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1847–1868

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Birth Date
4 February 1796
Death Date
20 August 1887
Gender
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John Pilling

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  • The Pilling family sailed to America in 1850 on the ship Argo. The ship manifest includes the name of their little son Joseph, who died in August 1852, before the family departed for Utah.

    John traveled with his wife and their son, daughter, and grandson.

Atchison/Pilling Company (1853)

  • Age at Departure: 57
  • Company Captain
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Margaret Ann Pilling (Age: 54)
  • Richard Pilling (Age: 19)
  • Mary Ann Pilling (Age: 17)
  • Elijah Laycock (Age: 4)

Sources

  • 1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
  • 1852 Iowa State Census.
  • 1856 Utah Census.
  • "Obituary," Deseret News [Weekly], 31 Aug. 1887, 528.
  • Ron Watt, Iowa Branch Index, 1839-1859.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America