William Birch b. 2 Sep 1788 Walsall, Staffordshire Co, England d. 1 Dec 1856 Sugarhouse, Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake Co, Utah Territory, USA: eAncestry.org

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Birth 2 Sep 1788 Walsall, Staffordshire Co, England

Christened 2 Nov 1788 Walsall, Staffordshire Co, England

Gender Male

AFN 3FVS-CV

Emigration 9 Jun 1856 Iowa City, Johnson Co, Iowa, USA

Edmund Ellsworth Handcart Company

Emigration 26 Sep 1856 Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake Co, Utah Territory, USA

Arrival - Edmund Ellsworth Handcart Company

Occupation Shoemaker

Died 1 Dec 1856 Sugarhouse, Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake Co, Utah Territory, USA

Buried 1 Dec 1856 Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co, Utah, USA [6]

Person ID I627 Nichols-Wilson

Last Modified 24 Apr 2009

Father William Birch, c. 21 Nov 1763, Walsall, Staffordshire Co, England

Mother Jane, b. Abt 1765, of Walsall, Staffordshire Co, England , d. Yes, date unknown

Married of Walsall, Staffordshire Co, England

Family ID F365 Group Sheet

Family 1 Phoebe Craddock, b. 13 Apr 1786, Cannock, Staffordshire Co, England , bur. 30 Jan 1844, Walsall-Wood, Staffordshire Co, England

Married 19 Aug 1810 St. Matthew's Church, Walsall, Staffordshire Co, England [7, 8]

Children

>	1. Jane Birch, b. 6 Aug 1812, Walsall-Wood, Staffordshire Co, England , d. 17 Mar 1856, Sugarhouse, Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake Co, Utah Territory, USA
	2. Susannah Birch, b. 3 Aug 1814, Walsall-Wood, Staffordshire Co, England , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Phoebe Birch, b. 1 Jan 1817, Walsall-Wood, Staffordshire Co, England , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. David Birch, c. 18 Jul 1819, Walsall Parish, Walsall, Staffordshire Co, England , d. Yes, date unknown
	5. William Birch, b. 23 Apr 1822, Walsall-Wood, Staffordshire Co, England , d. 22 Oct 1841, Walsall-Wood, Staffordshire Co, England
>	6. Richard Birch, Sr., b. 24 May 1824, Walsall, Staffordshire Co, England , d. 24 Mar 1909, Hoytsville, Summit Co, Utah, USA
>	7. James Birch, Sr., b. 21 Mar 1828, Walsall-Wood, Staffordshire Co, England , d. 17 Sep 1856, near Big Sandy River, , Wyoming, USA

Last Modified 20 Mar 2009

Family ID F293 Group Sheet

Family 2 Sarah Aston, b. Abt 1800-1806, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire Co, England , d. 16 Oct 1845

Married Abt 1829 of Walsallwood, Staffordshire Co, England

Last Modified 13 Apr 2007

Family ID F364 Group Sheet

Family 3 Elizabeth Walker, b. Abt 1792, of Walsallwood, Staffordshire Co, England , d. Yes, date unknown

Married Abt 1850 England

Notes

Married:

IGI has marr dates as aft 1830; bef 1850; and abt 1813

Last Modified 13 Apr 2007

Family ID F3997 Group Sheet

Headstones
Headstone [15 Oct 2007]
Status: . Headstone of William Birch at Salt Lake City Cemetery. Photo by Chad G. Nichols

Sources

[S847] Nichols Online Library, Digital Documents Researched and Scanned by Chad Nichols & Relatives, Nichols, Chad G., (Chad Nichols has catalogued over 40,000 relatives, with over 5,000 of them having documentation to support their place in the family tree. Recent generation surnames (great grandparents) in his tree include Anderson, Campbell, Dutson, Kump, Kylen, Nichols, O'Donnell, Roberts, Stone, and Walker. One generation further back adds Broman, Cloward, Conder, Ericksen, Farmer, Holyoak, Nielson, Richardson, and Shelley. Most ancestors are from England, Denmark, Sweden, and Germany. [online] www.nicholslibrary.org (801) 280-9590 7783 S 4950 W West Jordan, UT 84081 USA).
Grave Marker - 004433
[S310] Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Index, 1847-1868 ©, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Salt Lake City, UT : 2004-2007 [online] http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library This index is the most complete listing of individuals and companies in which Mormon pioneer emigrants traveled west to Utah from 1847 through 1868. It is an incomplete listing, as rosters have not been found for all companies. It also identifies sources to learn more about the experiences of each company.).
Edmund Ellsworth Company
Departure: 9 Jun 1856
Arrival (Salt Lake Valley): 26 Sep 1856
--1st handcard company had about 280 individuals, 56 handcarts, and 3 wagons when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Iowa City, Iowa. Also in this company was Orson Pratt.
Members: William Birch (58), Elizabeth Birch (40), James Birch (28), Mary Ann Hale Birch (28), Thomas Birch (7), Mary Ann Birch (6), Edward James Birch (2)
(research by Chad G. Nichols)
[S307] Personal Research & Library, Arlene B. Meservy, Meservy, Arlene Bean, (313 E 2020 N, Provo, UT 84604 [online] http://meservy.net).
d. Sugarhouse!BIRTH: William's Bible record in possession of J. Birch Holt in California!CHRISTENING: FHL 421612 Walsall Parish BTs, Staffordshire, England
!DEATH: 29 Nov 1856 FHL 26792 Sugarhouse Ward Records:13; 1 Dec 1856 Sugarhouse, UT FHL 26553 Part 1 Record of Deaths 1848-1884:27
!LDS BAPTISM: FHL 87038 Birish Mission-West Bromwich Branch 1841-1868:7 #91
[S474] Personal Research & Library, Lois W. McMahan, McMahan, Lois W., ([email] lmcmahan9896 # msn.com, Lois inherited the database and records of H. Marian Haskett).
James died of dysentary 17 Sep 1856 while crossing the plains at the Big Sandy, in WY. Of course, I doubt there is any marker of his grave now. After his death, they were still so far from SLC. His wife, Mary Ann was "big" with child and could not pull the handcart. So, James' father, who was 68 yrs old and traveling with them, pulled the handcart into SLC. Therefore, I am sure it was SLC where he died. It is said that William Birch was so exhausted from the effort of getting the handcart, his daughter-in-law and two grandchildren to SLC that he never was the same. He died in 1 Dec 1856 UT. I don't know, but I'll bet he was buried in Pioneer Cemetery too. But that is not included in the records I have.
he shoemaker a/c Bishop Transcripts of bap of dtr Susannah #635 29 Jan 1815

Temple Index Files
Rec of LDS Church West Bromwich Emigration Files
[S471] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).
[S228] Utah Cemeteries and Burials Database, Utah Department of Community and Economic Development, (Salt Lake City, UT : [2003--, online] http://history.utah.gov/utah_history_research_center/cemetery_burials/).
Burial Information: BIRCH, WILLIAM
d 1 Dec 1856 Salt Lake City
bur 1 Dec 1856 Salt Lake City Cemetery plot F_8_12__
(Research by Chad G. Nichols)
[S358] International Genealogical Index ® - Extracted Church Record, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Copyright © 1980, 2002, 2006 Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.).
William Birch md Phebe Craddock
19 Aug 1810 Saint Matthew, Walsall, Staffordshire Co
[IGI M010301, FHL 421612, Research by Chad G. Nichols]
[S307] Personal Research & Library, Arlene B. Meservy, Meservy, Arlene Bean, (313 E 2020 N, Provo, UT 84604 [online] http://meservy.net).
FHL 421612 Walsall Parish BTs 1673-1812

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Headstones		Headstone [15 Oct 2007] Status: . Headstone of William Birch at Salt Lake City Cemetery. Photo by Chad G. Nichols