Lansford Hastings
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of birth | January 1,1819 |
| Born | Mount Vernon |
| Ohio | |
| United States | |
| Died | Saint Thomas |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 1870 | |
| Saint Thomas | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Spouse | Charlotte Toler |
| Known for | developer of the Hastings Cutoff |
| Parents | Waitsell Hastings, Sr. |
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| ID | 4562288 |
Lansford Hastings Life story
Lansford Warren Hastings was an American explorer and Confederate soldier. He is best remembered as the developer of Hastings Cutoff, a claimed shortcut to California across what is now the state of Utah, a factor in the Donner Party disaster of 1846.