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1847–1868

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Birth Date
12 April 1833
Death Date
9 March 1918
Gender
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Benjamin Platt

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

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 23
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Mary Platt (Age: 19)

Sources

  • 1900 Utah Census.
  • Benjamin Platt reminiscences, 1899-1905, 2-5.
  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 6. 
  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 7. 
  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • 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, 70.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Bonds and Promissory Notes
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 264.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America