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1847–1868

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Birth Date
2 August 1802
Death Date
20 May 1877
Gender
Male
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John Coulam Sr.

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  • John, his wife Sarah, children John, Charles, Fanny, Henry, Sarah Jane and George saile to America in 1849 on the ship Zetland.  His wife Sarah died in Missouri before they started on the trail.

    Surname spelled Corolan on ship manifest and Calans on the roster.

Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company (1849)

  • Age at Departure: 46
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • John Coulam Jr. (Age: 22)
  • Charles Coulam (Age: 13)
  • Fanny Coulam (Age: 10)
  • Henry Coulam (Age: 7)
  • Sarah Jane Coulam (Age: 4)
  • George Briggs Coulam (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1860 Utah Census, Salt Lake County.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Heart Throbs of the West, vol. 2, p. 209
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, Supplement after 31 December 1849, 1.
  • Reuben Miller journals, 1848-1849, Journal, 1849 June-September.
  • Reuben Miller letter to Brigham Young, 9 September 1849.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.