Elizabeth Burgess
From England. Daughter of Peter Burgess and Ann Margaret Esplin. With her parents she crossed the Atlantic on the ship Walpole in 1845. The family surname is spelled "Browacas" on the ship manifest. Her mother died at Nauvoo, Illinois and her father re-married. The family (father, step-mother and two half-siblings) crossed the plains in the Hindley Company of 1855. They later returned to St. Louis where Elizabeth married Thomas Tyson Slater. With her husband and their daughter (Emily) they traveled to Utah in 1864. Elizabeth died a Huntsville.
Born
1842 August 3
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Occurred On 1842 August 3
Traveled in John Hindley Company (1855)
1855 June 7 – September 3 (Age 12) Pioneers in Company
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Started On 1855 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1855 September 3
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Traveled in John D. Chase Company (1864)
1864 June 26 – September 20 (Age 21) Pioneers in Company
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Started On 1864 June 26
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Ended On 1864 September 20
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Died
1923 July 3 (Age 80)
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Elizabeth Burgess (1842 - 1923) Profile