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Birth Date
23 October 1804
Death Date
24 January 1891
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John Gray

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  • John, his wife Jane, children Jane, Franklin, Mary and William came from Scotland in 1856 on the ship Enoch Train.

    Their surname is "Grey" on the 1860 Utah census.

    Evidence that he came in 1856 is confirmed in information found in Church financial records. He came with his wife and four children.

Daniel D. McArthur Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 50
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Jane Gray (Age: 28)
  • Jane Gray (Age: 22)
  • Franklin Dewey Richard. Gray (Age: 4)
  • Mary Gray (Age: 2)
  • William Jaap Gray (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1860 Utah Census, Salt Lake County.
  • Daniel Duncan McArthur Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-September.
  • "Emigrants for Utah," Deseret News, 6 August 1856, 176.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 26 September 1856, 33.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 238.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 309.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 150.