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1847–1868

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Birth Date
25 August 1834
Death Date
8 February 1912
Gender
Male
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Sidney Orton

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  • Sidney and his wife Selena came from England in 1860 on the ship William Tapscott.

    The Ortons came to Utah in either 1861 or 1862. They likely came in 1861, they year they took a PEF loan for their emigration and sailed to America. But the first documentation to place them in Utah is the birth of a child born March of 1863.

Unknown Companies (1847-1868)

  • Age at Departure: Unknown
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Selina Orton (Age: Unknown)
  • Orson Owen Orton (Age: Unknown)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census, Iron County.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.