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1847–1868

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Birth Date
12 April 1820
Death Date
13 February 1883
Gender
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John Price

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  • On the Hunt company roster, John was listed as the company marshal.

    The Price family crossed the sea by way of the ship S. Curling. They arrived to Boston on 23 May 1856. Their westward journey then continued as part of the Hunt company. He had a daughter, Elizabeth, who was born and died while en route to Utah. According to 1860 census records, John, Margaret, and John William lived together in Utah. John's birth date and death date are confirmed by the inscriptions on his gravestone.

John A. Hunt Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 36
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Margaret Price (Age: 23)
  • John William Price (Age: 4)
  • Elizabeth Edwards Price (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1860 Utah Census.
  • Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-December.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Hunt, John A., [Journal], in "Church Emigration Book"
  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • John A. Hunt Company report, 1856, Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 15 December 1856, 13.
  • Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907.