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Simpson M. Molen Company

Departed

On 1868 August 12

Departed From

Benton, Wyoming

Arrived

On 1868 September 2

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

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300 individuals and 61 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Benton, Wyoming.

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Company Departed from Benton, Wyoming

1868 August 12

Simpson Montgomery Molen Called as Captain

1868 August 12 – September 2 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1868 August 12

Joined Company

On 1868 September 2

Company Arrived

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

1868 September 2

Sources

Deseret Evening News

"Arrived", Deseret Evening News, (2 September 1868). Transcript for "Arrived," Deseret Evening News, 2 Sep. 1868, 3

"Molen's Train," Deseret Evening News

"Molen's Train," Deseret Evening News, 29 August 1868. Transcript for "Molen's Train," Deseret Evening News 29 Aug. 1868, 3

Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868

"Account book, 1866, 1868", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868, Page 93-94.

Salt Lake Daily Reporter

Salt Lake Daily Reporter, 2 September 1868. Transcript for Salt Lake Daily Reporter, 2 September 1868, 3

Salter, William, [Autobiographical sketch], in Jane Jennings Eldredge, "Records and Historical Sketches of Residents of Davis County, Utah," 9 vols. (1916), 2:54

Salter, William, [Autobiographical sketch], in Jane Jennings Eldredge, "Records and Historical Sketches of Residents of Davis County, Utah," 9 vols. (1916), 2:54. Transcript for Salter, William, [Autobiographical sketch], in Jane Jennings Eldredge, "Records and Historical Sketches of Residents of Davis County, Utah," 9 vols. (1916), 2:54

Smith, Mercy Livermore, Autobiography, in Dorothy Streeper, Family Histories, [ca. 1983]

Smith, Mercy Livermore, Autobiography, in Dorothy Streeper, Family Histories, [ca. 1983]. Transcript for Smith, Mercy Livermore, Autobiography, in Dorothy Streeper, Family Histories, [ca. 1983]

"The Emigration," Deseret Evening News

"The Emigration," Deseret Evening News, 5 August 1868. Transcript for "The Emigration," Deseret Evening News, 5 August 1868, 3

"The Immigration, Etc," Semi-Weekly Telegraph

"The Immigration, Etc," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 6 August 1868. Transcript for "The Immigration, Etc," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 6 August 1868, 3

"The Immigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph

"The Immigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 13 August 1868. Transcript for "The Immigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 13 August 1868, 3

"The Immigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 10 August 1868. Transcript for "The Immigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 10 August 1868, 3

The Semi-weekly telegraph

"Immigration of 1868", The Semi-weekly telegraph, (28 September 1868), Page 3. Transcript for "Immigration of 1868," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 28 September 1868, 3

"Got In", The Semi-weekly telegraph, (7 September 1868). Transcript for "Got In," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 7 September 1868, 2

William Hyde, "Correspondence", The Semi-weekly telegraph, (6 July 1868), Page 2. Transcript for Hyde, William, "Correspondence," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 6 July 1868, 2

"The Trains," Deseret Evening News

"The Trains," Deseret Evening News, 19 August 1868. Transcript for "The Trains," Deseret Evening News, 19 August 1868, 5

"Train In," Deseret Evening News

"Train In," Deseret Evening News, 2 September 1868. Transcript for "Train In," Deseret Evening News, 2 September 1868, 3