Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company (1849)

Departed

On 1849 May 28

Departed From

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Arrived

Between 1849 September 22 – 25

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

About 100 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).

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Company Departed from Council Bluffs, Iowa

1849 May 28

Orson Spencer Called as Captain

1849 May 28 – September 25 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Started On 1849 May 28

Joined Company

Ended Between 1849 September 22 – 25

Company Arrived

Samuel S Gully Called as Captain

1849 May 28 – July 5 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Started On 1849 May 28

Joined Company

Ended On 1849 July 5

Died en Route

Rosel Hyde Called as Captain

1849 May 28 – September 25 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Started On 1849 May 28

Joined Company

Ended Between 1849 September 22 – 25

Company Arrived

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

1849 September 22

Sources

Pioneer

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

"Edward Phillips, Autobiographical sketch", Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017.
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From Kirtland to Salt Lake City (1890)

"Samuel Gully letter to George A. Smith and Ezra T. Benson", From Kirtland to Salt Lake City (1890), (26 June 1849), Page 205.

Frontier Guardian

"George A. Smith and Ezra T. Benson letter to Orson Hyde", Frontier Guardian, 1, (5 August 1849), 17. Page 4.
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"The Mail Arrived from the Salt Lake", Frontier Guardian, 1, (5 September 1849), 16. Page 2.
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"Found on a Grave", Frontier Guardian, 1, (19 September 1849), 17. Page 3.
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Genealogical charts and biographical sketches of members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake

"Tracy, Eliza Ann Sprague", Genealogical charts and biographical sketches of members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 4, Page 46-47.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 22 September 1849.
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Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956

"Elizabeth H. Hyde life sketch", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956, Page 6-7.
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McIntire, William P., Autobiography and journal, 3-4, 7

McIntire, William P., Autobiography and journal, 3-4, 7.

Reuben Miller journals, 1848-1849

Reuben Miller journals, 1848-1849, June.
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Reynolds Cahoon and his stalwart sons

Reynolds Cahoon and his stalwart sons, Page 90.
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The Utah genealogical and historical magazine

"Elizabeth H. B. Hyde", The Utah genealogical and historical magazine, (October).
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Thomas Atkin autobiography, circa 1901

Thomas Atkin autobiography, circa 1901, Page 5-7.
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Utah Pioneer Biographies

"Burgess, Margaret Jane McIntire", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 6, Page 185-86.
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