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1847–1868

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11 September 1840
Death Date
11 October 1924
Gender
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Leonora Cannon

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  • She sailed to America in 1842 on the ship Sidney.

    The Lambert family traveled to the Salt Lake Valley with the Allen Taylor Company in 1849.  The Lamberts included Charles and his wife Mary Alice Cannon, and their children Charles John and George Cannon.  Mary’s orphaned siblings also traveled with them: Angus Munn, David Henry, and Leonora Cannon.

Allen Taylor Company (1849)

  • Age at Departure: 8

Traveled with

  • Charles Lambert (Age: 32)
  • Mary Alice Lambert (Age: 20)
  • Angus Munn Cannon (Age: 15)
  • David Henry Cannon (Age: 11)
  • Charles John Lambert (Age: 3)
  • George Cannon Lambert (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census, Salt Lake County.
  • "Leonora Cannon Gardner," Improvement Era , 28 (Dec. 1924), 180.
  • "Leonora Cannon Gardner, Pioneer, Dies in Dixie," Deseret News , 13 Oct. 1924, sec. 2, 1.
  • "Pioneer Woman Called at Pine Valley Home," Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Oct. 1924, 16.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America