Anna Margaretha Buchi emigrated from Switzerland with her older brother Johann Ulrich and her younger sister Louise, on the ship "Caroline". She traveled in a company of 34 Swiss, 17 Dutch, and 286 English passengers under the leadership of Samuel H. Hill. It departed from London, England on 5 May 1866 and arrived in New York on 11 Jun 1866. Due to the lack of winds, they were anchored in the English Channel for nearly a week, but after that, it only took 18 days to get to New York.
An excerpt from James J Chandler's diary described the rest of the journey like this: "After landing at Castle Garden, New York, we went down Long Island Sound to New Haven, Connecticut, then by rail to Montreal, Canada, along the Grand Trunk Railroad to Lake Huron, thence to Chicago & thence to St. Joseph [Missouri]. While traveling, we had to ride in freight cars the greater portion of the way; owing, it was alleged to there being no passenger cars at hand many being used by soldiers that were out after Ferrians. Arriving at St. Joe, we continued on our journey up the Missouri River by steamboat to Wyoming." This would have been Wyoming, Nebraska, as this is where the pioneers joined the wagon trains.
Margaret and her siblings were part of the Daniel Thompson Company (1866), which had over 500 people and 85 wagons, with 3 yoke of cattle to every wagon (so they walked). They had to cross the North Platte River, which was 1 to 1.5 miles wide and 1 to 4 feet deep, and it took them all day to do so. They had to double up the teams of oxen, putting six yoke on each wagon. The people all had to walk through the river in rows of 50 people. They held hands, so the stronger ones could help the weaker ones.
When they got to Independence Rock they saw a large lake that looked like ice, but they found it to be "saleratus" like crystals (it's like baking soda). They gathered many sacks full to take on the road to use in raising their bread. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on 29 September 1866 and camped in the church pasture.
She met Thomas Jarman, probably in Provo, and they were married on 2 March 1867.
Margaret's name above is according to her LDS baptismal record from Zurich, Switzerland and according to the ship log for the "Caroline" on which she immigrated.
An excerpt from James J Chandler's diary described the rest of the journey like this: "After landing at Castle Garden, New York, we went down Long Island Sound to New Haven, Connecticut, then by rail to Montreal, Canada, along the Grand Trunk Railroad to Lake Huron, thence to Chicago & thence to St. Joseph [Missouri]. While traveling, we had to ride in freight cars the greater portion of the way; owing, it was alleged to there being no passenger cars at hand many being used by soldiers that were out after Ferrians. Arriving at St. Joe, we continued on our journey up the Missouri River by steamboat to Wyoming." This would have been Wyoming, Nebraska, as this is where the pioneers joined the wagon trains.
Margaret and her siblings were part of the Daniel Thompson Company (1866), which had over 500 people and 85 wagons, with 3 yoke of cattle to every wagon (so they walked). They had to cross the North Platte River, which was 1 to 1.5 miles wide and 1 to 4 feet deep, and it took them all day to do so. They had to double up the teams of oxen, putting six yoke on each wagon. The people all had to walk through the river in rows of 50 people. They held hands, so the stronger ones could help the weaker ones.
When they got to Independence Rock they saw a large lake that looked like ice, but they found it to be "saleratus" like crystals (it's like baking soda). They gathered many sacks full to take on the road to use in raising their bread. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on 29 September 1866 and camped in the church pasture.
She met Thomas Jarman, probably in Provo, and they were married on 2 March 1867.
Margaret's name above is according to her LDS baptismal record from Zurich, Switzerland and according to the ship log for the "Caroline" on which she immigrated.
Anna Margaretha Buchi emigrated from Switzerland with her older brother Johann Ulrich and her younger sister Louise, on the ship "Caroline". She traveled in a company of 34 Swiss, 17 Dutch, and 286 English passengers under the leadership of Samuel H. Hill. It departed from London, England on 5 May 1866 and arrived in New York on 11 Jun 1866. Due to the lack of winds, they were anchored in the English Channel for nearly a week, but after that, it only took 18 days to get to New York.
An excerpt from James J Chandler's diary described the rest of the journey like this: "After landing at Castle Garden, New York, we went down Long Island Sound to New Haven, Connecticut, then by rail to Montreal, Canada, along the Grand Trunk Railroad to Lake Huron, thence to Chicago & thence to St. Joseph [Missouri]. While traveling, we had to ride in freight cars the greater portion of the way; owing, it was alleged to there being no passenger cars at hand many being used by soldiers that were out after Ferrians. Arriving at St. Joe, we continued on our journey up the Missouri River by steamboat to Wyoming." This would have been Wyoming, Nebraska, as this is where the pioneers joined the wagon trains.
Margaret and her siblings were part of the Daniel Thompson Company (1866), which had over 500 people and 85 wagons, with 3 yoke of cattle to every wagon (so they walked). They had to cross the North Platte River, which was 1 to 1.5 miles wide and 1 to 4 feet deep, and it took them all day to do so. They had to double up the teams of oxen, putting six yoke on each wagon. The people all had to walk through the river in rows of 50 people. They held hands, so the stronger ones could help the weaker ones.
When they got to Independence Rock they saw a large lake that looked like ice, but they found it to be "saleratus" like crystals (it's like baking soda). They gathered many sacks full to take on the road to use in raising their bread. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on 29 September 1866 and camped in the church pasture.
She met Thomas Jarman, probably in Provo, and they were married on 2 March 1867.
Margaret's name above is according to her LDS baptismal record from Zurich, Switzerland and according to the ship log for the "Caroline" on which she immigrated.
An excerpt from James J Chandler's diary described the rest of the journey like this: "After landing at Castle Garden, New York, we went down Long Island Sound to New Haven, Connecticut, then by rail to Montreal, Canada, along the Grand Trunk Railroad to Lake Huron, thence to Chicago & thence to St. Joseph [Missouri]. While traveling, we had to ride in freight cars the greater portion of the way; owing, it was alleged to there being no passenger cars at hand many being used by soldiers that were out after Ferrians. Arriving at St. Joe, we continued on our journey up the Missouri River by steamboat to Wyoming." This would have been Wyoming, Nebraska, as this is where the pioneers joined the wagon trains.
Margaret and her siblings were part of the Daniel Thompson Company (1866), which had over 500 people and 85 wagons, with 3 yoke of cattle to every wagon (so they walked). They had to cross the North Platte River, which was 1 to 1.5 miles wide and 1 to 4 feet deep, and it took them all day to do so. They had to double up the teams of oxen, putting six yoke on each wagon. The people all had to walk through the river in rows of 50 people. They held hands, so the stronger ones could help the weaker ones.
When they got to Independence Rock they saw a large lake that looked like ice, but they found it to be "saleratus" like crystals (it's like baking soda). They gathered many sacks full to take on the road to use in raising their bread. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on 29 September 1866 and camped in the church pasture.
She met Thomas Jarman, probably in Provo, and they were married on 2 March 1867.
Margaret's name above is according to her LDS baptismal record from Zurich, Switzerland and according to the ship log for the "Caroline" on which she immigrated.
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