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1847–1868

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Birth Date
19 August 1800
Death Date
3 July 1875
Gender
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Benjamin Gardner

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Benjamin Gardner Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 51
  • Company Captain
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Electa Gardner (Age: 52)
  • Mahala Gardner (Age: 19)
  • Milo VanDuzen Gardner (Age: 16)
  • Lucinda Sevella Gardner (Age: 15)
  • Martha Belinda Gardner (Age: 12)
  • Electa Ann Gardner (Age: 10)
  • Joseph Smith Gardner (Age: 5)

Sources

  • 1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
  • Benjamin Gardner notebook, 1851-1862.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 61B.
  • Presiding Bishopric. Immigrant Location Committee Minutes, (20 September - 13 October 1852).
  • Russell, Allen, Reminiscences.
  • "William R. Boren," in Biographical Information Relating to Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database.
  • Wilson, Bushrod W., Journal, In Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Collection, 1828-1963, reel 17, item 14, 5.