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1847–1868

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Birth Date
8 February 1841
Death Date
4 December 1918
Gender
Male
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Gideon Williams Alvord

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  • He came to Utah in Silas Richards Company and Elam Luddington's Ten. He was traveling with his parents, siblings and some of his extended family.

Silas Richards Company (1849)

  • Age at Departure: 8

Traveled with

  • Thaddeus Alvord (Age: 67)
  • Sally Celestina Alvord (Age: 46)
  • Albina Murray (Age: 35)
  • Martha Bromley Alvord (Age: 16)
  • Elizabeth Murray (Age: 16)
  • Simeon Riley Alvord (Age: 12)
  • Orson Murray (Age: 11)
  • Reuben Adams Alvord (Age: 6)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • "G. W. Alvord Dies Suddenly at His Home," Ogden Standard, 4 December 1918, 3.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1849, 5H.
  • Silas Richards company, 1849 September in Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
  • "Utah Pioneer Dies at Ogden," The Journal, 13 December 1918, p. 1.