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1847–1868

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Birth Date
9 February 1834
Death Date
31 March 1918
Gender
Male
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Stephen Goodrich Thornton

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  • The family's travel to Utah is mentioned in his mother's obituary.  Stephen was re-baptized on 2 November 1851 at Salt Lake City (his re-baptism record records his birthday as 9 February 1831.)  His name first appears in the records of the Utah Territorial Militia on 7 October 1851 at Salt Lake City.

Aaron Johnson Company (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 16

Traveled with

  • Harriet Thornton (Age: 58)
  • Horace Thornton (Age: 28)
  • Charlotte Thornton (Age: 24)
  • Mehetable Thornton (Age: 21)

Sources

  • 1850 Iowa Census
  • "Died," Deseret News, 16 November 1870, 477.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Salt Lake Stake, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
  • Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
  • Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.