Egan, Howard, 1815-1878
Variant namesMormon living in Illinois.
From the description of Letter, 1845. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536684
Howard Egan, who was born in Ireland and emigrated to Canada, became a sailor and settled in Salem, Massachusetts. He married in 1828, converted to Mormonism in 1847, moved to Nauvoo, and joined the winter exodus to Salt Lake City. In 1855 Egan drove cattle to California, in 1862 he was superintendent of the overland mail line from Salt Lake City to Carson, and after 1871 he tried mining. Egan was an experienced guide and mountaineer, and a special guard for Brigham Young.
From the description of Journals, 1847-1856. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126685
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| associatedWith | Baker, Ralph Dorius 1899-1987 | person |
| associatedWith | Coe, William Robertson, 1869-1955, | person |
| associatedWith | Day, Sandra, | person |
| associatedWith | Egan, William Monroe. | person |
| associatedWith | Egan, William M. (William Monroe), 1851- | person |
| associatedWith | Hansen, Peter O., 1818-1895. | person |
| associatedWith | Hansen, Peter Olsen, 1818-1895 | person |
| associatedWith | Young, Brigham, 1801-1877. | person |
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Birth 1815-06-15
Death 1878-03-15
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