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1847–1868

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Birth Date
10 February 1825
Death Date
10 February 1916
Gender
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Benjamin Laws

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  • Benjamin Laws traveled with his wife Mary, two children William and Robert. The Laws family emigrated from England by way of the ship American Congress and arrived to New York on 5 July 1866.

    His name is "Benja Loss" on the 1870 Utah census.

William S. Seeley Company (1868)

  • Age at Departure: 43
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Mary Laws (Age: 38)
  • William Hart Laws (Age: 17)
  • Robert Laws (Age: 15)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census, Davis County.
  • 1900 Utah Census.
  • Deseret Evening News, 19 August 1868, 2.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.