Martin Handcart Company, 1856
The Saints of the Martin Company crossed the Atlantic on the vessel named "Horizon" captained by a Captain Reed. John Jaques, a 29 year old English convert was the company's historian. The Horizon carried 856 passengers. Seventy-five percent - 635 people - received assistance of the "Perpetual Emigration Fund".
"While crossing the Atlantic, the Saints experienced the joys of marriage and birth - and the heartache of death. Four couples were married on the ship. Four babies were born, including one girl and one boy who were given Horizon as a middle name. Five people died, including two of the babies who were born at sea
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