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1847–1868

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Birth Date
13 July 1833
Death Date
13 October 1897
Gender
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Rawsel Bradford

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  • Rawsel is the correct spelling of his given name, but some sources may spell it Raucell, Roswell, or Rausel.His travel to Utah in 1847 is mention in the obituary of his son, Hial G. Bradford.

Edward Hunter/Joseph Horne Company (1847)

  • Age at Departure: 13

Traveled with

  • Abigail Tippets (Age: 33)
  • Mary Ann Bradford (Age: 15)
  • Sylvester Bradford (Age: 7)
  • Pleasant Sprague Bradford (Age: 4)
  • Tryphenia Bradford (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • "A Pioneer's Sudden Death," Deseret Evening News, 14 October 1897, 2.
  • Bradford, Trisha, e-mail communication, 20 July 2003
  • “Hal G. Bradford Daed [sic], ” Deseret Evening News, 21 Oct. 1897, 1.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 21 June 1847, 20.
  • Pleasant G. Bradford, Bradford family history and genealogical data, 1833-1931
  • "Rawsel Bradford," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 15 October 1897, 8.