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1847–1868

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Birth Date
20 August 1832
Death Date
9 May 1909
Gender
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Cyrus Benjamin Edwin Hawley

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  • Cyrus participated as one of the rescuers that were sent out in the winter of 1856 to assist those who were stranded on the plains in Wyoming.

    Birth date and death date listed were found in a personal, online family history record (such as Family Tree, Ancestry, or My Heritage) without any accompanying documentation. Further research is needed to verify its accuracy.

James C. Snow Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 19

Traveled with

  • Ellis Hawley (Age: 48)
  • William John Hawley (Age: 48)
  • Asa Smith Hawley (Age: 17)
  • James Ephraim Hawley (Age: 12)

Rescue Companies (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 24

Sources

  • 18th Company of 50 report, 1852 July 11, Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 114.
  • "Local Correspondence. Green River Expedition," Deseret News, 1 December 1853, [4].