• Robert sailed to America in 1863 on the ship Amazon.

  Evidence from emigration and church (Perpetual Emigrating Fund) records proves Robert Boardman traveled to Utah in 1863.  His birth and death dates are confirmed by the inscription on his gravestone, and his death certificate also confirms his death date.  However his birth date is listed there as 26 May 1846.

Company Unknown (1863)

• Age at Departure: 16

Sources

• 1870 Utah Census, Utah County.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund Ledger Index, [1992, 2013].
• "Robert Boardman, Utah Pioneer of 1863, is Dead," Salt Lake Telegram, 10 Nov. 1923, 5.