Birth Date
October 1821
Death Date
29 May 1861
Gender
Male

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James Bowkutt

  • James and Susannah came to America in 1852 on the ship Ellen Maria.  The ship manifest shows their surname as "Bonkett."

     

    The spelling of his surname and his death date are confirmed by his obituary in the Deseret News [Weekly].  His obituary also states that he was 40 years old at the time of his death, which would make his birth year about 1821.  The inscription on his gravestone states that at the time of his death he was 39 years and 7 months old, making his birth date October 1821.

Abraham O. Smoot Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 30
  • Head of Household

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