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1847–1868

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Birth Date
29 April 1808
Death Date
7 May 1870
Gender
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John Turner

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  • John came with his wife and child.  He sailed to America in 1857 on the ship George Washington. 

    His birth and death dates are confirmed by the Eastern Idaho Death Records Database.  His birth date is confirmed by the England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.

Homer Duncan Company (1861)

  • Age at Departure: 53
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Amy Turner (Age: 49)
  • Frederick Turner (Age: 13)

Sources

  • Duncan, Homer, Report of Elder Homer Duncan's Mission to England in the years 1860 and 1861.
  • Eastern Idaho Death Records Database.
  • England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  • John, David, Journals, 1856-1908, reel 1, vol. 1, 253-64.
  • "Our Candidates," The Journal, 3 November 1894, p. 3.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Turner, Frederick, The History of Frederick Turner , 3-4.
  • Wride, Barry, Original Journal, July 26-September 13, 1861, in W. Thomas Wride, ed., Barry Wride, 1833-1913, His Family and His Journals (1999), 1-10.