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1847–1868

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Birth Date
18 October 1810
Death Date
November 1856
Gender
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Luke Carter

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  • Luke is the brother of Ellen's deceased husband, John Carter.

    He sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Horizon.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 45
  • Head of Household
  • Died en Route

Traveled with

  • Ellen Carter (Age: 37)
  • John Carter (Age: 10)

Sources

  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 7. 
  • Historians Office Record of Members (Minnie Margetts file).
  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • Josiah Rogerson, "Martin's Handcart Company, 1856," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 27 October 1907, 21.
  • Josiah Rogerson, "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot," Salt Lake Tribune, 4 January 1914.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856,  7, 67.
  • Loynd, James, The Martin Handcart Company, 1926.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 256.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America