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1847–1868

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Birth Date
16 March 1829
Death Date
19 November 1896
Gender
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Henry Weeks Sanderson

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  • Sanderson traveled with the sick detachments in 1847, then returned east, married and came to Utah with his wife, Rebecca, and other family members. Together they were a part of the Warren Foote Company in 1850. Later Henry also participated in the Rescue Companies of 1856.

Mormon Battalion Sick Detachments (1847)

  • Age at Departure: 18

Warren Foote Company (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 21
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Rebecca Ann Sanders Sanderson (Age: 18)

Rescue Companies (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 27

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • 1860 Utah Census.
  • 1870 Utah Census.
  • 1880 Utah Census.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Henry W. Sanderson autobiography, 1884-1889, 75-80.
  • Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934.
  • United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923.
  • Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
  • Warren Foote Emigrating Company Journal, 1850 June-September.
  • Warren Foote autobiography and journals, 1837-1903, vol. 1, 110-26.