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1847–1868

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Birth Date
14 July 1804
Death Date
8 July 1877
Gender
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Thomas Speirs

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  • His travel to Utah is mentioned in a son's and a daughters's obituaries.

Willard Richards Company (1848)

  • Age at Departure: 43

Sources

  • Campbell, Robert L., [Journal extracts, 30 June-19 Oct. 1848], in Historian's Office, Journal 1844-1997.
  • "Death Closes a Long, Useful Life," Salt Lake Herald, 25 Dec. 1911, 2.
  • "Deaths," Salt Lake Telegram , 24 Jan. 1934, 14.
  • "Died," Deseret Evening News , 9 July 1877, 2.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1848, 20.
  • [List of those filing for lots, 1848], in Salt Lake County Recorder's Office, Land records [ca. 1847-1860].
  • "Orson Speirs Dies; A Pioneer Citizen," Salt Lake Telegram , 17 Oct. 1902, 2.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.