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1847–1868

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Birth Date
31 March 1809
Death Date
23 February 1867
Gender
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John Godsall

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  • John emigrated from England with his family Enoch Train.  According to census records, the Godsall family was located in Salt Lake City in 1860.

William B. Hodgetts Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 47
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Mary Godsall (Age: 52)
  • Louisa Wheelock (Age: 19)
  • Susanna Brazier (Age: 17)
  • Frances Amelia Godsall (Age: 8)
  • John Peter Godsall (Age: 6)

Sources

  • 1860 Utah Census.
  • Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-December.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Hodgetts and Hunt companies camp journal excerpts in Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1896-2001 July, 15 December 1856, 16-37.
  • John Bond, Handcarts West in '56.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 15 December 1856, 2.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 154.
  • W. B. Hodgetts Company report, 1856.
  • William Broomhead diary, 1856 October-1857 April.