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1847–1868

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Birth Date
31 August 1828
Death Date
16 September 1905
Gender
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James Gardner

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  • The company he traveled with was noted in local church financial records.

    The family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Thornton.

     

James G. Willie Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 26
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Hannah Gardner (Age: 27)
  • Mary Ann Gardner (Age: 7)
  • Agnes Eleanor Gardner (Age: 4)
  • Frederick James Gardner (Age: 3)
  • John William Gardner (Age: 1)

Sources

  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • Josiah Rogerson, "Captain J. G. Willie's Or, the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856 [No. 1]," Salt Lake Herald, 15 December 1907, 5.
  • 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, 9 November 1856, 22.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1848-1886, Ledger B, p. 214.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America