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1847–1868

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Birth Date
30 May 1822
Death Date
27 June 1899
Gender
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John Skinner

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  • John Skinner, his wife, and three sons emigrated from England in 1856 by way of the ship Columbia. They remained in New York until 1868 when they joined the William S. Seeley Company. He traveled to Utah with his wife and 9 children. The company he traveled with was noted in local church financial records.

William S. Seeley Company (1868)

  • Age at Departure: 46
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Jane Skinner (Age: 37)
  • Hyrum Skinner (Age: 17)
  • George Skinner (Age: 16)
  • Brigham Heber Skinner (Age: 13)
  • John Alexander Skinner (Age: 11)
  • William Henry Skinner (Age: 9)
  • Mary Jane Skinner (Age: 7)
  • Elizabeth Ann Skinner (Age: 4)
  • Harriet Eliza Skinner (Age: 3)
  • Emily Eugenia Skinner (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census.
  • Deseret Evening News, 19 August 1868, 2.
  • Haddock, Edith Parker and Dorothy Hardy Matthews, History of Bear Lake Pioneers [1968], 758-59.
  • Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007.
  • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund Ledger Index, [1992, 2013].