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1847–1868

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Birth Date
25 November 1818
Death Date
29 June 1898
Gender
Male
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William Draper

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  • William, his second wife Jane and children Josiah, Joseph, George, and Sarah sailed to America in 1865 on the ship Belle Wood.  Sarah died 22 July 1865 in New York City.

William Henry Chipman Company (1866)

  • Age at Departure: 47
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Jane Draper (Age: 35)
  • Josiah Draper (Age: 18)
  • Joseph Draper (Age: 15)
  • George Henry Draper (Age: 4)

Sources

  • 1851 England and Wales Census.
  • 1861 England and Wales Census.
  • 1870 United States Federal Census
  • 1880 United States Federal Census
  • Black, Susan Easton. Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 1830-1848 (Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, [1984-1988]).
  • "Died," Salt Lake Herald, 1 July 1898, 8. 
  • England and Wales Census, 1861.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • “Joseph Draper, Talmage Pioneer, Dead," Duschesne Courier, 7 January 1927, 1.
  • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
  • New York State Census, 1865
  • "News From Over The State: Death of William Draper; Passed Away at Kaysville and Buried in Salt Lake City," Salt Lake Herald, 2 July 1898, 6. 
  • "Passenger List: of Cap. W. Chipman's Train," Deseret News, 26 September 1866, 5.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 312.
  • "The Dead: Peaceful Be Their Rest," Deseret Weekly, 9 July 1898, 32. 
  • Utah, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985.
  • "William Draper Dead," Davis County Clipper, 1 July 1898, 1. 
  • William H. Chipman notebook, 1866.
  • Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916