Martin Handcart Company - 1856

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

Willie Handcart Company - 1856

"Willie Handcart Company, 1856

Thursday, May 1, 1856, Liverpool, England, Willie Company Journal:

The passengers arrived at the dock and boarded the Thornton. They took possession of their berths as allotted to them. By evening, order and tranquility prevailed throughout the whole ship. On this day, Jennet McNeil from Haddington, Edinborough, England, had a baby boy at 5:00p.m. The number of passengers are as follows: 560 adults, 172 children, 29 infants."

Journal of the Trail - pg. 27