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1847–1868

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Birth Date
30 March 1842
Death Date
17 February 1905
Gender
Male
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Orson Whipple

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  • Son of Henry and Elizabeth Whipple. His birth date and death date are confirmed by the inscriptions on his gravestone. According to 1870 census records, his own family, Mary Rosetta, and his mother, Elizabeth, lived together in California.

William McBride Company (1855)

  • Age at Departure: 13

Traveled with

  • Henry Willard Whipple (Age: 43)
  • Elizabeth Dorothy Whipple (Age: 41)
  • Charles Whipple (Age: 22)
  • Cynthia Jane Whipple (Age: 19)
  • Elvira Whipple (Age: 7)
  • Mary Rosetta Whipple (Age: 6)

Sources

  • 1850 Pennsylvania Census.
  • 1870 California Census.
  • 1880 California Census.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Pratt, Parley P. to George A. Smith, 30 April 1855, "Elders' Correspondence," Deseret News [Weekly], 22 August 1855, 190.
  • William McBride journals, 1854-1855; 1874, vol. 2.