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1847–1868

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Birth Date
1 July 1832
Death Date
20 April 1907
Gender
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Samuel Taylor Orton

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  • Samuel and his brother Alexander came from England in 1856 on the ship Caravan.

Edward Bunker Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 23
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Alexander Orton (Age: 19)

Sources

  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2 October 1856, 12.
  • Orton, Samuel Taylor, Record book [ca. 1877-1904], fd. 1, 35-36.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 270.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.