journal", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963.
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Deseret News

"Home Items: Telegram", Deseret News, (9 August 1866), Page 285.
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"Home items: Trains Got In", Deseret News, (3 October 1866), Page 4.
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"Home Items: The Immigration", Deseret News, (12 September 1866), Page 325.
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Haycock, Eliza Stredder, Reminiscences

Haycock, Eliza Stredder, Reminiscences.
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Jensen, Christian Hansen, [Diary], in Mary Afton Allen Harker, The Allen Family [1966], 93-94

Jensen, Christian Hansen, [Diary], in Mary Afton Allen Harker, The Allen Family [1966], 93-94.
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Mae Gale Wilkins McGrath, The Ancestors and Descendants of James Gale (1957)

Mae Gale Wilkins McGrath, The Ancestors and Descendants of James Gale (1957), Page 30, 32-34.
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Street, Ann Kay, Autobiographical sketch, 1

Street, Ann Kay, Autobiographical sketch, 1.
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The Semi-weekly telegraph

"Immigration", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 2, (1 October 1866), 103. Page 2.
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"The Emigration", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 2, (2 August 1866), 85. Page 2.
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"The Immigration", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 2, (10 September 1866), 97. Page 3.
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"The Immigration", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 2, (1 October 1866), 103. Page 2.
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Utah Pioneer Biographies

"Moyes, John H.", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 20, Page 154,156,158-59.
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Wagstaff, Mary Crystal, Autobiography, 2

Wagstaff, Mary Crystal, Autobiography, 2.
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Wixom, Justin Chauncey, Diary, in Wixom Family, Papers, [ca. 1863-1945], fd. 4

Wixom, Justin Chauncey, Diary, in Wixom Family, Papers, [ca. 1863-1945], fd. 4, Vol. 4.
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