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1847–1868

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Birth Date
25 February 1826
Death Date
8 April 1902
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John Squire Davenport

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  • Genealogical and church records confirm that the Davenport family arrived in Utah in 1850.  Their son John was born in Iowa in January 1850, and Madora was rebaptized in Salt Lake City 23 May 1851, which was prior to the arrival of that season's emigration.  Further research is needed to determine the name of the pioneer company they traveled to Utah with.  

    We know that the family left Utah for California by 1853 because of the birth of children there in 1853 and 1855.  By 1857 they were back in Iowa, where another child was born.

Company Unknown (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 23
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Madora Davenport (Age: 17)
  • John Levi Davenport (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1840 Iowa Census.
  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • 1870 Iowa Census.
  • 1880 Kansas Census.
  • Black, Susan Easton. Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 1830-1848 (Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, [1984-1988]).
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Nauvoo Community Project
  • Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
  • Watt, Ronald G., Nauvoo Temple Carpenters Time Book, 1841-1846.