Edward Martin Emigrating Company
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Heber Robert McBride autobiography
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 501
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography and a photocopy of the item. McBride was born in England, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with his parents in 1856, and migrated to Utah. McBride writes about migrating to Utah in the ill-fated handcart company led by Edward Martin. He tells about the hardships he and his family faced. "We used to pray that we might die to get out of our misery." In Utah, McBride lived in Ogden, Provo, and Huntsville. He served as a scout during the Black Hawk...
Dates:
1890
Obtaining meat on a cold night
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326297]
Identifier: MSS SC 2760
Scope and Contents
Mimeographed copy of a typewritten history. Watkins migrated to Utah in 1856 with the ill-fated Martin Handcart Company. He writes of an incident during the trek with that group. On a very cold night in Wyoming, Watkins and two others found, killed, and butchered an ox.
Dates:
1888
Josiah Rogerson autobiography and certificates
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225562617]
Identifier: MSS 3923
Scope and Contents
Collection includes a photocopy of an autobiography prepared by Josiah Rogerson, a short account of his experience in the Martin Handcart Company, citizenship papers, and two other certificates. The materials date from between 1841 and 1878.
Dates:
1841-1880