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1847–1868

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Birth Date
1804
Death Date
After 1852
Gender
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Thomas Barker

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  • He was rebaptized in Salt Lake City on 8 February 1852, and the rebaptism records give his birth year as 1804.  His son's obituary mentions his travel to Utah in 1849. Further research is needed to determine the name of the company they traveled with. 

Company Unknown (1849)

  • Age at Departure: 45
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Catherine Barker (Age: 39)
  • Sarah Ann Barker (Age: 10)
  • John Thomas Barker (Age: 6)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • "Handcart Pioneer of 1849 is Dead," Salt Lake Evening Telegram , 28 Feb. 1912, 3.
  • "Registry of Names of Persons Residing in the Various Wards as to Bishops' Reports, Great Salt Lake City, Dec. 28th, A.D. 1852" in Key to Migration Sources, Great Britain and North America: A Manual for Students Attending the Second Annual Priesthood Genealogical Research Seminar, June 19-23, 1967 (Provo: Brigham Young University Division of Continuing Education, 1967), edited by Norman Edgar Wright. 
  • Salt Lake Stake, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
  • Seventh Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.