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1847–1868

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11 May 1825
Death Date
22 October 1889
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Sarah Dunford


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    Sarah Jones

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  • Sarah, children Lydia, George H and Moreland came again from England in 1853 on the ship Jersey.

    Sarah and her husband, George, made several trips across the plains. Their initial emigration was with the William Field Company in 1854. After staying in Salt Lake City for a time, the family moved to California in 1855. Then he decided to move the family back to St. Louis. They sailed from San Francisco, crossed the isthmus of Panama, ported at Cuba, and arrived in New Orleans in the fall of 1856. After living in St. Louis for a number of years, they left the family business in the care of his son-in-law, George A. Alder, and attempted to take the rest of the family to Salt Lake in the John D. Chase company in 1864. However, due to a disagreement that George had with his teamsters, they did not complete the journey and returned to St. Louis. Three years later, he captained his own company back to the Salt Lake Valley.

William Field Company (1854)

  • Age at Departure: 29

Traveled with

  • George Dunford (Age: 32)
  • Lydia Dunford (Age: 7)
  • George Henry Dunford (Age: 5)
  • Moreland Dunford (Age: 1)

John D. Chase Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 39

Traveled with

  • George Dunford (Age: 41)
  • George Henry Dunford (Age: 14)
  • Moreland Dunford (Age: 11)
  • Franklin Jones Dunford (Age: 8)
  • Mary Maria Dunford (Age: 6)

George Dunford Company (1867)

  • Age at Departure: 42

Traveled with

  • George Dunford (Age: 44)
  • George Henry Dunford (Age: 17)
  • Moreland Dunford (Age: 14)
  • Franklin Jones Dunford (Age: 11)
  • Mary Maria Dunford (Age: 9)
  • Florence Emily Dunford (Age: 2)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census, Salt Lake County.
  • Alder, Lydia D., "Reminiscences of the Pioneers of 1854," Improvement Era, July 1908, 708-13.
  • Alder, Lydia D., Reminiscences. in Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 26 Sept. 1867, 1-2.
  • Captain John D. Chase Company (independent), passenger list, 1864.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Improvement Era , July 1908, 710.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.