Catherine Messam
Alternate Names
Catherine Cottrell (Married Name)
Catherine Smith (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1821 January 29 (Born)
Death Date
On 1894 September 5 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Born in Casterton, Rutland, England, United Kingdom
1821 January 29
Mother
Eleanor Ellen Gadsby
Father
Henry Messam
Date Details
Occurred On 1821 January 29
Married
George Cottrell Sr.
1841 December 14 (Age 20)
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1854)
1854 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Elizabeth Cottrell (Age 9)
Henry Cottrell (Age 4)
George Cottrell, Sr. (Age 33)
George Cottrell, Jr. (Age 11)
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1854
Joined Company
Circa 1854
Company Arrived
Married
Absalom Wamsley Smith
1855 October 31 (Age 34)
Died in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1894 September 5 (Age 73)
Media
Catherine Messam (1821 - 1894) Profile
Sources
Person
1860 United States Census
1860 United States Census.
Deseret Weekly
"Obituary Notes", Deseret Weekly, (15 September 1894), Page 416.
Saints By Sea
"Catherine Cottrell. ID: 12335", Saints By Sea.
Woman's Exponent
"Obituary", Woman's Exponent, 23, (15 October 1894), 8. Page 200.