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Pioneer Database

1847–1868

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Birth Date
28 January 1820
Death Date
4 September 1860
Gender
Female
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Melissa Bloomfield Johnson


Alternate Names

    Melissa Bloomfield LeBaron

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  • The Johnson family included Benjamin Franklin Johnson and his wife Melissa Bloomfield, their children Benjamin Franklin Jr., Melissa, Julia Dedamia, and Esther Melita, Benjamin's 2nd wife Flora Clarinda Gleason and their daughter Huetta Clarinda, and Benjamin's 3rd wife Mary Ann Hale and their daughter Julia Ann.  Also traveling in the company was Benjamin’s brother Joel and his family

    Melissa's death date is confirmed by her obituary.

Willard Richards Company (1848)

  • Age at Departure: 28

Traveled with

  • Benjamin Franklin Johnson (Age: 29)
  • Mary Ann Johnson (Age: 20)
  • Benjamin Franklin Johnson Jr. (Age: 5)
  • Melissa Johnson (Age: 4)
  • Julia Dedamia Johnson (Age: 2)
  • Esther Melita Johnson (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • "Died," Deseret News [Weekly] , 12 Sep. 1860, 224.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Pioneer emigration list 1847-1848, 117, in Docket book 1844 Feb.-1845 May.