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1847–1868

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Birth Date
4 October 1815
Death Date
2 July 1883
Gender
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James Porteous Sr.

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  • The Porteous family arrived in New Orleans on 20 November 1848 via the ship Sailor Prince. There were two parents and four children on the ship. At the time of the overland journey, the Deseret News roster indicates he was traveling with only two people, indicating some of them died or did not continue for some reason.

    The family's surname is "Porters" on the Deseret News roster.

    Birth and death dates listed were found in a personal, online family history record (such as Family Tree, Ancestry, or My Heritage), without any accompanying documentation. Further research is needed to verify its accuracy.

John Tidwell Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 36
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • John B. Porteous (Age: 16)
  • James Steele Porteous (Age: 8)

Sources

  • "5th Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 2.
  • 5th Company of 50 report, 1852 September 14.  
  • Council Point Emigrating Company journal, 1851 November-1852 September.
  • George K. Bowering journal, 1842 July-1875 January, 79-118.