Clarissa Bence
Alternate Names
Clarissa Chambers (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1817 December 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1892 April 27 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Wife of William Chambers. She and her family crossed the Atlantic on the ship
Jersey
in 1853.
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Born
1817 December 23
Date Details
Occurred On 1817 December 23
Traveled in
Moses Daley Freight Train (1853)
1853 July 6 – September 29 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Amelia Chambers (Age 7)
Theophilus Chambers (Age 5)
William Chambers (Age 35)
Alfred Chambers (Age 10)
Date Details
Started On 1853 July 6
Joined Company
Ended Between 1853 September 27 – 29
Company Arrived
Died
1892 April 27 (Age 74)
Media
Clarissa Bence (1817 - 1892) Profile
Sources
Person
1860 United States Census
1860 United States Census.
Deseret Evening News
"Deaths", Deseret Evening News, (30 April 1892), Page 2.
Deseret Weekly
"Deaths", Deseret Weekly, (14 May 1892), Page 696.
Saints By Sea
"Clarissa Chambers. ID: 8333", Saints By Sea.
Pioneer
Cache American
"Biography of Amelia C. Cragun", Cache American, (13 June 1941), Page 6.
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Deseret Evening News
"Demise of Wm. Chambers", Deseret Evening News, (30 January 1907), Page 3.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.