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        Pioneer Database

        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        6 February 1827
        Death Date
        26 June 1877
        Gender
        Male
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        William Dow Sprunt Sr.

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        • William Dow Sprunt traveled with his wife Elizabeth and children Jessie, James, Thomas, William Jr. and Jane. The Sprunt family emigrated from England and arrived to New York on 23 June 1864 via the ship General McClellan. They then continued their westward journey as part of the 1864 Rawlins Company.

        Joseph S. Rawlins Company (1864)

        • Age at Departure: 37
        • Head of Household

        Traveled with

        • Elizabeth Sprunt (Age: 39)
        • Jessie M. Sprunt (Age: 15)
        • James Peacock Sprunt (Age: 13)
        • Thomas Peacock Sprunt (Age: 7)
        • William Dow Sprunt Jr. (Age: 5)
        • Jane Liddle Sprunt (Age: 1)

        Sources

        • Find a Grave (Website)
        • Garner, Jane Sprunt Warner, [Reminiscences], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 11:19.
        • "List of Passengers," Deseret News, 17 August 1864, 369.
        • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
        • Utah Death Certificates.  
        • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.