Edmund Ellsworth Company
Organization
Handcart
RID: ORG-RNRM93Y
Date Formed
1856 June 9
Date Ended
1856 September 26
Location Formed
Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States
Location Ended
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Organization Participants in Database
328
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Formed in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States
1856 June 9
Edmund Lovell Ellsworth
Appointed as
Company Captain
1856 June 9 – September 26
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An Enduring Legacy, Salt Lake City: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1978-1989
"Ellsworth, Edmund, [Autobiography]", An Enduring Legacy, Salt Lake City: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1978-1989, 4, Page 131.
Andrew Smith diaries, 1853-1856
Andrew Smith diaries, 1853-1856.
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Archer Walters diary, 1856 March-September
Archer Walters diary, 1856 March-September, Item 15, Page 9-16.
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Attley, Henry William, Reminiscences, in Papers, 1858-1910
Attley, Henry William, Reminiscences, in Papers, 1858-1910.
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Bowen, David, [Autobiographical sketch], in Raymond R. Martin and Esther Jenkins Carpenter, comp., The Samaritans [1968], 74
Bowen, David, [Autobiographical sketch], in Raymond R. Martin and Esther Jenkins Carpenter, comp., The Samaritans [1968], 74.
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Bridges, Charles Henry, Journal [ca. 1867-1905], 1
Bridges, Charles Henry, Journal [ca. 1867-1905], 1.
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Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"William Woodward letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), June 11, 1856.
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Deseret Evening News
"Handcart Pioneers to Begin Regular Meetings", Deseret Evening News, September 10, 1910, Page 24.
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Deseret News
"Account of His Mission", Deseret News, October 8, 1856, Page 3.
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"Emigrants For Utah", Deseret News, August 6, 1856, Page 8.
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Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper, wife of William Hanney Hickenlooper, crossed the plains with the first handcart co., arrived in Salt Lake City 26. Sept., 1856 and record of work done for the dead
Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper, wife of William Hanney Hickenlooper, crossed the plains with the first handcart co., arrived in Salt Lake City 26. Sept., 1856 and record of work done for the dead, September 1856.
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Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856
Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856, June 1856, Vol. 1.
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Elizabeth W. [Sermon] Camm letter, San Francisco, California, to My Dear Children
Elizabeth W. [Sermon] Camm letter, San Francisco, California, to My Dear Children, March 1892.
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Frances B. Hanson autobiography, 1909
Frances B. Hanson autobiography, 1909.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, 1907, Page 2-4.
"W. Woodward to Albert Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, September 3, 1906.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, September 26, 1856, Page 23.
Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956
"Edmund Ellsworth autobiography", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956.
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"Edmund Ellsworth autobiography", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956.
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John Oakley journal excerpt, 1856 June-August
John Oakley journal excerpt, 1856 June-August, June 1856.
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John Parry reminiscences and diary, 1857 March-1867 September
John Parry reminiscences and diary, 1857 March-1867 September, March 1857.
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Kettle, John, [Diary], in Jesse Lenard Warner, The Protecting Warrior, Book 1 [1974], 20-22
Kettle, John, [Diary], in Jesse Lenard Warner, The Protecting Warrior, Book 1 [1974], 20-22.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 236.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 74.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 156.
End Date Details
Ended 1856 September 26
Ended in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1856 September 26
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