Pioneer Details

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Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868


Beecroft, Joseph

Birth Date:	18 May 1811
Death Date:	14 May 1883
Gender:	Male
Age:	45
Company:	Edward Martin Company (1856)

Pioneer Information:

He came with his wife and son and left the company at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, in mid–August, due to poor health. After several years, the Beecroft family continued their journey to Utah in 1859, traveling with the Haight–Kesler freight train.

Sources:
Beecroft, Joseph, Journals 1844-1883, reel 3, vol. 6, 42-54. Read Trail Excerpt		Source Locations

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Ship Passenger and Manifest Lists		Source Locations