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1847–1868

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1 January 1819
Death Date
28 September 1864
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William Howell

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  • William with wife Louisa and 5 children Martha, Richard. Ann. Margaret and James; from Wales; surname is "Howells" in Journal History and on the 1861 ship Manchester manifest, and "Howels" in Homer Duncan, Journal.

    Birth and death dates are confirmed by his burial records. Find A Grave website has his birth date as 12 August 1819.

Homer Duncan Company (1861)

  • Age at Departure: 42
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Louisa Howell (Age: 38)
  • Martha Leah Howell (Age: 17)
  • Richard Howell (Age: 14)
  • Ann Howell (Age: 7)
  • Margaret Howell (Age: 3)
  • James Parley Howell (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • Duncan, Homer, Report of Elder Homer Duncan's Mission to England in the years 1860 and 1861.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • John, David, Journals, 1856-1908, reel 1, vol. 1, 253-64.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 13 September 1861, 4.
  • Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.