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Pioneer Trek. Between 1847, when Latter-day Saint pioneers first entered the Salt Lake Valley, and 1868, when the transcontinental railroad neared completion, between 60,000 and 70,000 Latter-day Saints migrated from the United States, Canada, and Europe across the North American Great Plains to Utah and the surrounding regions. 1 Most ...
Like many others in the pioneer band, Brigham Young came down with "mountain fever." On July 24, after 111 days of travel, a wagon carrying the prostrate Young reached the valley of the Great Salt ...
Jul 25, 2014 · The Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database website and the FamilySearch Internet genealogy service each have long been a boon to people looking for information about their Mormon pioneer ancestry. The two resources provided by separate departments of the Church now are being offered in a collaborative effort, announced July 22 by the Church ...
Jul 21, 2010 · Other large waves of pioneers followed. By 1852, 16,000 Latter-day Saints had come to the valley, some in wagons and some dragging handcarts. After early difficulties, Salt Lake City began to ...
Oct 14, 2009 · Summe, Gilbard – (14th Ten) Born Aug. 22, 1802, in Randolph Co., N.C., to John and Caroline Summe. In the first pioneer company, he joined the advance company who entered Salt Lake Valley on July 22, 1847. On April 6, 1850, he was sustained counselor in the general presidency of deacons.
The pioneer era in Utah Territory ended with the arrival of the railroad in 1869 and the subsequent spread of railroad lines throughout the region. 8 Settlement efforts continued, however, with Latter-day Saint colonies in Mexico and Canada in the 1880s. 9 By the end of the 19th century, new Latter-day Saint settlements were rare, and the Saints turned toward improving church, family, and ...
In 1846, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Pioneers, were driven from their homes in Nauvoo, Illinois. They spent the winter in Nebraska, and the first company left with Brigham Young as their leader in the spring of 1847. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847.
