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1847–1868

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Birth Date
23 October 1851
Death Date
21 June 1925
Gender
Male
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James Burrows Davenport

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  • Although cemetery sexton records indicate birth date was 23 October 1852, Utah Death Certificate indicate his date of birth as 23 October 1851.  This information is further ratified by his name listed in the Journal History and the company roster.  If he was born towards the end of October of 1852, he would not have appeared on either of these record, as the company arrived in the valley at the beginning of October 1852.

Uriah Curtis Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: Infant

Traveled with

  • Sarah Davenport (Age: 40)
  • Thomas Davenport (Age: 37)
  • William Davenport (Age: 15)
  • John T. Davenport (Age: 7)
  • Sarah Ann Davenport (Age: 5)

Sources

  • 16th Company of 50 report, 1852 July 4.
  • 1860 Utah Census, Utah County.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 106.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.