Birth Date
    16 August 1820
    Death Date
    10 March 1870
    Gender
    Male

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    Sidney Alvarus Hanks

    • Sidney initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the Brigham Young Company in 1847 and was part of the 4th Company of Ten led by Luke Johnson, according to the company rosters and many journals.  In 1848 he was a Captain of Ten. His birth date is confirmed by his Patriarchal Blessing record.  According to his tombstone he died 10 March 1870; but he was not buried until 23 April 1870 because he had frozen to death while looking for a lost cow and his body was not recovered until then.

    Brigham Young Company (1848)

    • Age at Departure: 27

    Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)

    • Age at Departure: 26

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