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Birth Date
29 September 1836
Death Date
2 October 1915
Gender
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William Michael Cowley

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  • The Cowley family sailed to America in 1843 on the ship Swanton.

    William initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the Warren Foote Company in 1850. However, he later participated as one of the rescuers that were sent out in the winter of 1856 to assist the members of the Church stranded in Wyoming.

Warren Foote Company (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 13

Traveled with

  • Charles Cowley (Age: 49)
  • Ann Cowley (Age: 34)
  • Charles Caesar Cowley (Age: 15)
  • Annie Elizabeth Cowley (Age: 10)
  • Nephi Thomas Cowley (Age: 7)
  • John Abner Cowley (Age: 4)
  • Maria Eleanor Cowley (Age: 2)
  • Joseph Enos Cowley (Age: Infant)
  • Belle Hawzell (Age: Unknown)

Rescue Companies (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 20

Sources

  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America