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William B. Preston Company (1863)

Departed

Between 1863 July 9 – 10

Departed From

Florence, Nebraska

Arrived

On 1863 September 10

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

About 300 individuals and 55 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha).

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Company Departed from Florence, Nebraska

1863 July 9

William Bowker Preston Called as Captain

1863 July 9 – September 10 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Between 1863 July 9 – 10

Joined Company

On 1863 September 10

Company Arrived

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

1863 September 10

Sources

Pioneer

Bailey, Charles Ramsden, Autobiography [ca. 1905], 49

Bailey, Charles Ramsden, Autobiography [ca. 1905], 49. Transcript for Bailey, Charles Ramsden, Autobiography [ca. 1905], 49

Bailey, Charles Ramsden, [Autobiography], in Jay L. Long and Betsy W. Long, Charles Ramsden Bailey: His Life and Families [1983], 60-61

Bailey, Charles Ramsden, [Autobiography], in Jay L. Long and Betsy W. Long, Charles Ramsden Bailey: His Life and Families [1983], 60-61. Transcript for Bailey, Charles Ramsden, [Autobiography], in Jay L. Long and Betsy W. Long, Charles Ramsden Bailey: His Life and Families [1983], 60-61

Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

"William Henry Freshwater, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963. Transcript for "William Henry Freshwater, reminiscences."

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

"Anders Christensen letter", Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, (21 August 1863), Page 1. Transcript for Christensen, Anders, Letter, in Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 21 Aug. 1863, 1

Millennial Star

Millennial Star, 25, (17 October 1863), 42. Page 670-71. Transcript for Christensen, A. [Letter], Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 17 Oct. 1863, p. 670-71

Morgan, O. J., Account book, 1877-1878, 98-104

Morgan, O. J., Account book, 1877-1878, 98-104. Transcript for Morgan, O. J., Account book, 1877-1878, 98-104

Our Pioneer Heritage

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 17, Page 287-288.

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 5, Page 177-178.

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 7, Page 250-251.

Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868

"Freight manifests and accounts, 1863", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868, Page 4-7.

Pettijohn, Edward L., Diary, 10F-10G

Pettijohn, Edward L., Diary, 10F-10G. Transcript for Pettijohn, Edward L., Diary, 10F-10G

"Trains for the East," Deseret News

"Trains for the East," Deseret News, 6 May 1863. Transcript for "Trains for the East," Deseret News, 6 May 1863, 360

Warnick, Christine Marie Larsen, "History of Christine Marie Larsen Warnick by herself," in Merrill N. Warnick, Warnick Family History

Warnick, Christine Marie Larsen, "History of Christine Marie Larsen Warnick by herself," in Merrill N. Warnick, Warnick Family History, Vol. 1. Transcript for Warnick, Christine Marie Larsen, "History of Christine Marie Larsen Warnick by herself," in Merrill N. Warnick, Warnick Family History, vol. 1 [1967], 252-56

William Henry Freshwater, Life sketch, reel 16, box 22, fd. 10, item 1, 2

William Henry Freshwater, Life sketch, reel 16, box 22, fd. 10, item 1, 2. Transcript for William Henry Freshwater, Life sketch, reel 16, box 22, fd. 10, item 1, 2