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1847–1868

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Birth Date
28 October 1781
Death Date
18 February 1874
Gender
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Thaddeus Alvord

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  • He is traveling with his wife and some of his younger children, as well as an adult, widowed daughter (Albina) and her children.That the family's travel to Utah in 1849 is also confirmed by a statement his obituary. His son's obituary also confirms the year of their travel.

Silas Richards Company (1849)

  • Age at Departure: 67
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • 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)
  • Gideon Williams Alvord (Age: 8)
  • 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.
  • "Obituary," Deseret News [Weekly], 4 Mar. 1874, 79.
  • Salt Lake City Property Index.
  • Silas Richards company, 1849 September in Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.
  • Silas Richards letter to Brigham Young, 24 August 1849.
  • "Utah Pioneer Dies at Ogden," The Journal, 13 December 1918, p. 1.