Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Amasa M. Lyman Company (1855) Age 33

Departure: 25 October 1855 Arrival: 1 December 1855

Company Information: Amasa Lyman led a small company of returning missionaries and others from San Bernardino, California, to Salt Lake City.

Returning from a mission to India, he traveled from California to Utah.

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Birth: Jun. 9, 1822, Scotland

Death: Mar. 1, 1900 Fish Haven Bear Lake County Idaho, USA

Hugh was a father of 21 children, 14 surviving to adulthood.

Hugh and Isabella were the parents of 2 children who both died in early childhood the same year as their mother and are buried in Scotland:

• James 1845-1847
• Ephriam 1846-1847

Hugh and Catherine were the parents of 9 children:

• Anna Isabella 1856-1928
• Alma 1858-1936
• Hugh William 1860-1929
• Heber 1862-1863
• Mary 1864-1864
• George Daniel 1865-1939
• Charlotte Catherine 1868-1908
• Frank Partington 1870-1954
• Ellen 1873-1947

Hugh and Mary Ellen were the parents of 7 children:

• Arthur Smith 1858-1921
• Clara Jane 1860-1866
• Brigham Hugh 1862-1940
• James William 1864-1935
• Charles Henry 1865-1958
• Nephi 1868-1868
• Walter 1869-1938

Hugh and Ane were the parents of 3 children:

• Leon Jared 1865-1938
• Horace 1866-1868
• Dora Althea 1869-1909

1870 Census lists Hugh's occupation as Match-Maker

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Parents:

• Mary McPherson Findlay (1797 - 1879)

Spouses:

• Isabella Ratray Findlay (1821 - 1847)
• Catherine Ann Partington Findlay (1833 - 1903)
• Mary Ellen Smith Findlay (1841 - 1933)
• Ane Marie Dorthea Nelson Findlay (1843 - 1872)

Children:

• Anna Isabell Findlay Stock (1857 - 1928)*
• Alma Findlay (1858 - 1936)*
• Arthur Smith Findlay (1858 - 1921)** Hugh William Findlay (1860 - 1929)*
• Brigham Hugh Findlay (1862 - 1940)*
• James William Findlay (1864 - 1935)*
• George Daniel Findlay (1865 - 1939)*
• Charles Henry Findlay (1865 - 1958)*
• Charlotte Catherine Findlay Howell (1868 - 1908)*
• Walter Findlay (1869 - 1938)*
• Frank Partington Findlay (1870 - 1954)*
• Ellen Findlay Nelson (1873 - 1947)*

Inscription: missionary to India 1852-1855; Scotland 1878-1880

Burial: Fish Haven Cemetery Fish Haven Bear Lake County Idaho, USA Plot: 13a --------------------

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868

Findlay, Hugh

Birth Date: 9 June 1822 Death Date: 1 Mar. 1900 Gender: Male Age: 33 Company: Amasa M. Lyman Company (1855)

Pioneer Information: Returning from a mission to India, he traveled from California to Utah.

SOURCE: http://lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneerdetails/1,15791,4018-1-44289,00.html

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