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William Fancher

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William Fancher

Birth
Illinois, USA
Death
11 Sep 1857 (aged 16–17)
Mountain Meadows, Washington County, Utah, USA
Burial
Mountain Meadows, Washington County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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*VICTIM OF THE 1857 MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE*

William Fancher was the second son of Captain Alexander and Elizabeth (Ingram) Fancher, born 1840-1841 in Illinois. He, his parents, and 6 of his siblings, died in the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah Territory. He was 17 years old when he died.
*VICTIM OF THE 1857 MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE*

William Fancher was the second son of Captain Alexander and Elizabeth (Ingram) Fancher, born 1840-1841 in Illinois. He, his parents, and 6 of his siblings, died in the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah Territory. He was 17 years old when he died.

Inscription

IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE

WILLIAM FANCHER, 17



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