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1847–1868

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14 March 1804
Death Date
7 August 1877
Gender
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Samuel Gates

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  • Captain of Ten; a daughter, Lydia, died in Pottawatamie county, Iowa, 31 July 1852.

    His travel to Utah is also mentioned in the obituary of his daughter Lucetta.

Isaac Bullock Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 47
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Lydia Alzina Gates (Age: 41)
  • Mary Amelia Gates (Age: 19)
  • George Washington Gates (Age: 17)
  • Genet Gates (Age: 15)
  • Lucetta Maria Gates (Age: 14)
  • Harriet Gates (Age: 12)
  • Samuel Bertolf Gates (Age: 2)
  • Nancy Jane Gates (Age: 1)

Sources

  • "17th Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 2.
  • "Died," Deseret News, 24 Dec. 1879, 16.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 110.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887.
  • Presiding Bishopric. Immigrant Location Committee Minutes, (20 September - 13 October 1852).