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Transcript for Esther W. Bennion in The Book of the Pioneers Volume 1 (Utah Semi-Centennial Commission, 1897), 69

 
1847—Utah Pioneer Jubilee—1897
July 24, 1897

PIONEER
Esther W. Bennion

Residence
North Jordan

Town
Taylorsville

County
Salt Lake County

State
Utah

Born
Hawarden Oct 12th 1817

Town
Lane End

County
Flintshere

State
North Wales, England

Arrived in Salt Lake Valley
4th day October 1847

Whose Company
Apostle John Taylor

Captain of 100
uncertain

Captain of 50
Bishop Edward Hunter

Captain of 10
William Taylor

 

Can furnish following named relics
of the pioneer journey

 

I drove a team of bullocks from Nauvoo to the valley. had a broken arm the day we met the pioneer company[.] lost a little girl, had a little <girl> burn at Garden Grove

 

Remarks

 

Remember vividily A man for disobeying orders, his hands were tyed [tied], & he was compeled to walk behind the waggon for two or three days.

Came with Apostle John Taylor as teamster