Eleanor Comish

Alternate Names
Eleanor Preece (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1840 December 30 (Born)
Death Date
On 1871 November 13 (Died)
Gender
Female

Born in Onchan, Isle of Man

1840 December 30

Date Details

Occurred On 1840 December 30

Traveled in John Hindley Company (1855)

1855 June 7 – September 3 (Age 14) Pioneers in Company
Additional Information

The Comish family evidently began traveling in the Hindley company, but according to a "Deseret News" article (22 Aug. 1855, 189) they arrived in Salt Lake City with the Livingston and Kinkead freight train. Evidence that they came in 1855 is confirmed in information found in Church financial records. Their surname is spelled "Coomish" on the handwritten and printed Hindley roster.

Her married surname was "Preece."

Date Details

Started On 1855 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1855 September 3
Company Arrived

Married Mark Preece

1862 November 22 (Age 21)

Died in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States

1871 November 13 (Age 30)

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