. . . Charles Wintch, son of Henry and Anna Barchart Wintch, was born in Zurich, Switzerland on June 28, 1856. The parents were converted to the Mormon Church, so in April 1862 they took their three boys and started for Utah, setting sail May 1, 1862.
Though Charles was only a small boy of six years, he remembers seeing a whale, and a terrible storm, and later of the ship catching fire, consequently causing much excitement. He also remembers the commotion when a small child was lost, only to later be found hiding between two boxes. Such experiences as these impressed upon his mind the journey crossing the water.
The ship arrived at New York July 4th of the same year. From here they traveled by rail to the Missouri River, and by boat to Florence, Nebraska; where they remained three weeks buying cattle and provisions preparatory to their journey to Utah. They landed in Salt Lake City November 2nd, 1862 and stayed three days before leaving for Lehi where they lived three years. . . . [p.91]
BIB: Utah Pioneer Biographies vol. 30, p. 91.
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