Roswell Chapin Ferre
On 1818 November 5 (Born)
On 1885 December 8 (Died)
Immigrant Location records prove that the Ferre family came to Utah in 1852. It is likely that his orphaned nephew John Henry Houghton traveled with this family. A biography of John Henry, written by his daughter, provides evidence for this claim. Roswell's name is written as "P.O. Ferre" on the company roster.
Birth date confirmed by Utah Stake City Ward records at the time of a rebaptism on 13 August 1854.
Traveled in Robert Wimmer Company
1852 July – September 15 (Age 33) Pioneers in Company
John Henry Houghton (Age 8)
Rachel Catherine Hollister (Age 21)
Alva Alonzo Ferre (Age 1)
Circa 1852 July
1885 December 8 (Age 67)
Roswell Chapin Ferre (1818 - 1885) Profile
1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County
1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
1860 Utah Census
1860 Utah Census.
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934.
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966.
15th Company of 50 report
15th Company of 50 report, June.
"15th Company," Deseret News
"15th Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852. Transcript for "15th Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 2
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 31 December 1852, Page 99.
"John Henry Houghton," in Biographical Information Relating to Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel database
"John Henry Houghton," in Biographical Information Relating to Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel database.
Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes
Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes, September.
Provo Utah Central Stake general minutes, 1849-1977
Provo Utah Central Stake general minutes, 1849-1977, Vol. 9.
"Registry of Names of Persons Residing in the Various Wards as to Bishops' Reports, Great Salt Lake City, Dec. 28th, A.D. 1852" in Key to Migration Sources, Great Britain and North America: A Manual for Students Attending the Second Annual Priesthood Genealogical Research Seminar, June 19-23, 1967 (Provo: Brigham Young University Division of Continuing Education, 1967), edited by Norman Edgar Wright
"Registry of Names of Persons Residing in the Various Wards as to Bishops' Reports, Great Salt Lake City, Dec. 28th, A.D. 1852" in Key to Migration Sources, Great Britain and North America: A Manual for Students Attending the Second Annual Priesthood Genealogical Research Seminar, June 19-23, 1967 (Provo: Brigham Young University Division of Continuing Education, 1967), edited by Norman Edgar Wright.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.