Scholarly history

On the Western Frontier

Donald G. Godfrey describes the Card family’s work, migrations, and nineteenth-century life.

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Some older Card dates differ from the compiled genealogy; those generations remain provisional. Distinguish anecdotes from directly cited records.

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1839–1906

Charles Ora Card

Charles’s life links the family’s New York and Utah history with the settlement of Cardston.

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1814–1900

Cyrus William Card

A craftsman and migrant, Cyrus links Charles Ora Card to the earlier family in the eastern United States.

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1819–1894

Sarah Anne Tuttle

Sarah’s documented family life is clearer than the question of who her parents were.

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1787–1846

William Fuller Card

William Fuller is the first step in the researched ladder behind Cyrus Card.

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1793–1864

Sarah Ann Sabin

Sarah Sabin belongs to the older Card household before the family’s western migration.

Provisional

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