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1847–1868

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Birth Date
1 November 1833
Death Date
2 January 1904
Gender
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Samuel Openshaw

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  • Research gives different birth dates for him, but 1 November 1833 date has the most merit.

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

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 22

Traveled with

  • William Openshaw (Age: 60)
  • Ann Walmsley Openshaw (Age: 50)
  • Eliza Openshaw (Age: 20)
  • Levi Openshaw (Age: 19)
  • Mary Openshaw (Age: 17)
  • Eleanor Openshaw (Age: 14)
  • Mary Ann Openshaw (Age: 10)

Sources

  • 1851 England and Wales Census.
  • 1860 Utah Census.
  • 1900 Arizona Census.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856  p. 62.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 234.
  • Samuel Openshaw diary, 1856 May-November, 3-10.