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Benjamin Franklin Stewart


Birth22 October 1817Jackson, Monroe, Ohio, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Benjamin Franklin Stewart, ID: KWJ8-J2M.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for B. F. Stewart, folder "Fourth 100, second 50, travel reports, circa 1847 August" (#56), image 1, line 12.

    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 769.
Death22 June 1885Benjamin, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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     Deseret News, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Co., 1889-1910), "Obituary," 30 June 1885, p. 2, column 4.
Burial24 June 1885Benjamin, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Benjamin Franklin Stewart, ID: KWJ8-J2M.

    Deseret News, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Co., 1889-1910), "Obituary," 30 June 1885, p. 2, column 4.
FatherPhilander Barrett Stewart
MotherSarah Sally Scott
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   • Polly Richardson
Married14 June 1837Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Benjamin Franklin Stewart and Polly Richardson, ID: KWJ8-J2M and ID: KWJ8-JK1.
          Children:
               Almeda Stewart
               Alvira Stewart
               Benjamin Franklin Stewart Jr
               Ellen Dorado Stewart
               Emma Polly Stewart


   • Elizabeth Jane Davis
Married7 September 1850Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Benjamin Franklin Stewart and Elizabeth Jane Davis, ID: KWJ8-J2M and ID: LRW4-7QJ.

    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 769 FHL microfilm #183373.
          Children:
               Brigham Stewart
               George Stewart
               Franklin Henry Stewart
               Philander Joseph Stewart
               Rachel Madia Stewart
               Andrew Jackson Barret Stewart
               James William Stewart
               Sadie Stewart
               Samuel Stewart
               John Oscar Stewart


   • Rachel Hunter
Married7 September 1850Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Benjamin Franklin Stewart and Rachel Hunter, ID: KWJ8-J2M and ID: LLQZ-HJF.

    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 769, FHL microfilm #183373.
          Children:
               Lucinda Stewart

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Crossing the Plains

• Brigham Young Vanguard 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)
       Departure16 Apr 1847
       Arrival21 Jul 1847

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