1849

Events that occurred in 1849 are sorted here.

1849-1858: Little Solder knew Jane Geneva Robinson, wife of Byram Bybee, from when she was a child in Farmington
1849: Little Soldier battles with Stick-in-Head near Taylor’s Canyon, in Ogden, when Utes come north
1849: In Woods Cross, Daniel Wood adopts three Indian children, supposedly “orphans of the Black Hawk War” — but this was years before that war even occurred
Spring 1849: Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake Valley – Martha Ann Bingham grabs Indian men by their hair when they sit on a bench with laundry draped on it
August 1849: Howard Stansbury’s exploration party encounters Indian women and girls at Ogden Hole; they flee in fear
Winter of 1849-50: Many of the Ogden-area settlers’ cattle died, and “Weber Ute” women would harvest the skins and meat; David Moore also remembers an encounter with Little Soldier during this winter

A collection of documents, excerpts, and photographs relevant to the so-called Weber Ute people of Northern Utah. Not a complete history — research aid only.