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1847–1868

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Birth Date
26 December 1840
Death Date
12 October 1911
Gender
Male
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Abraham Bowers

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  • He was a glass maker from England. His death date is confirmed by his death certificate and grave stone.

Edmund Ellsworth Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 15

Traveled with

  • Maria Bowers (Age: 49)
  • James Bowers (Age: 45)
  • Sarah Bowers (Age: 18)
  • Isaac Bowers (Age: 14)
  • Jacob Bowers (Age: 12)
  • Isaiah Bowers (Age: 10)
  • Shadrach Bowers (Age: 7)

Sources

  • 1900 Utah Census.
  • "Another Handcart Veteran Passes Away," The Herald-Republican , 13 Oct. 1911, 4.
  • Bailey, Langley A. to Albert Jones, Handcart Veterans Association, 23 September 1907. Handcart Veterans Association, Scrapbook, 1906-1914, fd 3.
  • Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856, Folder contents: (1) Journal, 1856 June-September.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • "Handcart Pioneer Dies at Hospital," Salt Lake Evening Telegram , 13 Oct. 1911, 12.
  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 6. 
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 26 September 1856, 26.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 170.
  • "Pioneer of '56 Dead," Deseret Evening News , 12 Oct. 1911, 2.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America