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1847–1868

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1 November 1830
Death Date
1902
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George Washington Thurston

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  • George initially traveled to Utah in 1847, but some time later, left the valley for some unknown reason. When he returned, he traveled in the William G. Young company.

Jedediah M. Grant/Willard Snow Company (1847)

  • Age at Departure: 16

Traveled with

  • Thomas Jefferson Thurston (Age: 42)
  • Rosetta Thurston (Age: 38)
  • Harriet Elizabeth Thurston (Age: 18)
  • Smith Butler Thurston (Age: 14)
  • Sarah Ann Thurston (Age: 12)
  • Ruben Johnson Thurston (Age: 7)
  • Julia Rosetta Thurston (Age: 5)
  • Caroline Rozalie Thurston (Age: 3)
  • Huldah Cordelia Thurston (Age: 1)

William G. Young Company (1857)

  • Age at Departure: 26

Sources

  • 1860 Utah Census, Davis County.
  • Amos M. Musser, “Correspondence of Elder A. M. Musser,” The Mormon, 15 Aug. 1857, 3.
  • "Correspondence from the Plains," letter from Amos M. Musser to President Appleby, 16 July 1857 in Millennial Star, 26 September 1857, 620-22.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 21 June 1847, 34.