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William Martin DeWitt


Birth22 September 1826Allensville, Cotton Township, Switzerland, Indiana, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Martin Dewitt (1826-1900), memorial # 8812231.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Martin DeWitt, ID: KWVZ-3YV.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for Martin De Witt, folder "First 100, first 50, returns, 1847 June" (#35), image 9, line 3.
Death27 July 1900Mackay, Custer, Idaho, United States
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Burial1900Houston Cemetery, Custer, Idaho, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Martin DeWitt, ID: KWVZ-3YV.
FatherWilliam John DeWitt
MotherJane Ann Potter
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   • Sarah Louisa Barton
Married22 June 1845Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Martin DeWitt and Sarah Louisa Barton, ID: KWVZ-3YV and ID: LH7MCCP.

    FamilySearch, Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah)
          Children:
               Mary Dewitt


   • Clarinda Green
Married1852Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Martin DeWitt and Clarinda Green, ID: KWVZ-3YV and ID: KWVP-JDW.
          Children:
               Eliza Dewitt
               Reuben Dewitt


   • Martha Isabelle Cherry Wilson
Married08 March 1854Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Martin DeWitt and Martha Isabelle Cherry Wilson, ID: KWVZ-3YV and ID: KWJK-6HQ.
          Children:
               Orpha Ann Dewitt
               Martha Isabelle Dewitt
               Mary Jane Dewitt
               Laura Amanda Dewitt
               Amelia Eveline Dewitt
               Elizabeth Mindwell Dewitt
               William Martin Dewitt

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• 1840Pleasant Township, Switzerland, Indiana, United States
• 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850District No 22, Fremont, Iowa, United States
• 1860Provo Valley, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Rockport, Summit Territory, Utah, United States
• 1900Houston Precinct, Custer, Idaho, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusPleasant Township, Switzerland, IndianaExtractImage
• 1842 Population CensusNauvoo, Hancock, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusDistrict No 22, Fremont, IowaExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusProvo Valley, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusRockport, Summit Territory, UtahExtractImage
• 1900 Population CensusHouston Precinct, Custer, IdahoExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Data," database, part of "Church History Biographical Database" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure18 June 1847
       Arrival24-25 September 1847

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