Date unknown
- Birth Date
- 4 December 1827
- Death Date
- 3 September 1888
- Gender
- Male
Henry Beckstead
Henry, son of Alexander and Catherine Beckstead, initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the Allen Taylor Company in 1849. However, he later participated as one of the rescuers that were sent out in the winter of 1856 to assist the members of the Church stranded in Wyoming.
His death date is confirmed by the inscription on his gravestone.
Allen Taylor Company (1849)
- Age at Departure: 21
Rescue Companies (1856)
- Age at Departure: 28
Sources
- 1850 Utah Census.
- 1860 Utah Census.
- "Allen Taylor's 100, first 50, report, 1849 September 3." In Camp of Israel schedules and reports 1845-1849. (MS 14290, Reel 3, Box 2, Folder 40)
- "Death of Henry Beckstead," Deseret News , 12 Sep. 1888, 545
- Find a Grave (Website)
- William Broomhead diary, 1856 October-1857 April.