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1847–1868

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Birth Date
8 February 1830
Death Date
12 May 1906
Gender
Male
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Francis Webster

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  • He came with his wife, Elizabeth, and they sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Horizon.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 26
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Ann Elizabeth Webster (Age: 25)
  • Amy Elizabeth Webster (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1900 Utah Census.
  • Black, Susan Easton. Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 1830-1848 (Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, [1984-1988]).
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • James G. Bleak journal, 1854 February-1860 February.
  • Jones, Albert, Address, Handcart Veterans Association, 4 Oct. 1906. Handcart Veterans Association, Scrapbook, 1906-1914, fd 1.
  • Josiah Rogerson, "Martin's Handcart Company, 1856," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 27 October 1907, 21.
  • Josiah Rogerson, "Martin's Handcart Company, 1856," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 3 November 1907.
  • 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, 66.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 230
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
  • Webster, Francis, Reminiscences [ca. 1848-1881], 9.