Leonard G. Rice Company (1867)

Departed

On 1867 August 11

Departed From

North Platte, Nebraska

Arrived

On 1867 October 5

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Independent Train

Company Direction

Westbound

About 500 individuals and about 50 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at North Platte, Nebraska (the Western Terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad).

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Company Departed from North Platte, Nebraska

1867 August 11

Leonard Gurley Rice Called as Captain

1867 August 11 – October 5 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Started On 1867 August 11

Joined Company

Ended On 1867 October 5

Company Arrived

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

1867 October 5

Sources

Pioneer

Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017

"Karen Camilla Moller Sorenson", Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017.

Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

"James Miller Christensen, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 3.
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"Johanna Larsen Winters, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 3-8.
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Ruth May Fox, "My Story", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 11-13.
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Deseret News

"Home Items: The Immigration", Deseret News, (14 August 1867), Page 261.
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Fox, Ruth May, Letter, in "A Sketch of Grandfather Ira Rice."

Fox, Ruth May, Letter, in "A Sketch of Grandfather Ira Rice.".
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Genealogical charts and biographical sketches of members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake

"Jensen, Karen Pedersen", Genealogical charts and biographical sketches of members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 2, Page 147.
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"Ohlson, Anna M", Genealogical charts and biographical sketches of members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 20, Page 110-111.
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"Rasmussen, Anna Petersen", Genealogical charts and biographical sketches of members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 4, Page 3.
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Goold, Samuel William, Journal, In Denise Midgley, comp. Journal of Samuel William Goold [1999], 4-8

Goold, Samuel William, Journal, In Denise Midgley, comp. Journal of Samuel William Goold [1999], 4-8.
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Improvement Era

"Fox, Ruth May, 'From England to Salt Lake Valley in 1867'", Improvement Era, 38, (July), Page 406-409, 450.
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Incidents in the life of Christian Jensen

"Bertha Marie Jensen Eccles", Incidents in the life of Christian Jensen, Page 9,11.
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Jensen, Jens Iver, "Biographical sketch of the life of Jens Iver Jensen," 7

Jensen, Jens Iver, "Biographical sketch of the life of Jens Iver Jensen," 7.
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Our Danish heritage and our temple work on the Peter Frost Family

"Jens Hansen Diary", Our Danish heritage and our temple work on the Peter Frost Family, (June).
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Our Pioneer Heritage

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 7, Page 342-344.

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 11, Page 43-45.

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 11, Page 61-64.

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 11, Page 50.

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"Jens Iver Jensen Closes Long and Useful Career", The Richfield Reaper, (2 January 1936), Page 1, 5.

The Semi-weekly telegraph

"Arrived", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 4, (10 October 1867), 2. Page 2.
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Utah Pioneer Biographies

"Eccles, Bertha Marie", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 9, Page 26-28.
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William Gibson journals and notebooks, circa 1841-1890

William Gibson journals and notebooks, circa 1841-1890, Vol. 2,3.
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Young Woman's Journal

Sangiovanni, G.G.R., "Overland Trips Across the American Desert", Young Woman's Journal, (August), Page 428-429.
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