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1847–1868

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Birth Date
6 March 1839
Death Date
17 February 1922
Gender
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James Pearce

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  • James was 13 when his family crossed the plains. He married Mary Jane Meeks in 1867 in St. George, Utah. They had 11 children and later resided in Taylor, Arizona.

    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: 13

Traveled with

  • Henrietta Pearce (Age: 37)
  • Harrison Pearce (Age: 34)
  • John David Lafayette Pearce (Age: 15)
  • Amelia Pearce (Age: 11)
  • Nancy Clark Pearce (Age: 9)
  • Thomas Jefferson Pearce (Age: 7)
  • Harrison Pearce Jr. (Age: 3)
  • Henrietta Pearce (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 18th Company of 50 report, 1852 July 11, Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.
  • Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • James Chauncey Snow Emigrating Company journal, 1852 July-October.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 117G.