• The Roberts family arrived in New York on 5 July 1866 via the ship American Congress. The overland company records only list heads of household, but the notation that Samuel, Sr. purchased 5 1/2 adult food rations indicates that the whole family was with him during this portion of the journey as well.

Daniel Thompson Company (1866)

• Age at Departure: 7

Sources

• 1870 Utah Census, Salt Lake County.
• Captain Daniel Thompson, memoranda book (1), 1866.
• Find a Grave (Website)
• New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
• Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America