DECKER, Charles Franklin^[1]

1824 - 1901  (76 years)

• Name	DECKER, Charles Franklin
  Birth	21 Jun 1824	Phelps, NY
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	Address: 19358009
  	GRID=19358009
  _UID	27FE85B72DA84848AD6BA96C389469557DB9
  Death	22 Mar 1901	Vernal, UT
  Burial	Vernal, UT
  	Address: Vernal Memorial Park
  Person ID	I17696	Puffers
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	DECKER, Isaac Perry,   b. 29 Nov 1799, Taghkanic, NY d. 13 Jun 1873, Salt Lake City, UT (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F21374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	NORRIS, Sarah Louisa,   b. 23 May 1834, Montague, NJ d. 21 Mar 1914, Salt Lake City, UT (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1858	Salt Lake City, UT
  Children	1. DECKER, May Leone,   b. 17 Aug 1865, Salt Lake City, UT d. 31 Jan 1947, San Francisco, CA (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F2737	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family 2	YOUNG, Vilate,   b. 1 Jun 1830, Mendon, NY d. 18 Nov 1902, Lewisville, ID (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1847	Florence, NE
  Family ID	F13444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2023

  
  

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• Notes

  Among the pioneers leaving Nauvoo, IL to cross the plains and settle in Salt Lake Valley. He was a scout, Indian fighter and pony express rider in the west. He married the oldest daughter of Brigham Young, Vilate. He crossed the plains 53 times helping immigration wagon trains to come west. He was a personal friend of Kit Carson and many other early western celebrities.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 317.