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Elijah Elmer


Birth13 April 1810Addison, Addison, Vermont, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Elmer, ID: KWJ1-3JQ.

    Deseret News, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Co., 1889-1910), "Died," 24 April 1880, p. 2, column 4.
Death13 March 1880Panguitch, Garfield, Utah Territory, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Elmer, ID: KWJ1-3JQ.

    Deseret News, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Co., 1889-1910), "Died," 24 April 1880, p. 2, column 4.
Burial15 March 1880Union Cemetery, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Elmer, ID: KWJ1-3JQ.
FatherChester Elmer
MotherHuldah Lovell Fisher
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   • Polly Pierce
Married24 September 1835Greene County, Illinois, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Elmer and Polly Pierce, ID: KWJ1-3JQ and ID: 299M-M8L.

    Greene County (Illinois) County Clerk, Vital records, 1821-1891 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981), microfilm number 1310037.
          Children:
               Nephi Elmer
               Annis Huldah Elmer


   • Mary Ann Williams
Married29 April 1840Scott County, Illinois, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Elmer and Mary Williams, ID: KWJ1-3JQ and ID: LKVY-1K9.
          Children:
               Mary Ellen Elmer
               Crucy Matilda Elmer
               Julia Esther Elmer
               Chester William Elmer
               Elijah John Elmer


   • Marion Graham McLean
Married11 May 1855Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Elmer and Marion Graham McLean, ID: KWJ1-3JQ and KWJ1-JMW.
          Children:
               John Miller Elmer
               Thomas Marion Miller Elmer


   • Margaret Mitchell
Married24 February 1860Beaver, Beaver, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Elmer and Margaret Mitchell, ID: KWJ1-3JQ and KWJ5-KDY.
          Children:
               Horace Elmer

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• 1843Macedonia, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1841Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Iron County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1850Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Beaver City, Beaver, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Overton, Rio Virgin, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Overton Twp., Pahute, Nevada, United States
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• 1850 Population CensusIron County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusBeaver City, Beaver, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusOverton Township, Pahute, NevadaExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusOverton, Rio Virgin, UtahExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Jonathan H. Holmes/Samuel Thompson 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)
       Departure2 Jul 1848
       Arrival6 Sept 1848
• Howard Egan 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 Apr 1849
       Arrival7 Aug 1849
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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)
       Departure7 Oct 1856
       Arrival15 Dec 1856
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