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1847–1868

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Birth Date
8 March 1809
Death Date
3 March 1880
Gender
Male
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James Whittaker Sr.

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  • Further research is needed to determine the name of the pioneer company with which the family crossed the plains.

Company Unknown (1851)

  • Age at Departure: 41
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Rachel Whittaker (Age: 42)
  • Ellen Whittaker (Age: 20)
  • James Whittaker Jr. (Age: 17)
  • Mary Whittaker (Age: 12)
  • Sarah Whittaker (Age: 9)

Sources

  • "Death of a Veteran Saint," Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 25 March 1880, 1.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • "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.