by this time the river became fordable and we remand waiting for the arival of our Emegrating Com and waited until the 26th of August.ĭuring this Stay we ware Ocupied in Hunting Antilope Bufalo and Bair however only one of the latter was killed but the Circumstance in which it was done makes it quite interesting and shows the danger the thare is in attacting these ferosious Animals.
we Cleared to our Selves a bout $70 each. we a cordingly done so and for 3 weeks was quite busy in ferrying over the Emegrants that was then passing to Oregon. while this was in the Cours of ******** most of our Company was ferried over by means of rafts and a Small Boat that we had brought with us.Īnd on the 19th my xxxxxxxx Self with 8 others was Choson to Stop and Keep the ferry boat. we arived at fort Larimie the 2ond of June and from the fort procured a flat Boat in which we Crossed the Platte to the South Side and proceded on the South Side through the Black Hills until we again Came to the Platte making Something like 600 miles that we had followed the Cours of this River and here had to re-Cross it which took us 8 or 9 days, during which time we made a Kind of ferry boat byy digging out 2 trees of Some 30 feet in length and placing them Side by Side and decking themover. I completed a roadometer and attached it to the wheel of a waggon by which we tell each night the distance traveled throught the day We proceeded on meeting with Some parties of the Soux Indians about the mouth of Horse Crick who was apparently glad to See us and used us well.
our teamsters could not git Sufficient grass to Sustain them they ware fed on grain that we had provided for the like occations until the grazing got better near the mouth of the South fork of the Platte. Herds of buffalo in meney places the earth was dearly divested of every green thing. xh then followed on our Course up the Platte grazing passing Dayly great Save Story Cancel K we proceeded on our way as fast as we posably could, crossing the river Horn on a raft thense up the platte river crossing the Loup fork at the old Pawne Station & viledge Crossing over to the main Platte and falling into the Company of a large herd of Buffalo on the first day of May a chase was Commenced and xx 5 Killed the first day and our Camp laid by one day to take Care of the meat. I started on the 13th of April 1847 with the above mentioned Pioneers and drive a teame for Br. This person was created through the import of Bishop Family Tree.ged on 18 February 2011.From Harmon, Appleton Milo, Journal, in Library of Congress, Collection of Mormon diaries, reel 4, item 1, vol. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Doug and others. ↑ Entered by Doug Coldwell, Find A Grave memorial #138809394. Husband of Sarah (Williams) Rogers - married about 1665 (to ) in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts This profile developed through the merging of Nickerson-123 into Nickerson-77.īrother of Nicholas Nickerson, Elizabeth (Nickerson) Eldredge, Joseph Nickerson, Robert Nickerson, Thomas Nickerson, Anne (Nickerson) Hedges, Samuel Nickerson, Sarah (Nickerson) Covell, William Nickerson III and Joseph Nickerson This person was created through the import of Bishop Family Tree.ged on 18 February 2011. Plymouth Colony (sometimes New Plymouth or Plymouth Bay Colony) was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 to 1691. He married Sarah (Williams) Nickerson in 1665. He was the son of William Nickerson and Anne Busby.
John Nickerson was born in 1640 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Husband of Sarah (Williams) Nickerson - married about 1665 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusettsįather of Sarah Nickerson, John Nickerson and William Nickersonĭied in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, New England Son of William Nickerson II and Anne (Busby) Nickersonīrother of Nicholas Nickerson, Elizabeth (Nickerson) Eldredge, Joseph Nickerson, Robert Nickerson, Thomas Nickerson, Anne (Nickerson) Hedges, Samuel Nickerson, Sarah (Nickerson) Covell, William Nickerson III and Joseph Nickerson Born 1640 in Yarmouth, Plymouth Bay Colony
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