William B. Preston Company
Organization
Wagon
RID: ORG-MTQ5N4J
Date Formed
1864 July 4
Date Ended
1864 September 15
Location Formed
Wyoming, Otoe, Nebraska, United States
Location Ended
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Organization Participants in Database
436
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Formed in Wyoming, Otoe, Nebraska, United States
1864 July 4
William B. Preston
Appointed as
Company Captain
1864 July 4 – September 15
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Charles Keilgaard Hansen, Record [ca. 1917], fd. 1, 83-89
Charles Keilgaard Hansen, Record [ca. 1917], fd. 1, 83-89.
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Deseret News
"About the 'News", Deseret News, September 21, 1864, Page 4.
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"Agents and Immigration", Deseret News, August 10, 1864, Page 5.
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"List of Passengers", Deseret News, August 17, 1864, Page 5.
"Our Immigration", Deseret News, September 14, 1864, Page 4.
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Edgar Session sketch based on notes from the Sessions family ledger, circa 1895-1910
Edgar Session sketch based on notes from the Sessions family ledger, circa 1895-1910.
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Genealogical charts and biographical sketches of members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake
"Sprague, Matilda Christina Ohlson", Genealogical charts and biographical sketches of members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 4, Page 46-47.
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Henry Ballard, Private journal of Henry Ballard, 1852-1904, 49-60
Henry Ballard, Private journal of Henry Ballard, 1852-1904, 49-60.
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Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Preston, William Bowker", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 232-235.
Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938
"Robert Bodily journal", Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938.
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Neve, Soren Peter, Journal, in Soren Peter Neve, His Life Story, 8
Neve, Soren Peter, Journal, in Soren Peter Neve, His Life Story, 8.
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Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 17, Page 287-288.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868
"Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifests, 1864", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.
"Captain William B. Preston", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.
"Freight manifests, 1863-1864", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.
"Freight manifests, 1864, 1868", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868, Page 12-31.
Salt Lake daily telegraph and commercial advertiser
"Local Affairs: Emigrant Train", Salt Lake daily telegraph and commercial advertiser, September 16, 1864.
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"Local Affairs: The Emigrants", Salt Lake daily telegraph and commercial advertiser, September 15, 1864.
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"Local Affairs: The Trains", Salt Lake daily telegraph and commercial advertiser.
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Utah Pioneer Biographies
"Sprague, Matilda Olson", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 27, Page 52.
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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.
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End Date Details
Ended 1864 September 15
Ended in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1864 September 15
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