Peter Sharples Sr (1822 - 1864)

Born 1822 in England

Died 4 Sep 1864 at about age 42 in Fort Laramie, Goshen, Wyoming, United States

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Biography

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Peter Sharples was an Englishman. His wife died, leaving him with a daughter and a son. He met and married Rachel Kilmer Harrop, a widow with four daughters. The Latter-day Saint missionaries had converted and baptized them and the family soon made preparations to go to Zion. His son did not go with them. They left Liverpool one midnight in 1864 and after many weary days they were in Iowa City ready to push their hand-carts across the plains. His wife Rachel became very ill and on August 28 as they approached Laramie, Wyoming, she died. She was buried that same day. They traveled on but as they camped they found Brother Sharples missing. A search party located him on September 4 lying across his wife's grave. As they attempted to put him into the wagon, he died. They buried him beside his wife Rachel. Burial: Sharples Gravesite Fort Laramie Goshen County Wyoming, USA ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1822

Place: England

Immigration

Immigration: Joseph S. Rawlins Company (1864)

Date: 15 July 1864 to 19-20 September 1864

Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory^[2]

Immigration: ship "General McClellan"

Date: 23 Jun 1864

Place: New York City, New York, New York, USA^[3]

Emigration

Emigration: ship "General McClellan"

Date: 21 May 1864

Place: Liverpool, , England^[4]

User ID

User ID: 6B6EF1A7BB7A4A118ED915378F164043DC7B

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Death

Death:

Date: 4 Sep 1864

Place: West of Ft. Laramie, Goshen, Wyoming, USA

Burial

Burial:

Place: Sharples Gravesite, Fort Laramie, Goshen, Wyoming, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 January 2019), memorial page for Peter Sharples (1822–4 Sep 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #11262358, citing Sharples Gravesite, Fort Laramie, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA ; Maintained by Carl W. McBrayer (contributor 46558074) .
2. ↑ Source: #S479 Data: Text: Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Sharples, Peter Birth Date: ca. 1822 Death Date: 1864 Gender: Male Age: 42 Company: Joseph S. Rawlins Company (1864) Pioneer Information: died about 1 week after 28 Aug.; weaver Sources: Deseret News, 17 Aug. 1864, 369. Mormon Immigration Index Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 16, p. 466 Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, vol. 4, p. 2734 Salt Lake Daily Telegraph, 21 Sep. 1864
3. ↑ Source: #S496 Data: Text: HARROP, Catherine <1838> Age: 26 Origin: England Occ: Spinster Note: BMR, p. 48; also p. 143. Listed on the Monarch of the Sea [1864] "Transferred to the McClellan" (BMR). HARROP, Hannah <1840> Age: 24 Origin: England Occ: Spinster Note: Listed on the Monarch of the Sea [1864] "Transferred to the McClellan" (BMR). HARROP, Mary Jane <1849> Age: 15 Origin: England Occ: Spinster Note: Listed on the Monarch of the Sea [1864] "Transferred to the McClellan" (BMR). SHARPLES, Rachael <1816> General McClellan 1864 Age:48 Origin: England Occ: Wife Note: BMR, p. 46; "Transferred to the McClellan" (BMR) SHARPLES, Peter <1822> General McClellan 1864 Age:42 Origin: England Occ: Weaver Note: BMR, p. 46; also BMR, p.142. "Transferred to the McClellan" (BMR) SHARPLES, Sarah Jane <1852> General McClellan 1864 Age:12 Origin: England Note: p. 46; "Transferred to the McClellan" (BMR) SHARPLES, Sarah Jane <1852> General McClellan 1864 Age:12
4. ↑ Source: #S496 Data: Text: HARROP, Catherine <1838> Age: 26 Origin: England Occ: Spinster Note: BMR, p. 48; also p. 143. Listed on the Monarch of the Sea [1864] "Transferred to the McClellan" (BMR). HARROP, Hannah <1840> Age: 24 Origin: England Occ: Spinster Note: Listed on the Monarch of the Sea [1864] "Transferred to the McClellan" (BMR). HARROP, Mary Jane <1849> Age: 15 Origin: England Occ: Spinster Note: Listed on the Monarch of the Sea [1864] "Transferred to the McClellan" (BMR). SHARPLES, Rachael <1816> General McClellan 1864 Age:48 Origin: England Occ: Wife Note: BMR, p. 46; "Transferred to the McClellan" (BMR) SHARPLES, Peter <1822> General McClellan 1864 Age:42 Origin: England Occ: Weaver Note: BMR, p. 46; also BMR, p.142. "Transferred to the McClellan" (BMR) SHARPLES, Sarah Jane <1852> General McClellan 1864 Age:12 Origin: England Note: p. 46; "Transferred to the McClellan" (BMR) SHARPLES, Sarah Jane <1852> General McClellan 1864 Age:12

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• Source: S496 Abbreviation: Mormon Immigration Index Title: Mormon Immigration Index Publication: SLC, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y