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1847–1868

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Birth Date
4 August 1805
Death Date
17 April 1873
Gender
Male
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James Buchanan Porter

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  • Evidence from land records proves the Porter family traveled to Utah in 1848. He is seen in the Utah Stake City Ward at the time of a rebaptism on 4 July 1852. Birth date is confirmed by Nauvoo endowment records.

Company Unknown (1848)

  • Age at Departure: 43
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Elizabeth Porter (Age: 48)
  • Elizabeth Sophia Ivie (Age: 16)
  • George Porter (Age: 13)
  • Martha Jane Porter (Age: 10)
  • James Henry Porter (Age: 5)

Sources

  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • [List of those filing for lots, 1848], in Salt Lake County Recorder's Office, Land records [ca. 1847-1860].
  • Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register.
  • Provo Utah Central Stake general minutes, 1849-1977, Volume 9, 1849-1858, 1866-1872 (Utah Stake City Branch record of members).