Lorenzo Daw Burton

Lorenzo's Story

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Lorenzo's Story

researched by Penny Magnusson Hannum

Birth:  June 2nd, 1844   |   male   |   in Gloucestershire, England

Death:  July 24th, 1856   |   12 years old   |   on the Mormon Trail in Nebraska

Memorial:   Stone 6   |   right column

Lorenzo Daw Burton is one of six children born to William Burton and Mary Ann Wood, both from England. Lorenzo’s father, William, did not journey west, however, in 1852 his mother, Mary Ann, gave birth to a child who was born and died the same day in Missouri. Of the six children, only two survived to make the trip west. Mary Ann, Lorenzo and his sister Amelia, joined the John Banks Company for the Great Salt Lake Valley.

It is unknown why 12-year-old Lorenzo died. He is buried somewhere along the Mormon Trail in Nebraska.

submitted by The Daughters of Utah Pioneers and Days of ‘47