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1847–1868

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15 June 1814
Death Date
3 June 1893
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Perrigrine Sessions

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  • Perrigrine made several trips accross the plains. In his 1847 journey, he traveled with his wives, Mary and Lucina, as well as two children from his first marriage. In the 1854 journey, he brought back his sister, four children and Richard Jones.

    In 1854 his sister, Sylvia Porter Clark accompanied him to Utah.

Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company (1847)

  • Age at Departure: 33
  • Company Captain
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Lucina Sessions (Age: 27)
  • Mary Sessions (Age: 23)
  • Martha Ann Sessions (Age: 11)
  • Carlos Lyon Sessions (Age: 4)

Perrigrine Sessions Company (1854)

  • Age at Departure: 39
  • Company Captain
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Sylvia Porter Clark (Age: 35)

Perrigrine Sessions Company (1857)

  • Age at Departure: 43
  • Company Captain

Sources

  • Anderson, Washington F. to Editor, 12 Aug. 1857, Bear River Ferry, in Historian's Office, History of the Church 1839-[ca. 1882], 414-18, 12 Aug. 1857.
  • "Birthday of Founder of Bountiful Celebrated," Davis County Clipper , 20 June 1924, 1.
  • "Descendants of First Settler Entertained," Davis County Clipper , 6 June 1919, 1.
  • Early Missionary Database
  • Eldredge, Alma, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1911], 5-8.
  • Eldredge, Alma. Reminiscences and diary, 1857-1898, 17-21.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • James Smithies diary, 1846-1859, 3A-6A, 6B-19A.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 21 June 1847,  6.
  • Lambson, Alfred Boaz, [Letter], in Donnette Smith Kesler, Reminiscences by Donnette Smith Kesler: The Wife of Alonzo Pratt Kesler , [1952], 102-5.
  • "Last of the Three Pioneers of Bountiful Passes Away--Crossed the Plains Six Times," Davis County Clipper , 8 June 1893, 1.
  • Lemon, Alexander Abraham, Autobiographical sketch 1902, 3-4.
  • Martin, Sophronia Moore, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1915], 1.
  • Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Volume 1.
  • Moesser, Joseph Hyrum, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1921], 2-3.
  • Owens, Lucretia Proctor Robison, [Reminiscences], in Roberta Flake Clayton, comp., Pioneer Women of Arizona , 451.
  • Perrigrine Sessions Emigrating Company, Journal, 1857 Jul-Aug.
  • Perrigrine Sessions reminiscences and diaries, 1839-1886, Volume 1, 1845 February-1853 February, 11-13.
  • Pratt, Parley P., Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt [1985], 329-31.
  • Roundy, Priscilla Parish, Reminiscences, 2-3.  Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.
  • Sessions, Patty Bartlett, History of Patty Bartlett Sessions, mother of Mormon midwifery , ed. Leroy W. Brown, 102-3.
  • Sessions, Patty Bartlett, Diaries and account book, 1846-1866; 1880, vol. 1.
  • Sessions, Perrigrine, Reminiscences and diaries, 1839-1886, vol. 5.
  • Sheets, Susanna Musser, to Anna Bitner, 11 June 1847, in Musser family, Letters 1847-1849; 1877.
  • Smith, John, Journal, 1846 Feb-1854 May, fd. 4, in Papers 1833-1854, 40-52.
  • Spencer, Daniel, Diaries 1845-1857, vol. 2.
  • Spencer, Daniel, Letter, Salt Lake City [Utah] to Brother Grove, 1848 Oct. 5.
  • Terry, Thomas Searles, Autobiography [ca. 1856], 15-16.
  • Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949.