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1847–1868

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Birth Date
14 January 1816
Death Date
30 March 1900
Gender
Male
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James Bennett Bracken Sr.

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Thomas C.D. Howell Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 36
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Sarah Bracken (Age: 35)
  • Martha Ann Bracken (Age: 8)
  • James Bennett Bracken Jr. (Age: 6)
  • William Albert Bracken (Age: 4)
  • Levi Clarence Bracken (Age: 2)
  • Norvil Extine Bracken (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
  • "3rd Company," Deseret News [Weekly], 18 September 1852, 2.
  • James Bennett Bracken, Biographical sketches, 1891-2013. 
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 18.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887.
  • "Southern Utah Pioneer Dead," Salt Lake Herald , 3 Apr. 1900, 5.