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1847–1868

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Birth Date
21 June 1854
Death Date
3 July 1925
Gender
Male
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James Humphreys

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  • His date of death is verified by his death certificate. All other sources including his obituary list his death date as 2 July.

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

James G. Willie Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 2

Traveled with

  • Harriet Humphreys (Age: 46)
  • George Humphreys (Age: 45)
  • Edwin Humphreys (Age: 24)
  • Mary Maycock (Age: 15)
  • Elizabeth Humphreys (Age: 12)
  • Hannah Humphreys (Age: 9)
  • Celena Humphreys (Age: 7)

Sources

  • 1920 Utah Census.
  •  Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 9 November 1856, 2.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 218.
  • "Utah Pioneer of 1856 Is Dead at Lewiston," Deseret Evening News , 4 July 1925, 2:4.