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1847–1868

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18 June 1828
Death Date
15 December 1901
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Frederick Weight

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  • Frederick and his wife Charlotte crossed the Atlantic on the ship North Atlantic in 1850. The P. E. F. ledger lists his first name as "Fred".  He was re-baptized at Salt Lake City on 19 September 1852 and his name first appears in the records of the Utah Territorial Militia this same year.

Thomas C.D. Howell Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 23
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Charlotte Weight (Age: 31)
  • Martin Burgum Weight (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • "3rd Company," Deseret News [Weekly], 18 September 1852, 2.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 13.
  • Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 5, p. 465
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 138.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887.
  • Salt Lake Stake, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
  • Weight, Frederick, A short history of the life of Frederick Weight by himself [ca. 1895], 9-10.