Esther Jones
She is the wife of Capt. James Brown and the mother of Ann Elizabeth Roper. Her birth and death dates are confirmed by the Utah State History cemeteries and Burials Database and the inscription on her gravestone. Her name is shown there as "Esther J. R. Brown."
Her husband came to Utah in 1847 with the Mormon Battalion Sick Detachment.
Born
1814 January 7
Date Details
Occurred On 1814 January 7
Married James Brown
1842 November 20 (Age 28)
Traveled in Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company (1847)
1847 June 17 – September 22 (Age 33) Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 17
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 September 19 – 22
Company Arrived
Died
1898 October 6 (Age 84)
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Esther Jones (1814 - 1898) Profile