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1847–1868

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Birth Date
9 February 1811
Death Date
24 December 1880
Gender
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Robert Halford

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  • The Halford family arrived in the States in 1855 via the ship Emerald Isle. They must have remained in the east for a few years, because they are not seen crossing the plains to the Valley until 1861 with the David Cannon Company. 

David H. Cannon Company (1861)

  • Age at Departure: 50
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Elizabeth Bradford Halford (Age: 49)
  • Charles Halford (Age: 23)
  • John Halford (Age: 19)

Sources

  • 1851 England and Wales Census.
  • Bartlett Tripp journal, 1861 May-August, 1-25.
  • "Capt. D. H. Cannon's Train," The Mountaineer , 13 July 1861, 162.
  • England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • "Information Wanted," Latter-day Saint Millennial Star , 32(7 June 1870), 368.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.