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1847–1868

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Birth Date
14 September 1832
Death Date
24 June 1913
Gender
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Jacob Gottlieb Nieffenegger


Alternate Names

    Gottlieb Nyffenegger

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  • Gottlieb, his wife Elizabeth, children Godfried, Lissette and Johannes came from Switzerland in 1864 on the ship Hudson.  His wife and children all died on the trail.

    His surname is spelled "Wefenegger" on the roster and his name is "Gottlieb Nieffenegger" on Find A Grave website.

William Hyde Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 31
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Elizabeth Loosli Nieffenegger (Age: 28)
  • Godfried Nieffenegger (Age: 4)
  • Lissette Nieffenegger (Age: 3)
  • Johannes Nieffenegger (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1880 Idaho Census.
  • 1900 Idaho Census.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Gerber, John T., Journal, in Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 26 Oct. 1864, 3-9.
  • "List of Immigrants," Deseret News, 19 October 1864, 2.
  • Smith, John Lyman, Autobiography and diaries 1846-1895, fd. 5, 1-5.
  • Smith, John Lyman, Diary in John Lyman Smith, Papers, 1845-1875, vol. 2, 102-117.