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1847–1868

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15 February 1793
Death Date
17 November 1889
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Gardner Snow

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  • Captain of Fifty; with 10 people. Although he is listed on a non-contemporary typescript 1848 listing in Journal History (Supp. after 31 Dec. 1848, p. 8), there is strong proof that he traveled to Utah in 1850, not 1848.

William Snow/Joseph Young Company (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 57
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Sarah Sawyer Snow (Age: 55)
  • Elizabeth Coolidge Snow (Age: 10)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • A Short Sketch of the Life of Alonzo Knight, 1-2.  Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.
  • Archibald F. Bennett, Ella M. Bennett, and Barbara Bennett Roach, Valiant in the Faith: Gardner and Sarah Snow and Their Family (Murray: Roylance Publishing, 1990). 
  • "Biographical Sketch of the Late Gardner Snow," Deseret Evening News , 27 Nov. 1889, [2].
  • Gardner Snow record and account book, 1847-1869, Record, 1850.
  • James McBride autobiography, 1874-1876, 52-58.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1850, 14.
  • Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March, 122-41.
  • Snow, Gardner, to First Presidency, 28 Aug. 1850, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 31, box 22, fd. 3.
  • Snow, Gardner, to To Whom It May Concern, 28 Aug. 1850, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 31, box 22, fd. 3.
  • William Snow journal, 1832-1833 and 1850, 3-8.