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1847–1868

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18 August 1842
Death Date
26 February 1904
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Miles Park Romney

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  • His birth date is confirmed by the missionary register.

    The Romney family traveled to the Salt Lake Valley with the Edward Hunter Company in 1850.  The family included Miles and Elizabeth Gaskell, and their children Elizabeth, Sarah, Joseph Gaskell, Brigham, Miles Park, Hiram Thomas Gaskell, and Mary Ann.

    Miles was rebaptized in salt Lake City on 26 October 1851.

    At the end of a mission Miles Park returned home with the Miner G. Atwood Company in 1865.  Peter Anton Nielson lists him as Lewis Romney.  There is no such person, and all references say it was Miles Park Romney. 

Edward Hunter Company (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 7

Traveled with

  • Miles Romney (Age: 43)
  • Elizabeth Romney (Age: 41)
  • Elizabeth Ann Romney (Age: 16)
  • Sarah Romney (Age: 14)
  • Joseph Gaskell Romney (Age: 12)
  • Brigham Romney (Age: 11)
  • Heber Romney (Age: 6)
  • Hiram Thomas Gaskell Romney (Age: 5)
  • Mary Ann Romney (Age: 2)

Miner G. Atwood Company (1865)

  • Age at Departure: 22
  • Returning Missionary

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • Albert Wesley Davis, A pioneer experience 1926, 1-3.
  • Davis, Albert Wesley, [Autobiography], Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine , Oct. 1926, 246 and ibid., Jan. 1927, 6-7.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • "Immigration Lists," Deseret News, 20 September 1865, 402-403.
  • Miles Romney journal, circa 1850 March-1855 May, 1-2.
  • Miner G. Atwood journal in Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1896-2001 July, 8 November 1865, 8-22.
  • Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Volume 1.
  • Nauvoo Community Project
  • Nielson, Peter Anton, Autobiographical sketch, [1-2], in Utah Pioneer Biographies, compiled by Yalecrest Camp, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.
  • Romney, Junius, "An Exciting Trip Across the Plains," Juvenile Instructor , 1 Jan. 1895, 34-35.
  • Salt Lake Stake, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
  • "The Immigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph , 14 Sep. 1865, 2.
  • "The Immigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 14 June 1865, 2.