Emeline Bigler
Alternate Names
Emeline Hess (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1824 August 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1862 January 31 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Battalion Activity
1
Pioneer
1
Born
1824 August 20
Date Details
Occurred On 1824 August 20
Married
John Wells Hess
1845 November 2 (Age 21)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Camp Followers
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 21)
Members in Company
Role
Laundress
Traveling Group
John Wells Hess
Additional Information
Detached to Pueblo
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
John Wells Hess (Age 22)
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Died
1862 January 31 (Age 37)
Media
Emeline Bigler (1823 - 1862) Profile
Sources
Person
Davis County Clipper
"Pres. J. W. Hess Dead", Davis County Clipper, (25 December 1903), Page 4.
Pioneer
Autobiography and journal of John W. Hess, circa 1887-1895
Autobiography and journal of John W. Hess, circa 1887-1895, Page 8-10.
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Mormon Battalion
Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926
"John W. Hess letter to Anthon H. Lund", Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926, (1903).