Birth Date: 3 December 1807

Death Date: 29 August 1887

Gender: Male

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Samuel Neslen, Birth Date: 3 December 1807, Death Date: 29 August 1887, The Neslen family, consisting of Samuel, his wife Eunice Burgess Francis, and nine children, initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the Claudius V. Spencer Company in 1853, as indicated in company records.&nbsp; Samuel and Eurnice&rsquo;s nine children are: Susannah, Samuel Francis, Robert Francis, Esther Francis, Elizabeth Burgess, Eunice, Phebe, William Francis, and Hannah.
					
					The Neslens left England, and sailed on the &ldquo;Golconda&rdquo; and arrived in New Orleans on 1 April 1853. &nbsp;Samuel and his family stayed in St. Louis while they prepared for their trip to the Salt Lake Valley.&nbsp; They then moved to Keokuk, Iowa, then on to Omaha, Nebraska.&nbsp; Eight months after the Neslen family left their home in England, all eleven of them arrived in the Salt Lake Valley.&nbsp;&nbsp;
					
					In 1862, Samuel was called on a mission to Great Britain.&nbsp; At the end of that mission, he traveled home with the William Hyde Company in 1864, and acted as assistant Chaplain.&nbsp;
					
					Samuel&#39;s surname is listed as &quot;Eslen&quot; in the Deseret News.

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Samuel Neslen

The Neslen family, consisting of Samuel, his wife Eunice Burgess Francis, and nine children, initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the Claudius V. Spencer Company in 1853, as indicated in company records. Samuel and Eurnice’s nine children are: Susannah, Samuel Francis, Robert Francis, Esther Francis, Elizabeth Burgess, Eunice, Phebe, William Francis, and Hannah.

The Neslens left England, and sailed on the “Golconda” and arrived in New Orleans on 1 April 1853. Samuel and his family stayed in St. Louis while they prepared for their trip to the Salt Lake Valley. They then moved to Keokuk, Iowa, then on to Omaha, Nebraska. Eight months after the Neslen family left their home in England, all eleven of them arrived in the Salt Lake Valley.

In 1862, Samuel was called on a mission to Great Britain. At the end of that mission, he traveled home with the William Hyde Company in 1864, and acted as assistant Chaplain.

Samuel's surname is listed as "Eslen" in the Deseret News.

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1847–1868

Samuel Neslen

Claudius V. Spencer Company (1853)

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William Hyde Company (1864)

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