FAMILY SEARCH. When Lucy Ann Roberts was born on 7 November 1814, in Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, her father, John Benedict Roberts (1782-1850), was 32 and her mother, Phoebe French (1785-1857), was 29. She married John W Dart on 24 November 1831. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 6 July 1850, near Fort Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska, at the age of 35, and was buried on hill near Kearney, Nebraska.
MORMON PIONEER OVERLAND TRAIL. The Dart Family … Esther Rosetta Dart (1846-1894), George William Dart (1842-1850), Harriet Paulina Dart (1836-1850), James Benjamin Dart (1844-1862), John Dart (1809-1877), John Henry Harrison (1840-1883), Josephine Amanda Dart (1849-1894), Lucy Ann Roberts Dart (1814-1850), Mary Minerva Dart (1838-1909) and Phoebe Maria (1832-1893) … were part of the Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel migration from 1847-1868.
They traveled with the Warren Foote Company in 1850. About 540 individuals and 104 wagons were in this church train when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs) on June 17; arriving in the Salt Lake Valley between September 17-26, 1850.
In a biography on the Dart Family, found on Ancestry.com, it says, "The night rain descended in torrents and while traveling the next morning the wagon became stuck in the mud. In trying to get out, the wagon tongue broke. They stopped to make repairs and while they stopped, Lucy Ann and two of the children, Harriet Paulina and George William, were taken ill with cholera. Soon after they started George asked to be taken out of the wagon. This the father did, but then he put the boy back in the wagon. George had passed away. They traveled on to where the company was camped, a grave was dug, and George William Dart, age eight years, was buried June 29th at dark.
"There was no sleep for John Dart and his eldest daughter, Phoebe, that night as they were kept busy caring for the mother and a sister. During the night a raging storm almost overturned the wagon. About 4 o'clock in the morning, just some twelve hours after the death of her brother, Harriet Paulina died. Her last words were a message to a young man with whom she kept company in Council Bluffs and whom she hoped to meet again in Salt Lake City. She was fourteen years of age and was buried at daylight on June 30th.
"The mother, Lucy Ann, was desperately ill when her husband spoke to her about their dead, she replied, "I shall notice it more when I get better." Many other families were suffering loss of their loved ones.
"While the company was camped near Fort Laramie* for the night, the mother, Lucy Ann Roberts Dart, passed away about midnight (July 6, 1850). She was buried the next morning on a little hill near the campsite. She was forty-six years, eight months old. All their tears and grief could not bring back the died, so they traveled on with the rest to Utah."
*Fort Laramie is incorrect. It was Fort Kearney, Nebraska. The wagon train had only been out 19 days and was average about 10 miles per day when Lucy passed away. The distance between Fort Kearney and Fort Laramie is 332 miles, while the distance between Council Bluffs and Fort Kearney is 187 miles
MORMON PIONEER OVERLAND TRAIL. The Dart Family … Esther Rosetta Dart (1846-1894), George William Dart (1842-1850), Harriet Paulina Dart (1836-1850), James Benjamin Dart (1844-1862), John Dart (1809-1877), John Henry Harrison (1840-1883), Josephine Amanda Dart (1849-1894), Lucy Ann Roberts Dart (1814-1850), Mary Minerva Dart (1838-1909) and Phoebe Maria (1832-1893) … were part of the Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel migration from 1847-1868.
They traveled with the Warren Foote Company in 1850. About 540 individuals and 104 wagons were in this church train when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs) on June 17; arriving in the Salt Lake Valley between September 17-26, 1850.
In a biography on the Dart Family, found on Ancestry.com, it says, "The night rain descended in torrents and while traveling the next morning the wagon became stuck in the mud. In trying to get out, the wagon tongue broke. They stopped to make repairs and while they stopped, Lucy Ann and two of the children, Harriet Paulina and George William, were taken ill with cholera. Soon after they started George asked to be taken out of the wagon. This the father did, but then he put the boy back in the wagon. George had passed away. They traveled on to where the company was camped, a grave was dug, and George William Dart, age eight years, was buried June 29th at dark.
"There was no sleep for John Dart and his eldest daughter, Phoebe, that night as they were kept busy caring for the mother and a sister. During the night a raging storm almost overturned the wagon. About 4 o'clock in the morning, just some twelve hours after the death of her brother, Harriet Paulina died. Her last words were a message to a young man with whom she kept company in Council Bluffs and whom she hoped to meet again in Salt Lake City. She was fourteen years of age and was buried at daylight on June 30th.
"The mother, Lucy Ann, was desperately ill when her husband spoke to her about their dead, she replied, "I shall notice it more when I get better." Many other families were suffering loss of their loved ones.
"While the company was camped near Fort Laramie* for the night, the mother, Lucy Ann Roberts Dart, passed away about midnight (July 6, 1850). She was buried the next morning on a little hill near the campsite. She was forty-six years, eight months old. All their tears and grief could not bring back the died, so they traveled on with the rest to Utah."
*Fort Laramie is incorrect. It was Fort Kearney, Nebraska. The wagon train had only been out 19 days and was average about 10 miles per day when Lucy passed away. The distance between Fort Kearney and Fort Laramie is 332 miles, while the distance between Council Bluffs and Fort Kearney is 187 miles
FAMILY SEARCH. When Lucy Ann Roberts was born on 7 November 1814, in Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, her father, John Benedict Roberts (1782-1850), was 32 and her mother, Phoebe French (1785-1857), was 29. She married John W Dart on 24 November 1831. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 6 July 1850, near Fort Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska, at the age of 35, and was buried on hill near Kearney, Nebraska.
MORMON PIONEER OVERLAND TRAIL. The Dart Family … Esther Rosetta Dart (1846-1894), George William Dart (1842-1850), Harriet Paulina Dart (1836-1850), James Benjamin Dart (1844-1862), John Dart (1809-1877), John Henry Harrison (1840-1883), Josephine Amanda Dart (1849-1894), Lucy Ann Roberts Dart (1814-1850), Mary Minerva Dart (1838-1909) and Phoebe Maria (1832-1893) … were part of the Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel migration from 1847-1868.
They traveled with the Warren Foote Company in 1850. About 540 individuals and 104 wagons were in this church train when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs) on June 17; arriving in the Salt Lake Valley between September 17-26, 1850.
In a biography on the Dart Family, found on Ancestry.com, it says, "The night rain descended in torrents and while traveling the next morning the wagon became stuck in the mud. In trying to get out, the wagon tongue broke. They stopped to make repairs and while they stopped, Lucy Ann and two of the children, Harriet Paulina and George William, were taken ill with cholera. Soon after they started George asked to be taken out of the wagon. This the father did, but then he put the boy back in the wagon. George had passed away. They traveled on to where the company was camped, a grave was dug, and George William Dart, age eight years, was buried June 29th at dark.
"There was no sleep for John Dart and his eldest daughter, Phoebe, that night as they were kept busy caring for the mother and a sister. During the night a raging storm almost overturned the wagon. About 4 o'clock in the morning, just some twelve hours after the death of her brother, Harriet Paulina died. Her last words were a message to a young man with whom she kept company in Council Bluffs and whom she hoped to meet again in Salt Lake City. She was fourteen years of age and was buried at daylight on June 30th.
"The mother, Lucy Ann, was desperately ill when her husband spoke to her about their dead, she replied, "I shall notice it more when I get better." Many other families were suffering loss of their loved ones.
"While the company was camped near Fort Laramie* for the night, the mother, Lucy Ann Roberts Dart, passed away about midnight (July 6, 1850). She was buried the next morning on a little hill near the campsite. She was forty-six years, eight months old. All their tears and grief could not bring back the died, so they traveled on with the rest to Utah."
*Fort Laramie is incorrect. It was Fort Kearney, Nebraska. The wagon train had only been out 19 days and was average about 10 miles per day when Lucy passed away. The distance between Fort Kearney and Fort Laramie is 332 miles, while the distance between Council Bluffs and Fort Kearney is 187 miles
MORMON PIONEER OVERLAND TRAIL. The Dart Family … Esther Rosetta Dart (1846-1894), George William Dart (1842-1850), Harriet Paulina Dart (1836-1850), James Benjamin Dart (1844-1862), John Dart (1809-1877), John Henry Harrison (1840-1883), Josephine Amanda Dart (1849-1894), Lucy Ann Roberts Dart (1814-1850), Mary Minerva Dart (1838-1909) and Phoebe Maria (1832-1893) … were part of the Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel migration from 1847-1868.
They traveled with the Warren Foote Company in 1850. About 540 individuals and 104 wagons were in this church train when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs) on June 17; arriving in the Salt Lake Valley between September 17-26, 1850.
In a biography on the Dart Family, found on Ancestry.com, it says, "The night rain descended in torrents and while traveling the next morning the wagon became stuck in the mud. In trying to get out, the wagon tongue broke. They stopped to make repairs and while they stopped, Lucy Ann and two of the children, Harriet Paulina and George William, were taken ill with cholera. Soon after they started George asked to be taken out of the wagon. This the father did, but then he put the boy back in the wagon. George had passed away. They traveled on to where the company was camped, a grave was dug, and George William Dart, age eight years, was buried June 29th at dark.
"There was no sleep for John Dart and his eldest daughter, Phoebe, that night as they were kept busy caring for the mother and a sister. During the night a raging storm almost overturned the wagon. About 4 o'clock in the morning, just some twelve hours after the death of her brother, Harriet Paulina died. Her last words were a message to a young man with whom she kept company in Council Bluffs and whom she hoped to meet again in Salt Lake City. She was fourteen years of age and was buried at daylight on June 30th.
"The mother, Lucy Ann, was desperately ill when her husband spoke to her about their dead, she replied, "I shall notice it more when I get better." Many other families were suffering loss of their loved ones.
"While the company was camped near Fort Laramie* for the night, the mother, Lucy Ann Roberts Dart, passed away about midnight (July 6, 1850). She was buried the next morning on a little hill near the campsite. She was forty-six years, eight months old. All their tears and grief could not bring back the died, so they traveled on with the rest to Utah."
*Fort Laramie is incorrect. It was Fort Kearney, Nebraska. The wagon train had only been out 19 days and was average about 10 miles per day when Lucy passed away. The distance between Fort Kearney and Fort Laramie is 332 miles, while the distance between Council Bluffs and Fort Kearney is 187 miles
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