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Birth Date
24 June 1816
Death Date
26 September 1881
Gender
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James Jepson

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  • He was the Captain of the company. His birth and death dates are confirmed by the Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.

James Jepson Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 35
  • Company Captain
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Eleanor Jepson (Age: 35)
  • Mary Ellen Jepson (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • "2nd Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 2.
  • 2nd Company of 50 report, 1852 May 29, Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.
  • England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852,  7.
  • "Obituary," Deseret News, 2 November 1881, 627.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
  • Woodhouse, John, Autobiography [1916], 22-25.