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1847–1868

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Birth Date
4 January 1818
Death Date
27 January 1907
Gender
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William Chambers

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  • He and his family crossed the Atlantic on the ship Jersey in 1853.  In the 1856 Utah Territorial census he is in the Salt Lake 19th ward.

Moses Daley Freight Train (1853)

  • Age at Departure: 35
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Clarissa Chambers (Age: 35)
  • Alfred Chambers (Age: 10)
  • Amelia Chambers (Age: 7)
  • Theophilus Chambers (Age: 5)

Sources

  • 1856 Utah Census.
  • 1860 Utah Census, Salt Lake County.
  • 1870 Utah Census, Cache County.
  • "At Smithfield and Hyde Park," Logan Republican, 30 Jan. 1907, 1.
  • “Biography of Amelia C. Cragun,” The Journal, 13 June 1941, p. 6.
  • "Demise of Wm. Chambers," Deseret Evening News , 30 Jan. 1907, 3.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 38.