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1847–1868

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12 March 1842
Death Date
23 March 1921
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Nephi Robert Fawcett

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  • His birth date is confirmed by the missionary register.

    The Fawcett family initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the David Evans Company in 1850, as indicated in Nephi Robert Fawcett’s autobiographical sketch and Hannah's obituary.  According to Company records, their family was: William and Jane Corner Smith, and their children, Nephi Robert, Hanna Isabel, and George William. 

    William, Jane, and Nephi sailed to America from England in 1853 on the ship Swanton. They were a part of a group of 200 Saints being led by Lorenzo Snow.  They arrived in New Orleans, and made their way to Nauvoo, arriving on 12 April 1848.  One of their children died in Nauvoo.  They stayed in Missouri for two years preparing to travel across the plains. 

    At the end of a mission to Britain, Nephi traveled home with the John Gillespie Company in 1868, as indicated in John Gillespie’s account books.  According to his obituary, he was released from his mission after two years because of ill health.

    In the 1850 Utah census Nephi's surname is spelled "Faucett."

David Evans Company (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 8

Traveled with

  • Jane Corner Fawcett (Age: 35)
  • William Fawcett (Age: 35)
  • Hannah Isabel Fawcett (Age: 5)
  • George William Fawcett (Age: 2)

John Gillespie Company (1868)

  • Age at Departure: 26
  • Returning Missionary

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • Captain John Gillespie, memorandum book (2), 1868.
  • Hannah Isabell Fawcett Nixon in Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938.
  • Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Volume 1.
  • Nephi Fawcett, Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
  • "Nephi R. Fawcett Dixie Pioneer Passes," Washington County News , 31 Mar. 1921, 1.
  • “Pioneer of ’61 Called by Death,” Washington County News, 7 November 1929, 1.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • William Fawcett, Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.