Willie Handcart Company
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The Willie Handcart Company was a group of Latter-day Saint pioneers whose 1856 westward migration to Utah became infamous for severe hardship, tragedy, and loss of life due to early winter storms and inadequate supplies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latter-day Saint pioneer company
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Mormon handcart company ⓘ |
| approximateSize | 400–500 people ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
exhaustion
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exposure to cold ⓘ starvation ⓘ |
| commander | James G. Willie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
changes in Latter-day Saint migration policies
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heightened emphasis on preparation for later pioneer companies ⓘ increased criticism of the handcart plan ⓘ |
| contemporaryLeader | Brigham Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDestination | Utah Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses |
Platte River
NERFINISHED
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Sweetwater River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destination | Salt Lake City, Utah Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Latter-day Saint pioneer journals
ⓘ
Mormon historical scholarship ⓘ |
| endDate | 1856-11-09 ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Willie Handcart Company Memorial at Sixth Crossing, Wyoming
NERFINISHED
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Willie Handcart Company memorials in Utah ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mormon converts from Scandinavia
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Mormon converts from the British Isles ⓘ children ⓘ elderly members ⓘ families ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
one of the worst disasters in the history of the Mormon Trail
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symbol of faith and sacrifice in Latter-day Saint history ⓘ |
| languageOfMostMembers | English ⓘ |
| languageOfSomeMembers |
Danish
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| leader | James G. Willie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableEvent |
caught in early winter storms in Wyoming in 1856
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frostbite and exposure among company members ⓘ severe food shortages ⓘ |
| partOf | Mormon handcart migration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Nebraska Territory
NERFINISHED
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Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming Territory region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointOfDeparture |
Florence, Nebraska Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iowa City, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescueBy | Mormon rescue parties from Salt Lake City ⓘ |
| rescueLocation | Sweetwater River area near present-day Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| route | Mormon Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1856-07-15 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| uses | handcarts ⓘ |
| year | 1856 ⓘ |
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