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1847–1868

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Birth Date
22 January 1804
Death Date
15 April 1889
Gender
Male
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Arza Matson Adams

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Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company (1849)

  • Age at Departure: 45
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Sabina Adams (Age: 36)
  • Nathan William Adams (Age: 17)
  • Joshua Adams (Age: 15)
  • Sabina Ann Moses Adams (Age: 12)
  • Elizabeth Nancy Adams (Age: 7)
  • Theothen Pendermie Adams (Age: 4)
  • Joseph Smith Adams (Age: 2)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • Adams, Arza, Journal, in Effie W. Adams, Arza Adams: Chronicle of a Pioneer [1982], 162.
  • "Death of Arza Adams," Utah Enquirer, 23 April 1889, 1.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Reuben Miller journals, 1848-1849, Journal, 1849 June-September.
  • Reuben Miller letter to Brigham Young, 9 September 1849.