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1847–1868

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Birth Date
13 April 1820
Death Date
5 August 1905
Gender
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William Davis

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  • The Davis family sailed to America in 1862 on the ship John J. Boyd.  The ship manifest shows their surname as "Davies."

    He was a Captain of the Third Ten in the pioneer company.

    His birth and death dates are confirmed by the inscription on his gravestone.

Homer Duncan Company (1862)

  • Age at Departure: 42
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Eliza Jane Davis (Age: 39)
  • Mary Ann Davis (Age: 18)
  • William Davis (Age: 11)
  • Sarah Elizabeth Davis (Age: 6)
  • Eliza Jane Davis (Age: 3)

Sources

  • Joseph W. Young, "Report of the Immigration," Deseret News, 17 September 1862, 93.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.