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Orson Bennett Adams


Birth9 March 1815Alexander, Genesee, New York, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Sgt Orson Bennett Adams (1815-1901), memorial #39087.

    Utah Military Records Section of State Archives, Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives, 1966), database with images, FamilySearch, Orson B. Adams, 4 February 1901; citing Leeds, Washington, Utah, image 389 of 690, State Archives, Capitol Building, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 485503.

    Devery Scott Anderson, The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 2005), p. 100, entry 9; citing Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register: 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846.
Death4 February 1901Leeds, Washington, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Sgt Orson Bennett Adams (1815-1901), memorial #39087.

    Utah Military Records Section of State Archives, Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives, 1966), database with images, FamilySearch, Orson B. Adams, 4 February 1901; citing Leeds, Washington, Utah, image 389 of 690, State Archives, Capitol Building, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 485503.
BurialLeeds Cemetery, Leeds, Washington, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Sgt Orson Bennett Adams (1815-1901), memorial #39087.

    Utah Military Records Section of State Archives, Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives, 1966), database with images, FamilySearch, Orson B. Adams, 4 February 1901; citing Leeds, Washington, Utah, image 389 of 690, State Archives, Capitol Building, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 485503.
FatherElisha Bennett Adams
MotherAsenath Lucy Camp
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   • Susannah Smith
Married20 March 1836Morgan County, Illinois, United States
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    County offices, Illinois, Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, images, FamilySearch, Morgan County, Illinois, "Marriage index, 1827-1939 ; Marriage record, 1827-1943," image 649-650; citing Marriage Records, vol. A, p. 40, entry 1485, FHL microfilm 7619742.
          Children:
               Mary Jane Adams
               Martha Jane Adams
               Susanna Adams


   • Charlotte Elizabeth Gingell
Married21 July 1859Paragonah, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Orson Bennett Adams and Charlotte Elizabeth Gingell, ID: LHVW-QMG and ID: LHV7-VJQ.
          Children:
               Caroline Augusta Adams
               Oliver Randolph Adams

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• 1840Brown County, Illinois, United States
• 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Iron County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Red Creek, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Harrisburg, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
• 1900Leeds, Washington, Utah, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusBrown County, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusIron County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusRed Creek, Iron, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusHarrisburg, Washington, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusHarrisburg, Washington, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1900 Population CensusLeeds precinct, Washington, UtahExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Mormon Battalion Sick DetachmentsView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure24 May 1847
       Arrival29 Jul 1847
• Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), .
       Departure28 May 1849
       Arrival22-25 Sept 1849
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• Compiled Military Service RecordExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Co. Muster-In RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Detachment Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--ReturnsExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Co. Muster-Out RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Descriptive Muster Roll of DetachmentExtractImage

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