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1847–1868

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Birth Date
21 September 1851
Death Date
28 November 1924
Gender
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Thomas Nelson Bleak

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  • The family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Horizon.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 4

Traveled with

  • Elizabeth Bleak (Age: 28)
  • James Godson Bleak Sr. (Age: 26)
  • Richard Moore Bleak (Age: 6)
  • James Godson Bleak Jr. (Age: 2)
  • Mary Moore Bleak (Age: 1)

Sources

  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 6. 
  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 7. 
  • James G. Bleak journal, 1854 February-1860 February.
  • Josiah Rogerson, "Martin's Handcart Company, 1856," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 27 October 1907, 21.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856, 66.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 230
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America