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1847–1868

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Birth Date
4 February 1841
Death Date
8 November 1924
Gender
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Joshua Coombs

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  • Joshua came from England with his father George, mother Eliza and family in 1864 on the ship General McClellan.

    He and his wife, Fanny, were traveling with his parents and siblings. The overland company roster lists his name as "Josiah," but all other records indicate his name was Joshua.

William S. Warren Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 23
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Frances Coombs (Age: 22)

Sources

  • “Captain William S. Warren Company (third ox train), manifests, 1864.” Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts, 1862-1868. (CR 376 8, Box 1, Folder 13)
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 274.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.