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1847–1868

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Birth Date
30 January 1815
Death Date
28 April 1894
Gender
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Justus Wellington Seely

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  • The Seely family initially arrived in Utah in 1847, and then in 1851 were sent to San Bernardino, California. In 1857 they were called back to Utah because of the threat of Johnston's Army and arrived in Utah in 1858. They settled in Mt. Pleasant, Utah in 1859. Further research is needed to determine the name of the company they traveled with.

    His gravestone shows his surname as "Seely," and his father's gravestone lists his surname as "Seeley."  The Salt Lake Telegram article concerning the daughter of Justus, lists her parents as "Justus Wellington and "Clarissa Jane Seely."

Edward Hunter/Jacob Foutz Company (1847)

  • Age at Departure: 32
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Clarissa Jane Seely (Age: 25)
  • Orange Seely (Age: 4)
  • Sarah Jane Seely (Age: 3)
  • Don Carlos Seely (Age: 1)

Company Unknown (1858)

  • Age at Departure: 42
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Clarissa Jane Seely (Age: 36)
  • Orange Seely (Age: 14)
  • Sarah Jane Seely (Age: 13)
  • Don Carlos Seely (Age: 11)
  • Hyrum Seely (Age: 9)
  • Justus Wellington Seely (Age: 7)
  • William Hazard Seely (Age: 4)
  • John Henry Seely (Age: 2)
  • Mary Miranda Seely (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census, Utah County.
  • 1860 Utah Census.
  • Edward Hunter and Jacob Foutz letter to Brigham Young in Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 August 1847, 5-6.
  • Edwin Pettit, Biography of Edwin Pettit, 1834-1912 (Salt Lake City: The Arrow Press), 9-10.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Genealogy and Family Pioneer History.  Mount Pleasant Historical Association
  •  Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 21 June 1847, 27.
  • Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Volume 1.
  • "Mrs. Oman, Mount Pleasant, Celebrates Anniversary," Salt Lake Telegram , 18 June 1931, 3.
  • Nauvoo Community Project
  • Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966.