Grant County, NM in the 1840s
Documented people, places, organizations, events, and things active in this decade. Every entry cites primary sources from the corpus.
People (13)
Mormon leader who had seven wives at the time.
a.k.a. Young
Guest at the patriotic dinner near Bridger's Fort.
a.k.a. Old Captain Bridger
Old pathfinder who crossed the plains in 1849 and narrated his journey.
a.k.a. Colonel Mc-Ilhany
Colonel in command of U.S. forces of New Mexico who advanced to Chihuahua.
U.S. general who captured Santa Fe and advanced to the Puertecito of Las Vegas.
a.k.a. Gen. Kearney
Man who left a ferry on the Colorado River in 1848.
Pioneer who worked at Guadalupe Calvo, joined McKnight at Santa Rita, and became renowned as an Indian fighter.
a.k.a. Kirker
No specific historical information is available about Jerome Davis.
Justice of the court before which John Doyle was bound over.
a.k.a. Justice Kendall, Kendall
Kit Carson's wife, guest at the patriotic dinner.
a.k.a. Kit Carson's squaw, Mary
A freighter over the Santa Fe trail between 1842 and 1852, also known as Don Benito Jueves, who eloped with a girl from Durango and sold his mule train to James…
a.k.a. Don Benito Jueves, Ferguson
An individual who accompanied Sheriff Whitehill to arrest desperadoes.
a.k.a. Robert Black
Moneyed adventurer who obtained a lease on the Santa Rita copper mines and invited Kirker to join him.
a.k.a. McKnight