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        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        22 March 1807
        Death Date
        6 March 1895
        Gender
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        William McBride

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        • William initially traveled west with his family, and was a captain of ten.  He was called on a mission to the Sandwich Islands, but became ill, and returned to California.  He was the captain of a group of Saints returning from California in 1855.

        Willard Richards Company (1848)

        • Age at Departure: 41
        • Head of Household

        Traveled with

        • Elizabeth Harris Ball McBride (Age: 36)
        • Mary Jane McBride (Age: 14)
        • Susan Ellen McBride (Age: 11)
        • Rebecca Ann McBride (Age: 9)
        • James Andrew McBride (Age: 7)

        William McBride Company (1855)

        • Age at Departure: 48
        • Company Captain

        Sources

        • 1850 Utah Census, Salt Lake County.
        • Allred, Redick Newton, Journals, 1852-[1856], reel 9, vol. 2.
        • Beebe, Nelson Paul, The Life and Diary of Nelson Paul Beebe [1992], item 9, p. 25-29, in Melinda Alice Earl Chesney, Collection 1846-1855; 1992-1994.
        • Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.
        • Campbell, Robert L., [Journal extracts, 30 June-19 Oct. 1848], in Historian's Office, Journal 1844-1997.
        • Find a Grave (Website)
        • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1848, 19.
        • McBride, James Andrew, Autobiographical sketch, in Biographical sketches 1891- , reel 55, box 56, fd. 15, item 9.
        • "Obituary Notes," Deseret News [Weekly], 23 Mar. 1895, 448.
        • Perpetual Emigrating Fund Ledger Index, [1992, 2013].
        • Pioneer emigration list 1847-1848, 143, in Docket book 1844 Feb.-1845 May.
        • Pratt, Parley P., Journal 1855 [Apr]-Nov., fd. 2, 162-64, in Collection [ca. 1835-1896].
        • Pratt, Parley P. to George A. Smith, 30 April 1855, "Elders' Correspondence," Deseret News [Weekly], 22 August 1855, 190.
        • "Sandwich Islands Mission", Deseret News [Weekly], 1855 August 22, 6.
        • William McBride journals, 1854-1855; 1874, vol. 2.