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1847–1868

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Birth Date
26 July 1817
Death Date
26 January 1889
Gender
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Jonathan Taylor Packer

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  • A "Jonathan Parker" in a non-contemporary, typescript list in Journal History (Supp. after 31 Dec. 1848, 7) is probably a misspelled reference to Jonathan Packer.

    Heber C. Kimbal journal confirms that the Packer family was part of the Brigham Young Company. 

Brigham Young Company (1848)

  • Age at Departure: 30
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Angelina Avilda Packer (Age: 28)
  • Nephi Ewell Packer (Age: 9)
  • Lorenzo James Packer (Age: 4)
  • Caroline Packer (Age: 2)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • "Family Growth," Deseret News, 7 February 1883, 40.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Heber C. Kimball journals, 1848 June-July and 1848 July-September, in Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866.
  • [List of those filing for lots, 1848], in Salt Lake County Recorder's Office, Land records [ca. 1847-1860].
  • "Packer," Deseret Evening News , 13 Feb. 1889, 22.