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Persönliche Daten Frederick Nantz Bainbridge 

• Er wurde geboren am 3. September 1824 in Springfield, Washington, Kentucky.
• Er ist verstorben am 19. Juni 1877 in Salt Lake Valley, Salt Lake, Utah, Verenigde Staten, er war 52 Jahre alt.
• Ein Kind von John Washington Bainbridge und Maria Watkins Nantz

Familie von Frederick Nantz Bainbridge

(1) Er ist verheiratet mit Elizabeth Mahala Hendricks.

Sie haben geheiratet im Jahr 1847 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, er war 22 Jahre alt.

Kind(er):

1. James Wesley Bainbridge  1848-1898 

(2) Er ist verheiratet mit Elizabeth Almira Pond.

Sie haben geheiratet am 25. Februar 1849 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, er war 24 Jahre alt.

Kind(er):

1. Almira Jane Bainbridge  1849-1906 

Notizen bei Frederick Nantz Bainbridge

Frederick Nantz Bainbridge was the 4th of eleven children born to John Washington Bainbridge and Maria Watkins Nantz Bainbridge. He was born on 3 Sep 1824 in Springfield, Washington, Kentucky.

The 1820 and 1830 Census's lists Fred with his family in Springfield, Kentucky.

In 1833, Fred’s infant sister or brother, Marian or Marion, died during a Cholera epidemic in Springfield, Kentucky.

The 1840 Census of Illinois lists the family living in Macoupin County, Illinois, Fred being 16 years old.

An excellent account of the whereabouts of the 22 -year-old Fred in 1846 comes from the Journal of William C. Staines:

"A few weeks after the organization of the Mormon Battalion (1846) and when it had left Ft. Leavenworth, it was decided, in the Council of the Authorities of the Church that Brother George Miller should raise a company and endeavor to cross the Rocky Mountains that fall."

"We left with sufficient breadstuff to last a year, consisting of flour, cornmeal, etc, but no meat, as we hoped to find plenty of game on our journey. In this we were disappointed, as we were without meat for several weeks, with the exception of fish, when we could catch them."

They arrived at a Pawnee village that had been recently deserted. They found several fields of grain ready for harvest, as well as potatoes, turnips, and sweet corn. They remained there a couple of days, harvesting what they could, when they received a letter from President Brigham Young’s camp advising them to winter on Grand Island, which was well timbered. This island was a few miles west of them on the Platte River. Brigham Young’s letter also stated that a company had left President Young’s camp, who would winter with them and would be a sufficient strength to guard against Indians. Eight Ponca chiefs came to their camp, looking to make peace with the Pawnees. Seeing the Pawnees gone, they were invited by the Saints to stay a few days, which they did, and in return invited all of Bishop Miller’s camp to go winter in their village

The next day, a company of 30 men and their families arrived. (Fred Bainbridge either started out with Miller’s first group, or was with this second group). A vote was cast as to where they should settle for the winter, and the council decided to go with the Poncas. They loaded their wagons with all the extra grains and produce and started out on what would be 150 mile trek. It was a rough country and during the first 3 days it was very hard on their wagons. The Ponca chief came to them on the third day saying he and his party had killed three buffalo. Brother Miller ordered the camp to stop near a small stream and sent for the dead animals. This was their first red meat in ten weeks. On the eleventh day they camped two miles from the Ponca village, near the mouth of the Swift or Running Water River about one mile from the Missouri River, making friends with the Indians in the Ponca village. The Poncas had a council and decided the Saints were welcome to stay. The Saints built houses from the plentiful timber there.

About October first, the Ponca chief informed Bishop Miller that the Indian population was going to go North to their winter hunting grounds and wished to have a few of their young men accompany them.

William Staines: "That same evening, ... several of our young men had proposed to go with the Indians on their hunt. The next day we started. Our company consisted of Brother John Kay, who was going to do a little trading with and gunsmithing for the Indians, Frederick Bainbridge, his teamster, four young brethren and myself, with the Ponca nation which numbered two thousand souls, with all their lodges, camp kettles, etc."

The first day they traveled about eight miles. They spent the night in one of the chief’s three lodges (he having three wives). Their supper consisted of dried buffalo meat, boiled, and put in one large wooden bowl. One large horn spoon was passed around from which all would eat from.

Willliam Staines: "Brother John Kay had a little flour with him and on following morning, he invited us to breakfast on cakes fried in fat, which we ate with relish."

They traveled near the Running Water River without seeing any buffalo or game. Here the younger brethren became discouraged and turned back to the Saints’ winter camp, which was about 50 miles away.

Finally, Ponca scouts reported seeing buffalo, so the Indians celebrated that night with dance and smoking by the old men. After the big hunt they traveled on, but, according to William Staines: "The part of the country we were traveling in was so rough and hilly that it was impossible to travel with a wagon, so Brothers Kay and Bainbridge concluded to leave, which they did that morning. I have not forgotten the time when we parted, and I saw them for the last time passing over the top of a high hill, each swinging his hat as a token of good by and good wishes."

Staines went on alone to spend the whole winter with the Poncas. (Reminiscences of William C. Staines: "Contributor", vol. 12 (Nov 1890-Oct 1891)

Frederick must have wintered with either the rest of the group that stayed in the Ponca village, or went back to Winter Quarters.

The next record we find of him is from "Mormon Pioneer Companies Crossing the Plains" (1847-1868) : FREDERICK R. BAINBRIDGE, date of birth 3 Sep 1824, Springfield, Washington, Kentucky, was with the Second Hundred (Edward Hunter, Captain), 2nd Fifty (Jacob Foutz, Captain), Third Ten (Vinson Shurtleff, Captain). They departed Elkhorn River on 19 Jun 1847 and arrived in Salt Lake Valley 1 Oct 1847 (also listed as arriving Sep 29, 1847).

From the Chronological Journal of the Church (found in Salt Lake, Church Office Building):
"Capt. Foutz’s Fifty (the second Fifty of the second Hundred, also called Taylor’s Hundred) made the following official report. ‘In camp on creek, near Red Hills, west 63 miles from Ft. Laramie, Aug. 17, 1847."

"To Bro. B. Young, The camp is enjoying good health, no cases of sickness at this date, and no deaths have occured. Two births. We number 155 souls. The names of men capable of bearing arms and of performing other camp duties are as follows:.......Frederick Bainbridge.....(with a list of other men)"

"There are also in this company: 50 guns, 7 pistols, 246 ½ lbs. powder, 138 lbs. Shot, 394 lbs. Lead, 59 wagons, 247 oxen, 12 horses, 3 mules, 95 cows, 38 sheep, and 3 hogs."

"As to our teams, they are not in so good a plight as we could wish. The loss of cattle in Grant’s company has made it necessary to take from our teams to supply that loss. A few of our cattle (oxen) are failing in the feet and have died, owing to the want of competent teamsters. Small accidents occur almost daily; and we think that none of our teams or perhaps very few of them will be in a condition to return to Winter Quarters in the present condition of our cattle, we think, if we reach the place of our destination with them, it will be as much as we shall expect."

"Our cows, with a very few exceptions, are put in the teams. "

"We say, in conclusion, that if a few additional teams could be furnished us, they would assist us very much on our journey."

"Edward Hunter, Capt. of Hundred, Jacob Foutz, Capt. of Fifty."

His future first wife, Elizabeth Hendricks, arrived with the Third Hundred the next day on 2 Oct 1847, and his second wife, Elizabeth Pond, arrived with the Fourth Hundred.

From the Chronological Journal of the Church (found in Salt Lake, Church Office Building):

"The following graphic account of a short exploring excursion on the Great Salt Lake is from the pen of Albert Carrington:

"April 19, 1848, Thomas J. Thurstin, Albert Carrington (and 4 others), started at two p.m. with a skiff on wheels, for the ford of Jordan, with a view of exploring the Great Salt Lake and its islands for two weeks."

...... "21st, Found the island covered with good grasses...We named the island Poropise (now Antelope), from the large fish Bro. Bainbridge said he saw at the south end of the Lake....."

Fred and Elizabeth Mahala Hendricks married in 1847. From Elizabeth's mother's Journal we have this account:

"About the middle of the winter, my oldest daughter, Elizabeth was married to a man by the name of Frederick Bainbridge. When hard times came on and he had to irrigate, he could not stand it so he wanted his wife to go back to the states with him or to California. But she knew too much to do either. He did not think the Lord required him to stay here without bread (Salt Lake Valley) or to irrigate and he would not stand it. I told him we would have to stand up to our rack, hay or no hay, and if he could not do it, he would have to start and take himself off, but that he could not take my daughter. So he left." (drucilla Dorris)

Their only child, James Wesley Bainbridge, was born 21 Oct. 1848, in Salt Lake, Utah.

There obviously was a divorce, because Fred married Elizabeth Almira Pond, a covenant marriage, on 25 Feb 1849 in Salt Lake, Utah, and first wife, Elizabeth, also remarried to James Gammell, a covenant marriage, on 27 Nov 1850.

Fred and Elizabeth Pond Bainbridge had a daughter, Almira Jane Bainbridge, born on 7 Aug. 1849 in Salt Lake, Utah.

Around this time, Fred went to California, and for the next 20 years moved from mining town to mining town.

In the 1850 CENSUS of Louisville, Eldorado, California on 15 Jan 1850, Fred is living in a Hotel and listed as a Constable. He is without a wife or child. In that same Census, his first wife, Elizabeth Hendricks, is in Utah, having remarried, and his second wife, Elizabeth Pond and child are living in Salt Lake next door to her father.

His mother had died in Macoupin County, Illinois on 27 Sep1847 and his father had remarried a widow with children. The rest of this family was in Illinois in the 1850 Census.

In 1852, Frederick and his brother, John Pope Bainbridge, are in California. In 1853, Frederick’s sisters, Harriet Amanda and Ann Marie go to San Francisco with their husbands and their father, John Washington Bainbridge by ship. John Washington Bainbridge dies in Costa Rica, January 1853 and is buried there.

On 28 Feb 1854, Fred's second wife, Elizabeth Pond remarries. This indicates a second divorce.

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