Linford, John, 1808-1856.
John Linford was born Aug. 28, 1808 in England and immigrated to the United States on the ship "Thornton," in 1856. He started for Utah with the Willie Handcart Company and froze to death in Wyoming when the company was snowed in. His wife, Maria Bentley Christian, and three sons took the diary with them to Utah.
From the description of Diary of John Linford, 1968. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 51897151
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| creatorOf | Linford, John, 1808-1856. Diary of John Linford, 1968. | Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library | |
| creatorOf | Linford, John, 1808-1856. Diary, 1856. | University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, UNM-Los Alamos Library |
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| associatedWith | Thornton (Ship) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Willie Handcart Company. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1808
Death 1856
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