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Chauncey Walker West


Birth6 February 1827Pleasantville, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Chauncey Walker West, ID: KWJ4-M2J.

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register: 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), p. 97, Chauncey W. West, 3 January 1846.

    Devery Scott Anderson, The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 2005), p. 303; citing "General Record of the Seventies. Book B".

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for Chancy West, folder "Daniel Spencer's 100, schedules, circa 1847 February" (#16), image 15, line 7; and entry for Chauncy West, folder "Second 100, first 50, list, 1847 June " (#37), image 1, line 13; and image 3, line 12; entry for Chauncey West, folder "Organization lists, 1847 June" (#34), image 2, line 12; and entry for Chauncy West, folder "Second 100, first 50, return, 1847 June" (#38), image 2, line 26; entry for Chauncey West, folder "Organization lists, 1847 June" (#34), image 8, line 12; entry for Chancey West, folder "Organization lists, 1847 June" (#34), image 14, line 14.
Death6 January 1870San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
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     United States Census Bureau, 1870 U.S. Census, population schedule (Washington DC: National Archives), Ogden, Weber, Utah, p. 68, line 10.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Chauncey Walker West, ID: KWJ4-M2J.
Burial16 January 1870Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial for Chauncey Walker West (1827-1870), memorial #33424411.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Chauncey Walker West, ID: KWJ4-M2J.
FatherAlva West
MotherSally Benedict
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   • Mary Hoagland
Married1 May 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Chauncey Walker West and Mary Hoagland; ID: KWJ4-M2J and ID: KWJP-CH5.
          Children:
               Margaret H. West
               Chauncey Walker West
               Joseph Alva West
               John Abraham West
               Josephine E. West


   • Mary Ann Covington
Married21 October 1851Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Chauncey Walker West and Mary Ann Covington, ID: KWJ4-M2J and ID: LRT1-1LJ.

   • Sarah Elizabeth Covington
Married5 August 1855Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    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. 45, entry for Chauncey Walker West and Sarah Covington (5 August 1855).
          Children:
               Ellen Maria West
               Sarah Elizabeth West
               Mary Ann Adelia West
               Charles Covington West
               Victoria West
               Lucretia West
               Clara West
               Mary Priscilla West


   • Martha Joiner
Married2 December 1856Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    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. 74, entry for Chauncey Walker West and Martha Joiner (2 December 1856).
          Children:
               William Henry West
               Leanora West
               Elizabeth Jane West
               Martha Parmelia West
               Brigham Edward West
               Byron Arthur West


   • Jeanette Nichol Gibson
Married10 July 1857Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Chauncey Walker West and Jeanette Nichol Gibson, ID: KWJ4-M2J and ID: KWJD-9HG.
          Children:
               Heber William Gibson West
               Ada Ann West
               David Gibson West


   • Adeline Amanda Wright
Married10 July 1857Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Chauncey Walker West and Adaline Amanda Wright, ID: KWJ4-M2J and ID: KWJP-C7H.
          Children:
               Israel Josiah West
               Eugene West
               Albert Andrew West
               Juliette West
               Lester West
               Edgar Alonzo West
               Adeline West


   • Angeline Almeda Shurtleff
Married13 November 1858Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    Ancestral File, v. 4.19 (Salt Lake City, UT: Family History Library, 2003), AFN: 1DQ9-83C.
          Children:
               Chauncey Elisha West
               Cynthia Adeline West
               Melissa J. West


   • Mary Ann Covington
Married16 July 1864Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Chauncey Walker West and Mary Ann Covington, ID: KWJ4-M2J and ID: KWJ4-M2F.
          Children:
               Orlander West
               Milton Josiah West


   • Susan Hannah Covington
Married9 April 1867Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Chauncey Walker West and Susan Hannah Covington, ID: KWJ4-M2J and ID: LH49-84T.
          Children:
               Louisa M. West


   • Louisa Musgrave
Married29 February 1868Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Chauncey Walker West and Louise Marian Hopkins, ID: KWJ4-M2J and ID: KNHL-6B7.
          Children:
               Franklin Bishop West

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• 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
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• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusOgden City, Weber, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Mortality CensusOgden, Weber, UtahExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Edward Hunter/Joseph Horne 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)
       Departure17 Jun 1847
       Arrival29 Sept 1847
• William McBride 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)
       Departure23 Apr 1855
       Arrival21 Jul 1855
• Company Unknown (1863)View 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)
       Departure1863
       Arrival1863

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