George A. Smith/Dan Jones Company (1849)

Departed

On 1849 July 14

Departed From

Kanesville, Iowa

Arrived

Between 1849 October 26 – 30

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

370 or 447 individuals and 120 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). This company combined with the Ezra T. Benson company as they traveled close together.

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Company Departed from Kanesville, Iowa

1849 July 14

George Albert Smith Called as Captain

1849 July 14 – October 30 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1849 July 14

Joined Company

Between 1849 October 26 – 30

Company Arrived

Dan Jones Called as Captain

1849 July 14 – October 30 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1849 July 14

Joined Company

Between 1849 October 26 – 30

Company Arrived

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

1849 October 26

Sources

Pioneer

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Archer, Lucy Brown, comp. Autobiography of Phebe Abbott Brown Fife: "Grandma Fife". Transcript for Archer, Lucy Brown, comp. Autobiography of Phebe Abbott Brown Fife: "Grandma Fife"

Bathsheba W. Smith journal

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Browning, Charilla Abbott, [Biography], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 6:102

Browning, Charilla Abbott, [Biography], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 6:102. Transcript for Browning, Charilla Abbott, [Biography], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 6:102

Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849

"George A. Smith's company, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (24 September 1849).

Chapman Duncan reminiscences, 1852-1874, 11a

Chapman Duncan reminiscences, 1852-1874, 11a. Transcript for Chapman Duncan reminiscences, 1852-1874, 11a

"Correspondence from America" [George A. Smith and William I. Appleby letter to Orson Pratt

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"Correspondence from America" [George A. Smith, Ezra T. Benson, and William I. Appleby letter to Orson Hyde

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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

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William Draper, A biographical [sic] sketch of the life and travels and birth and parentage of William Draper who was the son of William Draper and Lydia Luthdrop Draper, 29-30

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William I. Appleby autobiography and journal, 1848-1856

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