Emma Sophia Petersen

Birth Date
On 1850 July 27 (Born)
Death Date
On 1900 November 22 (Died)
Gender
Female

Her name is listed as "Emma Sophia Petersen" on FamilySearch. The surname is spelled "Peterson" on the manifest of the ship Thornton, the Deseret News roster of the Willie Company, and the Josiah Rogerson account published in the Salt Lake Herald.

The 1860 Utah census lists the surname of the children as "Smith."

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Born

1850 July 27

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Occurred On 1850 July 27

Traveled in James G. Willie Company (1856)

1856 July 15 – November 9 (Age 5) Pioneers in Company

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Started On 1856 July 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 November 9
Company Arrived

Married Frederick Walter Cox

1869 October 11 (Age 19)

Died

1900 November 22 (Age 50)
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Emma Sophia Petersen (1850 - 1900) Profile

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