Jedediah M. Grant/Willard Snow Company (1847)

Departed

On 1847 June 19

Departed From

Elkhorn River, Nebraska

Arrived

On 1847 October 4

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

160 individuals 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 River, Nebraska

1847 June 19

Jedediah Morgan Grant Called as Captain

1847 June 19 – October 4 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Started On 1847 June 19

Joined Company

Ended On 1847 October 4

Company Arrived

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

1847 October 4

Sources

Pioneer

Alice Houghton Greenwood letter

Alice Houghton Greenwood letter, 27 March 1881.
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Autobiography of George Washington Bean, a Utah pioneer of 1847, and his family records

Autobiography of George Washington Bean, a Utah pioneer of 1847, and his family records, 1897, Page 40.
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John T. Dilworth letter, Rocky Mountains to William Wollerton, Lionville, Pennsylvania, 1847 September 7

John T. Dilworth letter, Rocky Mountains to William Wollerton, Lionville, Pennsylvania, 1847 September 7.
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John Vance journal, 1847 June-October; 1849

John Vance journal, 1847 June-October; 1849.
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Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938

"George Washington Bean", Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938.
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Margaret Wilson Turner and Sanford M. Turner, The Huffaker family, 1700 to 1993 (1994)

"Simpson David Huffaker and Elizabeth M. Huffaker letter, 25 July 1847", Margaret Wilson Turner and Sanford M. Turner, The Huffaker family, 1700 to 1993 (1994), Page 63A-63C.
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Mary E. Shumway Westover, Autobiography, reel 12, box 17, fd. 11, item 2, 3

Mary E. Shumway Westover, Autobiography, reel 12, box 17, fd. 11, item 2, 3.
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Record and genealogy of William Greenwood, born August 7, 1822, Burnley, Lancashire, England

Record and genealogy of William Greenwood, born August 7, 1822, Burnley, Lancashire, England, Page 10-11.
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Simpson Montgomery Molen, Autobiography, reel 5, box 6, fd. 15, item 1

Simpson Montgomery Molen, Autobiography, reel 5, box 6, fd. 15, item 1.
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The Charles Shumway family, 1806-1979

The Charles Shumway family, 1806-1979, Page 35.
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William Greenwood papers

William Greenwood papers, Autobiography.

"William Greenwood to Mother, Brothers & Sisters", William Greenwood papers, (17 October 1847).
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William Greenwood papers, 1822-1889

"Alice Houghton Greenwood autobiographical sketch", William Greenwood papers, 1822-1889, Page 3.